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Further out Michael Van Gerwen and Gerwyn Price are locked at 9/2 to claim the Phil Taylor Trophy...

The event has been steadily grown from its beginnings, in 2013, as ad hoc invitational showcase/exhibition events.

Whilst the tungsten warriors are less often seen outside of the darts world the style, comfort and practicality has come a long way from the clingy static filled polyester of yesteryear.

...those articles comparing the prices of footballing season tickets and even the pies and pints on offer! Darts World wondered how elite darts would match up to a similar comparison:

Staged across two days on June 2-3, the... event sees the eight biggest stars in darts taking on eight North American representatives in an eagerly-awaited event

Van den Bergh joined 25 pupils from Oasis Academy Don Valley in Sheffield for the latest Bullseye Maths session.

the first to receive national television coverage. In 1979, Bobby George (who won again in 1986) became the first player to win the championship without losing a leg, the final winner of the original run, Paul Cook, is claimed to have matched this. Sweden's Stefan Lord, another two-time winner...

Eric Bristow leads the honour roll with 5 men's titles, although Trina Gulliver holds a remarkable ten on the Women's side...

Eric Bristow won the most men's titles, collecting the title of World Master 5 times...