#World Grand Prix

Two-division world champion Christian Lee can't deny that Saygid Izagakhmaev has a clear pathway to a world title shot. At ONE 163, the Russian native made quick work of MMA veteran Shinya Aoki under the two-minute mark to steal the No.3 spot in the rankings. Currently on a five-fight win streak, including three under the ONE banner, Izagakhmaev is…

My name is Ryan Hallam and I'm a Content Executive at William Hill. I love the Darts and I've been to events all around Europe so I'm previewing The World Darts Championship. It's the greatest spectacle in darts. The atmosphere. The pressure. The excitement. The fancy-dress. Alexandra Palace. The World Darts Championship. For many, the build-up to…

Every player is aware just how much the first round is a slippery slope due to it being best-of-three sets but from a fans perspective, that's one of its charms and why the World Grand Prix is my favourite event after the World Championship. With so many big names on the chopping block match after match, some people ask why the first round isn't a…

Jonny Clayton insists Josh Rock'deserves the hype' as they prepare to collide for a place in the Cazoo World Darts Championship quarter-finals on Thursday night. The Welshman is bidding to reach the last eight at Alexandra Palace for the first time in his career, and he will take on World Youth Champion Rock in a stellar last 16 showdown. Clayton…

The fifteenth edition of the Grand Slam of Darts goes down in Wolverhampton, England, beginning on Saturday. Over the course of eight days, 32 of the world's best darts professionals will compete for a share of the £550000, with the winner taking home a cool £125000. We're down to the bracket stage and I've updated the article below with plays for…

We have reached the business end of this year's PDC World Championship and several of the game's biggest names will be believing that this will be their year. As always with the World Championship, several big names have already made an early exit but the likes of Gerwyn Price, Michael Van Gerwen, Rob Cross and Gary Anderson all remain very much in…

Peter Wright to win - 7/1 William Hill Gary Anderson (each-way) to win - 22/1 Betfair Jonny Clayton to win - 13/2 Paddy Power Since the demise of the BDO there is now only one'World Cup of Darts' (no matter that the World Darts Federation might claim) and that's the PDC World Darts Championship. 96 of the best darts players in the world gather over…

Some of the biggest names in Bellator MMA history, past and present, were atop the marquee on Saturday in Long Beach, California. Patricio Pitbull, the most decorated fighter in the promotion's history, made the first defense of his third reign as featherweight champion in the main event and AJ McKee successfully returned from his first pro…

Nathan Aspinall has been in great form recently Day four of the World Darts Championship sees two-time semi-finalist Nathan Aspinall tread the oche, with this season's World Grand Prix and Grand Slam of Darts runner-up taking on Boris Krcmar. But without doubt the pick of the matches is Damon Heta's second-round battle with former two-time world…

NAP: Michael van Gerwen NB: James Wade We've got an action-packed few weeks of sport over the festive period and one of the highlights is the return of the PDC World Dart Championship. Here to look at some of the contenders and a potential winner of the whole thing is PPTV's Rob Catterson… Peter Wright is the defending champion after winning for…

The 2023 PDC World Darts Championship will kick off this month at the world-famous Alexandra Palace in London. The tournament will crown the darts world champion and fans are expecting another incredible event. Since the Professional Darts Corporation first began holding the competition in Alexandra Palace, it has grown bigger every year. It has…

The Bellator Bantamweight World Grand Prix has featured plenty of unexpected twists and turns. The tournament continues on Friday night with the two semifinal bouts at Bellator 289. The main event clash between Raufeon Stots and Danny Sabatello is a perfect example of how unpredictable the tournament has been. Stots comes into the fight as the…

Bellator 289 odds from Bovada cover the Bellator World Grand Prix bantamweight semifinals, the women's flyweight title bout, and the interim bout for Bellator Bantamweight Championship all in one card. This stacked card features several shoe-in picks for parlay and some competitive fights with value bet props on any of the top MMA betting…

PDC darts tips, best bets and player analysis for day ten of the 2022 William Hill World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace, London. Live on Sky Sports Arena, from 12.30pm, Monday Dirk van Duijvenbode 2pts 10-11 general Kim Huybrechts 1pt 4-1 general Jonny Clayton to win 4-0 1pt 3-1 Hills Michael Smith to win 4-1 1pt 3-1 Betfred The Smiths…

The first round is now over and this is also the penultimate day of second-round games at Alexandra Palace today, with the likes of Adrian Lewis, Mensur Suljovic and Stephen Bunting among those in action across the afternoon and evening sessions.

2022-06-13Becoming a two-time Premier League champion would be a'dream come true', says Jonny Clayton After 16 dramatic nights of darting action, the Premier League concludes on Monday evening, with Jonny Clayton, Michael van Gerwen, James Wade and Joe Cullen heading to Berlin to battle it out for the title. If the table after Night 16 is anything…

Phil Taylor won almost every tournament available during his legendary career and held pretty much every notable scoring and average record until Michael van Gerwen came along to take a lion's share off him. Millions of darts fans around the world - spanning multiple generations - were continually in awe of the Power's ceiling-smashing exploits…

Featuring the best players from each of the thirteen European tour events, the 2022 Cazoo European Championship will be the fifteenth annual European Championship competition hosted by the Professional Darts Corporation. Dirk van Duijvenbode faces Madars Razma in this first matchup. Claim Your Welcome Bonus! Dirk van Duijvenbode, a 30-year-old…

The 2022 World Cup of Darts gets underway this week with a stacked line up of the best players from across the globe set to represent their countries. There will be 64 competitors participating at the event in teams of two, representing 32 nations at the only doubles event of the PDC calendar. Although some of the bigger names of the sport…

What could be the longest second round in any global sporting competition ends today, with the likes of Gerwyn Price, Jonny Clayton, Dimitri van den Bergh and Ian White finally getting their campaigns under way at Alexandra Palace. Once again there are eight games, with four in the afternoon and the rest in the evening. Read also World Darts…

Michael van Gerwen has won five World Grand Prix titles Free darts tips, best bets and player analysis the semi-finals of the BoyleSports World Grand Prix at the Morningside Arena in Leicester on Saturday evening. Sky Sports Arena & Main Event, 8pm Saturday Michael van Gerwen to beat Peter Wright 2pts 8-11 general Over 10.5 180s in Gerwyn Price v…

Betting preview and free tips for day ten of the William Hill PDC World Darts Championship on Sunday at Alexandra Palace, London. Live on Sky Sports Arena, from 12.15pm Sunday Joe Cullen to beat Jonny Clayton 6.15pm 3pts 8-11 general Simon Whitlock to beat Krzysztof Ratajski 12.15pm 2pts 11-10 general Gabriel Clemens to beat Peter Wright 7.15pm 1pt…

Michael van Gerwen took his sixth World Grand Prix title on Sunday night. The star eliminated former world champions Peter Wright and Gary Anderson on his way to the final. In the decider he dismissed 2019 and 2020 world championship semi-finalist, Nathan Aspinal, to add £120000 to his career earnings. It was the second darting major won by…

Michael van Gerwen and Peter Wright will renew their rivalry in the BoyleSports World Grand Prix semi-finals on Saturday, with top seed Gerwyn Price up against Nathan Aspinall on a blockbuster night in Leicester. The semi-finals of the double-start event will feature three of the world's top four in Price, Wright and Van Gerwen - while Aspinall has…

Michael van Gerwen produced the performance of this year's BoyleSports World Grand Prix to dispatch Chris Dobey in the quarter-finals, with Gerwyn Price, Peter Wright and Nathan Aspinall also enjoying wins on Friday night in Leicester. Van Gerwen averaged 99.30 and landed five ton-plus finishes to continue his bid for a sixth double-start title,…

Peter Wright Goes 11/2 From 8/1 After Opening Round Victory Michael van Gerwen is being well backed to go all the way in the BoyleSports World Grand Prix after coming through a heavyweight first round clash against Gary Anderson in Leicester. The Dutchman got his bid for a sixth World Grand Prix title off to a positive start taking a scrappy…

The conclusion of last week's Players Championship Finals means the 2021 darts season is over. However, there are still more darts to be played this year as the William Hill World Darts Championship will begin on December 15th. Concluding on January 3rd, the £2.5 million competition will be classified as the first event of the 2022 season. With…

The inaugural PDC European Tour event at the Oktoberhallen opened as 32 qualifiers competed for spots in Saturday's second round, with Huybrechts and De Decker joining seeded star Dimitri Van den Bergh as local favourites in the last 32. Huybrechts, a former European Tour winner, enjoyed a popular 6-4 success against Steve West - and he now faces…

In this week's column, Paul Nicholson picks out a handful of examples from his career down the years, including an American who was thankfully not good enough to have a high-profile career! I think most readers knew Justin Pipe would be top of this list - but it's certainly not a vindictive selection. There are three reasons why everyone hated…

With his world No 1 ranking on the line against the man trying to snatch it from him, Gerwyn Price drilled eight of nine doubles and averaged 106.95 on his way towards defeating Peter Wright in the final of the International Darts Open and remaining top of the darts' standings. It was all very Gerwyn Price of him. An unashamed obsession and greed…