Former Las Vegas Desert Classic champion Peter Manley was among eight seeded players to be knocked out of this year’s event in the first round.

Paul Williams took advantage of a night from hell for Alan Warriner to become the first man into the last 16 of the Ladbrokes.com World Dart Championship at Purfleet’s Circus Tavern.

Cambridgeshire-based qualifier Andy Callaby faces the daunting prospect of taking on 11-times world champion Phil Taylor in the first round of the Skybet World Grand Prix in Dublin next month.

Alex Roy became the first big-name casualty at the Budweiser UK Open tonight when he lost 5-4 against Bradford’s James Barton at the Reebok Stadium in Bolton.

Phil Taylor produced flashes of brilliance as he demolished Alan Warriner in a one-sided quarter-final showdown at the Ladbrokes.com World Championship in Purfleet tonight.

Wayne Mardle has never questioned his desire to win the ultimate prize in darts – but he never realised how much until after last night’s superb win over Colin Lloyd.

Public enemy number one Peter Manley produced a top-class display to clinch his place in the quarter-finals of the Ladbrokes.com World Championship at the expense of Keith Deller today.

Phil ‘The Power’ Taylor will face former World Champion Steve Beaton as he looks to retain the Paddy Power World Grand Prix in Dublin next month.

Ronnie ‘The Rocket’ Baxter picked up his first PDC ranked title since November 2001, overcoming home favourite Benny Grace by six legs to two in the final of the Irish Masters.

Phil 'The Power' Taylor had to overcome an Irish darts legend and vociferous crowd to clinch his place in the quarter-finals of the Paddy Power World Grand Prix in Dublin.

Last year's World Darts Grand Prix finalists Roland Scholten and Alan Warriner enjoyed contrasting nights in Dublin.

Phil ‘The Power’ Taylor sent an all too familiar warning shot across the bow of the darts world on Sunday night with a convincing win over Wayne Mardle 2-1, in the Hasseroder Northern Irish Regional Final.

The line-up for the PDC Paddy Power World Grand Prix 2002 is now complete following the All Ireland Paddy Power Play-offs at the City West Hotel.

John Part made it two-in-a-row claiming a second Ireland Open Classic title in 2002.

Keith Deller produced a magnificent comeback to beat World Number Two Alan Warriner 13-11 and move into the quarter-finals where he will lock horns with Colin Lloyd in the Stan James World Matchplay Darts Championships.

Phil Taylor confirmed his 'favourite' tag in the World Matchplay Darts Championship in Blackpool tag by surging into the last eight with a 13-6 demolition of the hapless Kevin Painter.

Number one seed Phil Taylor will face qualifier Shayne Burgess when the 2002 Stan James World Matchplay Darts Championship gets under way in Cardiff this weekend.

Colin Lloyd believes he is capable of beating anyone on his day, even nine-time world champion Phil Taylor.

Alan Warriner produced a gutsy performance to book his place in the second round of the Skol World Championship in Purfleet today.

Newly-crowned World Grand Prix champion Alan Warriner is more relaxed at the oche since a recent family bereavement.

Alan Warriner won the 2001 Paddy Power World Grand Prix in Dublin after a crushing 8-2 defeat of Roland Scholten.

Alan Warriner overcame a poor start against Dave Askew to book his place in the semi-finals of the Paddy Power World Grand Prix Championship, with a 6-2 victory.

Phil Taylor believes Keith Rooney of Balbriggan can follow in the footsteps of Jim McQuillan and become Ireland's new darting hero.

Dennis Smith booked his place in the semi-finals of the World Darts Grand Prix with a 6-1 win over Kevin Painter in Dublin.

Kevin Painter, the John Barras Qualifier from Cambridgeshire, continued

Nine-time world champion Phil 'The Power' Taylor faces a stern test in the opening round of the Paddy Power World Grand Prix.