World number two James Wade crashed out of the PDC World Championship at Alexandra Palace at the hands of unheralded Austrian Mensur Suljovic tonight.

Irish darts star Brendan Dolan took advantage of an off-form performance by 18th seed Kevin Painter to produce some top darts and claim an emphatic 3-0 victory in the PDC Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace.

Nine-time World Grand Prix champion Phil Taylor made a flawless start to his 2010 campaign with a comfortable first-round victory over Brendan Dolan at Dublin's CityWest Hotel last night.

John Part will begin the defence of his Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship against American Bill Davis, while Phil Taylor drew qualifier Steve Grubb for the first round of the tournament.

Phil Taylor admitted his relief after erasing memories of last year’s first-round defeat in the Sky Poker World Grand Prix with a 2-0 win over Ronnie Baxter in Dublin last night.

Phil Taylor and Raymond van Barneveld will meet in the quarter-finals of the Blue Square UK Open for a third successive year on Sunday.

Irish interest in the Blue Square UK Open Darts Championship in Bolton came to an end in the fifth round last night.

Phil Taylor will begin his challenge at the Blue Square UK Open on Saturday with a clash against world number four Peter Manley.

Michael van Gerwen will begin his Blue Square UK Open challenge against Punch Taverns Qualifier Chris McTernan on Thursday June 7.

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.