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Gary Stone, Matt Padgett, Robert Owen and Tony Newell have secured their PDC Tour cards after the third day of the Qualifying School in Wigan....

Winmau has agreed a new sponsorship deal with the Dutch Darts Association (NDB) that will see their dartboards and equipment exclusively used and endorsed by the NDB for the next 2 years. Winmau and the NDB have worked in partnership for many years, but this new agreement extends the relationship to include more brand options for Winmau surrounding the NDB and the Dutch Open (the largest open in the...

The BDO World Trophy organisers have recently announced the signing of Trinity Mirror as the headline sponsor for the tournament at the famous Blackpool Tower ballroom next month. This latest announcement comes hot on the heels of Eurosport, Europe’s leading satellite and cable broadcaster, also signing up to screen the action at the iconic tower from 4-9 February. Scott Newhouse, managing director...

German ace Tomas Seyler was joined by three new PDC Tour Card Holders in winning through on Day Two of the 2014 PDC Qualifying School in Wigan on Thursday, as Andy Parsons, Gerwyn Price and Dave Bird secured places on the professional circuit. Thomas Seyler – Lawrence Lustig/PDC Seyler, a 39-year-old from Bremen, previously held a PDC Tour Card in 2011 and recently made his fourth World Championship...

German ace Tomas Seyler was joined by three new PDC Tour Card Holders in winning through on day two of the 2014 Professional Darts Corporation qualifying school in Wigan....

Kyle Anderson, Benito van de Pas, Antonio Alcinas and Andrew Gilding were the first four Tour Card winners on the opening day of the 2014 PDC Qualifying School in Wigan....

Kyle Anderson, Benito van de Pas, Antonio Alcinas and Andrew Gilding were the first four Tour Card winners on the opening day of the 2014 PDC Qualifying School in Wigan. Kyle Anderson – Lawrence Lustig/PDC Australian star Anderson followed up his brilliant nine-darter in last month’s Ladbrokes World Darts Championship by earning the chance to join the professional circuit full-time as...

The first nine weeks of the 2014 Premier League Darts fixtures have been confirmed, with the opening night in Liverpool on February 6 featuring a rematch of last year's final between Phil Taylor and Michael van Gerwen....

Sunday 12th January 2014 Mens Final Stephen Bunting (England) 7 v 4 Alan Norris (England) Stephen Bunting is the 2014 Lakeside Champion. The BDO No.1 backed up his ranking with a 7-4 victory over Alan Norris in Sunday night’s final to collect the £100,000 winners cheque. Bunting came to the Frimley Green final night as the top ranked player in his chosen code, the holder of 8 BDO titles , twice...

Tournament favourite and top seed Stephen Bunting sealed his first BDO World Championship title with a 7-4 triumph against Alan Norris....

Registration for the 2014 PDC Q-School  closes 0n  13th January 2014  at  12 noon. Well over 300 tungsten hopefuls have already signed up for the ProTour qualifying event including 2012 Lakeside Champion Christian Kist. The event takes place at the Robin Park Tennis Centre, Loire Drive, Wigan, Lancashire, UK, WN5 0UH on Wednesday 15 th  to Saturday 18 th  January 2014. The semi-finalists on each day...

There will be an all-English final at the BDO World Championships on Sunday after Alan Norris won a thrilling last-four clash with Jan Dekker....

2014 Lakeside World Professional Darts Championship Results Ladies Final result (best of 5 sets) Deta Hedman (Eng)  2 v 3  Lisa Ashton (Eng) Men’s Semi-Final result (best of 11 sets) Robbie Green (Eng)  1 v 6  Stephen Bunting (Eng) Alan Norris (Eng)  6 v 5  Jan Dekker (Ned) Ladies Semi-Finals results (best of 3 sets) Deta Hedman (Eng)  2 v 0  Ann Louise Peters (Den) Anastasia Dobromyslova (Rus)...

Three-time champion Martin Adams was the major casualty at the BDO World Darts tournament on Friday night as he suffered a 5-2 quarter-final defeat to Jan Dekker....

2014 Lakeside World Professional Darts Championship Results Friday 10 January Evening Session Men’s quarter-finals (best of 9 sets) Jan Dekker (Ned) 5-2 Martin Adams (Eng) James Wilson (Eng) 2-5 Alan Norris (Eng) Women’s quarter-finals (best of 3 sets) Tamara Schuur (Ned) 0-2 Lisa Ashton (Eng) Fallon Sherrock (Eng) 1-2 Anastasia Dobromyslova (Rus) Three-time champion Martin Adams was knocked...

Stephen Bunting failed to hit the heights of Wednesday but was still good enough to book his place in the semi-finals of the World Darts Championship at Lakeside....

2014 Lakeside World Professional Darts Championship Results Thursday 9 January Afternoon Session Men’s second round (best of 7 sets) Geert de Vos (Bel)  2 v 4  Jan Dekker (Ned) Ross Montgomery (Sco)  1 v 4  Martin Adams (Eng) Women’s quarter-finals (best of 3 sets) Aileen de Graaf (Ned)  1 v 2  Lisa Ashton (Eng) Thursday 9 January EveningSession Women’s quarter-finals (best of 3...

Top seed Stephen Bunting put in a display to worry his rivals in the second round of the BDO world darts championship on Wednesday....

2014 Lakeside World Professional Darts Championship Results Wednesday 8 January Afternoon Session Men’s second round (best of 7 sets) Gary Robson (Eng)  1 v 4  Robbie Green (Eng) Dave Prins (Eng)  0 v 4  Stephen Bunting (Eng) Wesley Harms (Ned)  3 v 4  Tony Eccles (Eng)   Wednesday 8 January Evening Session Women’s first round (best of 3 sets) Irina Armstrong (Ger)  2 v 0  Sharon...

We always welcome guest contributions at DartsMad  - here’s an article by Laura Dowling . It’s a New Year and, sadly, that signals the end of the PDC World Darts Championship. However, there is much to reminisce about from a tournament that leaves us with great anticipation for the darts year ahead. The Finalists – Lawrence Lustig/PDC With so many new characters coming through, more players...