Second 2018 Title For Smith In PC7

ProTour

MICHAEL SMITH secured his second title of the year with a 6-2 win over Adrian Lewis in the Players Championship Seven final.

Seven Secure Double European Qualification

European Tour

SEVEN players secured double qualification success at the European Tour UK Qualifier double-header at the Barnsley Metrodome.

ET5 & ET6 Entries Confirmed

European Tour

THE entries have been confirmed for the European Darts Grand Prix and Dutch Darts Masters in May and for the UK Qualifiers.

Magnificent MVG Claims 22nd Euro Title

European Tour

MICHAEL VAN GERWEN claimed a 22nd European Tour title as he defeated Peter Wright 8-5 in the final of the German Darts Grand Prix.

2018 German Darts Grand Prix Day Two

European Tour

MICHAEL SMITH produced the performance of the German Darts Grand Prix so far with a superb second round win on Sunday.

2018 German Darts Grand Prix Day One

European Tour

STEPHEN BUNTING and Chris Dobey lit up the opening day of the German Darts Grand Prix with superb performances in Munich.

Hopp & Schindler Qualify In Munich

European Tour

MAX HOPP and Martin Schindler were joined by Rene Berndt and Maik Langendorf in qualifying for the German Darts Grand Prix.

2018 German Darts Grand Prix Draw

European Tour

THE draw & schedule of play for the German Darts Grand Prix are now available.

Players Championship 7-8 Entries

ProTour

THE entries have been confirmed for the fourth Players Championship weekend of 2018, to be held on April 7-8.

Van Gerwen Beats Wright In ET1 Thriller

European Tour

MICHAEL VAN GERWEN clinched the first European Tour title of 2018 in a dramatic European Darts Open final against Peter Wright.

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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