XIAOCHEN ZONG, Yuanjun Liu, Chengan Liu and Lihao Wen have qualified for the 21.co.uk Shanghai Darts Masters.

MARK McGRATH and John Hurring secured their places at the Auckland Darts Masters, presented by TAB & Burger King, next month after winning through Tuesday's final two qualifiers in Invercargill.

GARY ANDERSON is targeting back-to-back World Series of Darts titles at the Shanghai Darts Masters after being crowned US Darts Masters champion on Saturday.

TAHUNA IRWIN will make his big stage debut at the Auckland Darts Masters, presented by TAB & Burger King, next month after winning through Monday's first qualifier in Invercargill.

GARY ANDERSON claimed his sixth World Series of Darts title with an 8-4 win over Rob Cross in the William Hill US Darts Masters.

DAWSON MURSCHELL enjoyed a giant-killing for the second successive year at the William Hill US Darts Masters.

JEFF SMITH is relishing his return to the Alexandra Palace in December after winning the William Hill North American Championship on Thursday.

MICHAEL VAN GERWEN will begin his defence of the William Hill US Darts Masters title against top Canadian Jeff Smith in Las Vegas.

JEFF SMITH won the William Hill North American Championship with a memorable 6-4 defeat of John Norman Jnr in the final.

WITH eight qualifiers confirming their place in Thursday's 2018 William Hill North American Championship, we give the lowdown on the players battling it out for a place at the Alexandra Palace.