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Meath's Keane Barry will be the first of eight Irish players in action at the PDC World Darts Championship after the schedule for the Alexandra Palace showpiece event was confirmed.

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Michael Smith falls at first hurdle at Players Championship

World champion Michael Smith crashed out of the Cazoo Players Championship in the first round after suffering a shock defeat to Richard Veenstra.

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Van Gerwen squeezes into European Championship second round

Michael Van Gerwen faced two match darts before reaching the second round of the European Championship in Dortmund.

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Gerwyn Price and Michael Smith crash out of World Matchplay

Tournament favourite Gerwyn Price and world number one Michael Smith both crashed out the Betfred World Matchplay on a dramatic evening in Blackpool.

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Gerwyn Price beats Stephen Bunting at World Matchplay Darts as Daryl Gurney edges Rob Cross

Gerwyn Price advanced to the second round of the World Matchplay as he recovered from a slow start to defeat Stephen Bunting 10-3 in Blackpool.