2022 European Tour update: Riesa confirmed, Wieze rescheduled

European Tour

The PDC European Tour will return with the International Darts Open in Riesa from February 25-27.

Wright defeats Price to win Players Championship 2

ProTour

Peter Wright continued his sensational start to 2022 by winning Players Championship 2 in Barnsley on Sunday.

Maiden senior title for Humphries at Players Championship 1

ProTour

Luke Humphries secured his maiden senior ranking title with a superb 8-4 defeat of Ryan Searle in Saturday's Players Championship 1 final.

Players Championships 1-2 entries confirmed

ProTour

Player entries have been confirmed for Players Championship events 1-2.

2022 PDC Tour Card Holders

ProTour

A breakdown of the 128 PDC Tour Card Holders for the 2022 campaign.

PDC chairman Hearn announces record prize money for 2022

News

PDC Chairman Eddie Hearn has announced that prize money on the PDC circuit will smash through the £15 million barrier in 2022.

2022 PDC calendar confirmed up to end of October

News

The 2022 PDC calendar will see over 150 days of darts played from January to October.

Battling Ratajski hits back against Cullen to claim PC30 win

ProTour

Krzysztof Ratajski ended the 2021 Players Championship series on a high with a superb comeback win over Joe Cullen.

Van Gerwen recaptures winning feeling at Players Championship 29

ProTour

Michael van Gerwen enjoyed his first ranking title win of the year at Players Championship 29.

Dobey defeats Searle to claim second ranking title

ProTour

Chris Dobey won his second ranking title with victory over Ryan Searle in Players Championship 28 in Barnsley.

Brendan Dolan continued his resurgence by winning Players Championship 29 in Barnsley on Monday, while Peter Wright set a new record for the highest ever recorded average in a live broadcast match.

Having ended his five-year wait for a PDC title at Players Championship 22 in August, Dolan made it two in just over months with a hard-fought 8-6 win over Ian White in the final.

The Northern Irishman fired in averages of 104.9 and 104.8 in victories over Mark Webster and Gerwyn Price respectively on his way to the semi-finals, before overcoming record-breaker Wright in a last-leg decider to reach the final.

"I can still do it, I played quality darts today at the right times and I think I deserved any luck I got," said Dolan, who now has six PDC titles to his name.

"The one in Hildesheim was more of a relief, whereas today I came into it with more belief that I could win having done it recently.

"When you've not been winning for five years your confidence is not so high and winning in Hildesheim has drastically changed that.

"In my head today I was determined to add money to my ranking to give me shot of qualifying for the 2020 World Matchplay and World Grand Prix.

"I've missed those two events for the last three years and it's killed me not being there, so hopefully next year I will be."

Former World Grand Prix runner-up Dolan produced checkouts of 136 and 161 to hold throw in two of the opening four legs of the final, before finding his way through to double three for the first break of the match in leg seven to take a 4-3 lead.

Another ton-plus finish, this time a 108, opened up a two-leg cushion for Dolan, an advantage which he soon doubled by taking the next two legs.

White then began a spirited comeback, and after Dolan squandered three match darts in leg 12, White found himself within a leg of Dolan at 6-7.

However, Dolan held firm and a strong leg on throw saw ended with him hitting the match-winning double at the fifth attempt.

Earlier in the day, Wright averaged 123.5 in his 6-0 quarter-final win against Krzysztof Ratajski, the highest ever recorded in a live broadcast darts match.

The previous record broadcast average was 123.4, set by Michael van Gerwen in a 7-1 defeat of Michael Smith in the 2016 Premier League.

Elsewhere, the day was also a significant one for Ron Meulenkamp who reached his sixth ProTour semi-final, but the Dutchman was unable to break his duck of never making it to a final.

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