Non-PDC Tour Card holders will have more opportunities than ever before to compete in PDC events from December to March, starting with this week's Paddy Power World Darts Championship.

Alexander Merkx and Andreas Harryson picked up Winmau Challenge Tour titles on the penultimate day of action in 2024.

The growth of the PDC circuit will continue in 2025, with next year's calendar now confirmed.

Former Lakeside champion Kist won back-to-back Challenge Tour titles in June, and he returned to winning ways at the Marshall Arena to move up to third on the Challenge Tour Order of Merit.

The 2024 Winmau Challenge Tour season continues on Saturday, as Events 18-19 take place in Milton Keynes.

Connor Scutt moved top of the Winmau Challenge Tour Order of Merit after securing his second title of 2024 on Friday, as Dutchman Alexander Merkx also joined the winner's circle in Milton Keynes.

Wesley Plaisier claimed his first Winmau Challenge Tour title of 2024 as the year's third weekend of action concluded with Event 15 in Leicester on Sunday.

Connor Scutt and Justin Hood claimed maiden titles as the 2024 Winmau Challenge Tour continued in Leicester on Saturday.

Christian Kist landed a nine-dart finish on his way to completing a sensational Winmau Challenge Tour double-header in Leicester on Friday.

Lee Cocks claimed his maiden PDC title at Winmau Challenge Tour Event Ten in Hildesheim on Sunday, whitewashing Wesley Plaisier 5-0 in the final.