Debates about which is tougher - a leg in 9 darts or a maximum break on the green baize - have raged for years....

For the second time this season, all but a sprinkling of the 128 Tour Card holders will congregate en masse in the north-west English town for the ninth and tenth tournaments on the calendar, with many also spending a third consecutive afternoon at Robin Park ...

Adrian Gray, Jamie Kelling, Jamai Van den Herik, Dean Finn and Dmitrii Rogov all secured their places in Saturday’s finale ...