ADC

Despite being knocked off the top spot, whilst on Live League duty, The Action regrouped by winning the Bar 501 Kingswood Round Robin denying John Brown his third consecutive win in a row.

Returning to the Botanical Gardens in Manchester and featuring a cracking bill of darts and what promises top be a lively full-house crowd.

With Matt Jackson playing in the Online Live League, Adam Atkinson took full advantage in the race for number 1 in the ADC rankings

First and third-placed players are both competing in the Online Live League this week, leaving the door open for Adam Atkinson make headway ahead of the weekend's action in the ADC.

These criteria reward both participation in local events but also excellence and bravery in selecting which ones you will play. Might it even encourage some of those promoters who prefer to remain unaffiliated to change their view?

It’s fair to say that few, if any, have generated the kind of reaction as that generated by the ADC’s World Darts Open.

With a total prize fund of £40,000, The Winmau World Darts Open will be one of the biggest events with an option to simply pay and play.

The first weekend of the Winmau Championship Tour took place in the Rainton Area in the North East of England,- a current hotbed of darting success - a featured a pair of £1000 events with additional qualifications and ranking points at stake.

Atkinson won the Winmau Sky Lounge Ranking Series Event 4 on Saturday, earning 64 points for his victory after beating Shaun Williams 5-1 in the Final.