Van Gerwen Claims Sindelfingen Crown

European Tour

MICHAEL VAN GERWEN claimed his third European Tour title of 2018 at the European Darts Grand Prix in Sindelfingen.

2018 European Darts Grand Prix Day Two

European Tour

ROB CROSS edged past Vincent van der Voort 6-5 in a thrilling second round clash at the European Darts Grand Prix.

2018 European Darts Grand Prix Day One

European Tour

THE 2018 European Darts Grand Prix begins on Friday with the first round in Sindelfingen - watch in PDCTV-HD.

Alcinas Headlines Dutch Darts Masters Qualifiers

European Tour

TONI ALCINAS completed a qualifying double to be one of the eight players to win a spot in the 2018 Dutch Darts Masters.

2018 European Darts Grand Prix Draw

European Tour

MAX HOPP will play James Wade in Friday's European Darts Grand Prix first round as the PDC European Tour returns to action.

De Zwaan Determined To Build On PC10 Victory

ProTour

JEFFREY DE ZWAAN is determined to make his mark in TV tournaments after claiming his first senior PDC title.

Race For BetVictor World Matchplay Hots Up

Betfred World Matchplay

THE race to qualify for the BetVictor World Matchplay is heating up after Players Championship action in Wigan.

De Zwaan Wins Maiden PDC Title

ProTour

JEFFREY DE ZWAAN won his first PDC senior title at Players Championship Ten in Wigan.

Van Gerwen Claims PC9 Title

ProTour

MICHAEL VAN GERWEN beat Scott Taylor 6-4 in the final of Players Championship Nine in Wigan.

Austrian Glory For Clayton

European Tour

JONNY CLAYTON secured his maiden European Tour title with an 8-5 defeat of Gerwyn Price in the Austrian Darts Open final.

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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