PDC Majors

Dubbed as ‘The FA Cup of Darts’, the tournament is an open draw format that can often toss up some tasty tungsten ties. It means titans can collide early on - and often do. 

James Wade and Michael Smith hit nine-dart finishes and were among the eight players to reach the quarter-finals.

Gary Anderson, joined Nathan Aspinall, Adrian Lewis and Raymond van Barneveld in being eliminated on day one.

The FA Cup of Darts first entertained darts fans, and tempted darts players, in 2003. No prizes for guessing the first name on the...

The opening day will see all 158 players in action, with the first four rounds taking place across eight stages.

Two 2022 Tour card winners are drawn together on stage 3 with former world Champion Richie Burnett taking on Tony Martinez

A busy opening session at the unique multi-board event, featuring 158 players, will see the first three rounds take place on Friday from 1100 GMT.

Two Tour Card Holders, Boris Koltsov and Michael Unterbuchner, will not be competing in Minehead. Koltsov withdrew on Monday after the draw had been made.

Ryan Murray, Scott Taylor, Paul Marsh and Dan Read won through on Saturday to secure their UK Open returns, while Mark Rice and Prakash Jiwa won on Sunday.