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One of the biggest upsets of the World Darts Championship so far unfolded in round two as Wesley Plaisier stunned former world champion and ninth seed Gerwyn Price with a dominant 3–0 victory. The Dutchman kept his nerve under pressure and sealed the win by pinning double ten in the deciding leg of the third set. Plaisier admitted afterwards that it was the greatest win of his career, revealing he had only hoped to take a set or two before the match. Nerves were high when thr

Day ten of the World Darts Championship delivered major upsets at London’s Alexandra Palace. Dutchman Niels Zonneveld stunned former world champion Michael Smith, while Andrew Gilding knocked out eighth seed Chris Dobey, as several seeded players exited in round two. Zonneveld and Smith were inseparable through the opening two sets, but the match turned in the third when Smith missed a crucial set dart. Zonneveld kept his composure, finished clinically in the key moments and

Nathan Aspinall, Josh Rock and Daryl Gurney all came through demanding opening-round encounters on Friday as the first round of the Paddy Power World Darts Championship concluded at Alexandra Palace. Aspinall was made to work hard on Day Nine, recovering from a slow start to defeat Lourence Ilagan 3-1. The Stockport star dropped the opening set before responding with trademark grit, winning two set-deciding legs – including a stunning 170 checkout – to seal victory. “I was sh

Jermaine Wattimena produced a devastating display to topple nine-dart king Nathan Aspinall and clinch his second ranking title of the season at Players Championship 31 on Tuesday. Aspinall dominated the headlines with two nine-dart finishes during a thrilling day’s play in Wigan, although it was Wattimena who ran out a comprehensive 8-2 winner when the pair went head-to-head in Tuesday’s decider. Wattimena squandered darts at double in each of the opening two legs as Aspinall

Luke Littler fought back from the brink to deny Gerwyn Price in an astonishing quarter-final tie at the BOYLE Sports World Grand Prix in...

Luke Humphries will begin his defence of the SkyCity New Zealand Darts Masters against Haupai Puha, with the draw and schedule now...