The race to qualify for the 2025 Betfred Women's World Matchplay begins in Niedernhausen this weekend as Beau Greaves returns to PDC Women's Series action following her exploits in Blackpool last month Greaves celebrated victory in the third staging of the Women's World Matchplay on July 21 conceding just six legs in wins over Katie Sheldon Mikuru Suzuki and Fallon Sherrock to retain the coveted title at the Winter Gardens The 20-year-old averaged almost 99 to topple Sherrock in a high-quality final as two of the biggest names in the women's game went head-to-head at the Empress Ballroom Greaves - a winner of 23 PDC Women's Series titles within the last two years - will now be aiming to extend her winning run in Niedernhausen this weekend as she prepares to headline a star-studded field The year's fourth weekend of Women's Series action will see Events 13-16 take place on August 10-11 with Sherrock also set to star on German soil Sherrock currently occupies second spot on the 2024 Women's Series Order of Merit although Suzuki and Lisa Ashton are in close contention in third and fourth respectively having claimed two titles apiece this year Noa-Lynn van Leuven - also a multiple event winner on the Women's Series circuit in 2024 - will feature alongside the emerging Gemma Hayter who clinched her maiden Women's Series title in June's Event Ten The top eight players on the 12-month Women's World Matchplay Order of Merit will qualify for next year's Betfred Women's World Matchplay with the race to qualify for that tournament beginning at the H+ Hotel on Saturday Greaves' Women's World Matchplay success ensures she will return to Wolverhampton for November's Grand Slam of Darts while she's also secured qualification for the 2024/25 World Darts Championship The top-ranked player from the final PDC Women's Series Order of Merit - aside from Greaves - will join the Doncaster darter at the Grand Slam with a further two World Championship qualification places also up for grabs in the final 12 events of 2024 Entries for Events 13-16, costing £25 per event, are still available through the PDC Entry System Entries close at 1400 BST on Thursday August 8 New players must register their details at this link you will receive an email to confirm that you are available to enter tournaments and at this stage you can login to make your entry to the relevant events The PDC Women's Series will be streamed through PDCTV with live coverage throughout each event on August 10-11 and play will get underway from approximately 0930 BST on each day Powered by Zoocha See full event draws and results in the Match Centre. 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Gerwyn Price doubled his 2022 title tally with victory at Players Championship 7 in Niedernhausen Price defeated Madars Razma 8-4 in the final to claim his 25th PDC title and move closer to reclaiming the world number one spot The Welshman fought off a mini-fightback from Razma before getting over the line with his sixth match dart His semi-final victory over Rob Cross was less routine as Cross spurned 12 match darts to allow Price to come back from 6-2 down to triumph 7-6 “I got lucky in the semis but you need a bit of lucky to win any tournament,” said Price who produced four ton-plus averages across the day “Rob missed loads of chances and I took advantage but I’ve been on the other side of that plenty of times so I’ll take it My hand is still not 100 per cent right but if I can still win ProTours that’s not too bad “Playing in ProTours will stand me in good stead for the rest of the Premier League they give me the match practice I’ve been missing due to my hand injury.” Price’s day began with a win over Connor Scutt before coming through a last-leg decider against Ted Evetts The former World Champion then saw off Dutch duo Geert Nentjes and Dirk van Duijvenbode to reach the semi-finals Razma landed a 160 checkout to seal his semi-final victory over Kevin Doets to reach his third PDC final The event also saw two nine-dart finishes hit courtesy of Raymond van Barneveld and Jose de Sousa both in round three against Adam Hunt and Keane Barry respectively The 2022 PDC ProTour season continues with Players Championships 8 on Sunday at the H+ Hotel in Niedernhausen where back-to-back titles for Price would see him move back to top spot on the PDC Order of Merit Live action will be broadcast across two streams on PDCTV View all results from Players Championship 7 in the Match Centre View stats from all matches in DartConnect 2022 Players Championship 7Saturday March 26Last 16Gerwyn Price 6-1 Geert NentjesDirk van Duijvenbode 6-5 Krzysztof RatajskiScott Williams 6-2 Ron MeulenkampRob Cross 6-1 Callan RydzGary Blades 6-4 Damian MolMadars Razma 6-1 Luke HumphriesJose de Sousa 6-4 Raymond van BarneveldKevin Doets 6-5 Damon Heta Quarter-FinalsGerwyn Price 6-3 Dirk van DuijvenbodeRob Cross 6-3 Scott WilliamsMadars Razma 6-3 Gary BladesKevin Doets 6-4 Jose de Sousa Semi-FinalsGerwyn Price 7-6 Rob CrossMadars Razma 7-3 Kevin Doets Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" Anderson Retains European Grand Prix Anderson Starts Sindelfingen Defence in Style Van Trijp and Bellmont Bag Challenge Tour Titles King and Van den Herik Claim Challenge Tour Crowns Practice Partner: Plan To Succeed Coaching Corner: One Size Does Not Fit All Double and Streak: Combine Your Practice Routines Target Kick Off 2025 launch Season Northfield’s Whitewash Win Highlights Harbourne League Cup UKDA National League Previews: Hotdogs Head Four Oaks League Towe’s Take: Controversy Sees Champions Lancashire Defeat Essex © Copyright - Darts World | Web Design by Receptive Media BERLIN (AP) - A man faces a possible five-year prison sentence for allegedly causing a fatal accident driving the wrong way down a German Autobahn after winning more than 500,000 euros ($537,000) gambling and going on a 36-hour alcohol and cocaine-fueled binge This document may not be reprinted without the express written permission of Chattanooga Times Free Press Material from the Associated Press is Copyright © 2025 audio and/or video material shall not be published rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium Neither these AP materials nor any portion thereof may be stored in a computer except for personal and noncommercial use The AP will not be held liable for any delays errors or omissions therefrom or in the transmission or delivery of all or any part thereof or for any damages arising from any of the foregoing Josh's Dartistry Dirk van Duijvenbode clinched his first PDC ranking title with an 8-6 victory over his fellow Dutchman Martijn Kleermaker in the final of Players Championship 11 in Niedernhausen The World Grand Prix finalist boasted the highest average on the Pro Tour in 2021 prior to Super Series 3 and he transferred those impressive performances into results to scoop his maiden Pro Tour title in Germany The 28-year-old reeled off five consecutive legs from 3-1 down to defeat David Evans in his opener before posting a stunning 105.9 average to dispatch his compatriot Jelle Klaasen in round two ‘The Aubergenius’ then recorded a brace of 6-4 wins over Jeff Smith and Krzysztof Ratajski to advance to the last eight Van Duijvenbode fended off the challenge of former Lakeside world champion Scott Mitchell to set up a semi-final clash against Andy Boulton ‘The X-Factor’ was denied a spot in a first PDC ranking final as the enigmatic Dutchman won four of the final five legs to prevail 7-5 This set up an all-Dutch affair in Monday’s showpiece as Kleermaker produced a string of fine performances to reach his first PDC final The 30-year-old endured a torrid spell during the opening two Super Series but he followed up a third round appearance on Saturday with a superb showing ‘The Dutch Giant’ posted a ton-plus average to kick off his campaign with victory against John Henderson before edging out Gabriel Clemens in a dramatic decider Kleermaker then followed up a narrow win over his fellow countryman Luc Peters by dumping out Sunday’s winner Michael Smith before advancing through another last-leg shootout against Ritchie Edhouse to reach the last four Kleermaker accounted for an in-form Brendan Dolan in the semi-finals as the Northern Irishman was denied a second Pro Tour triumph in as many months ‘The History Maker’ claimed the scalps of Mensur Suljovic and Rob Cross to record yet another semi-final appearance only to succumb 7-5 in a topsy-turvy contest Van Duijvenbode stole a march in Monday’s showpiece establishing an early 2-0 cushion albeit in scrappy fashion before Kleermaker followed up a 109 kill with a 13-darter to level proceedings Van Duijvenbode restored his two leg cushion at 4-2 with the pair then trading the next four legs before Kleermaker responded once more registering another break of throw and a sensational 140 checkout to draw level at six apiece Van Duijvenbode rallied to regain the initiative with another break of throw in leg 13 before he sealed the deal in dramatic style moments later Kleermaker squandered five darts at double to force a decider in which he would have had the advantage of throw and ‘The Aubergenius’ eventually prevailed via double 16 and then when he needed to stay in it he was more nervous,” admitted Van Duijvenbode “I was in great form the last two series and thought I would win a title but I didn’t so I went into today just hoping I would win the first round “On the one side I know I need to play better but on the other it is great to win when not playing your best but I always want to play well and that is what I think about – and then it all comes together,” added the 28-year-old Michael van Gerwen endured another frustrating afternoon; departing at the second round stage following a 6-1 thrashing at the hands of Gino Vos Ian White suffered his third successive opening round exit while Saturday’s winner Jose De Sousa bowed out at the same stage Raymond van Barneveld posted a 101 average in his opening round success against Steve Brown but the five-time world champion subsequently withdrew from the tournament on medical grounds and he will be replaced in Players Championship 12 by his compatriot Jeroen Mioch 2021 Players Championship 11 – PDC Super Series 3 Day ThreeMonday April 26 NiedernhausenLast 16Andy Boulton 6-1 Chas BarstowDamon Heta 6-5 Chris DobeyScott Mitchell 6-2 Robert ThorntonDirk van Duijvenbode 6-4 Krzysztof RatajskiRob Cross 6-5 Jason LoweBrendan Dolan 6-5 Mensur SuljovicMartijn Kleermaker 6-3 Michael SmithRitchie Edhouse 6-1 Lewis Williams Quarter-FinalsAndy Boulton 6-5 Damon HetaDirk Van Duijvenbode 6-4 Scott MitchellBrendan Dolan 6-4 Rob CrossMartijn Kleermaker 6-5 Ritchie Edhouse Semi-FinalsDirk van Duijvenbode 7-5 Andy BoultonMartijn Kleermaker 7-5 Brendan Dolan FinalDirk van Duijvenbode 8-6 Martijn Kleermaker News Scott Williams claimed a host of huge scalps to clinch his first PDC Pro Tour title in incredible fashion at Players Championship 17 on Wednesday Williams scooped the £12,000 top prize with an 8-5 win over former UK Open champion Nathan Aspinall in Germany to become the first player to win a ranking title without a PDC Tour Card since Krzysztof Ratajski in February 2018 who has been an ever-present on the professional circuit in 2022 as the Challenge Tour Order of Merit leader defeated four televised title winners to cap off the greatest day of his darting life in Niedernhausen Williams had underlined his credentials with a quarter-final appearance earlier this year but he came of age to fulfil his dreams and deny Aspinall a second Pro Tour success of the season Williams punished a sluggish start from Aspinall to race into an early 2-0 lead but a 13-darter sparked a sequence of three straight legs for the Stockport star a brilliant 12-dart break from Williams in leg nine shifted the pendulum with Aspinall squandering five darts at double to restore parity moments later The Challenge Tour star gifted Aspinall a temporary reprieve by frittering away three match darts for an 8-4 victory following up two 180s with a 14-darter to seal the deal a winner of three Challenge Tour titles in 2022 “I am beating players that people see in big TV events every week “My main target was to get into the World Championship I’m also looking good for the Players Championship Finals now I want people to see me and know who I am." Williams’ remarkable run began with victories over Gary Blades and Danny Baggish and a stunning 11-dart leg saw him clinch a 6-5 win over Jonny Clayton in round three after the Welshman had posted 111 and 108 averages in his opening two games After accounting for reigning World Cup champion John Henderson Williams overcame European Champion Rob Cross 6-4 in the quarter-finals before reeling off five straight legs to topple two-time Pro Tour winner Chris Dobey 7-4 in the last four came through two last-leg deciders to open his campaign rallying from 5-3 down to edge out Darius Labanauskas before taking out a spectacular 170 finish in victory over Maik Kuivenhoven The 30-year-old then breezed past Rowby-John Rodriguez with a 104 average before producing another stirring fightback to overhaul a 5-2 deficit against Jim Williams Aspinall swept aside Mike De Decker 6-2 in the quarter-finals and back-to-back 156 and 132 finishes inspired him to a 7-4 success over De Decker’s compatriot Kim Huybrechts in the last four Belgium's Huybrechts goes into the Cazoo World Cup of Darts fresh from his best performance of 2022 Damon Heta and whitewashing World Champion Peter Wright 6-0 in the quarter-finals Wright battled through to the last eight despite a host of sub-par displays while Cross fired in three ton-plus averages before bowing out to Williams at the same stage Brendan Dolan and Steve Beaton to make a second Pro Tour quarter-final of 2022 with PC16 runner-up Van Duijvenbode producing another strong showing to reach the last eight Simon Whitlock derailed Michael Smith's bid for a fourth consecutive Players Championship title recording a 6-2 win over the St Helens star in the last 32 The PDC Pro Tour resumes with Players Championship 18-19 at the Barnsley Metrodome from July 8-9 and live action will be broadcast simultaneously across two streams on PDCTV View all results from Players Championship 17 in the Match Centre. 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Jim Williams and Matt Campbell won two-year PDC Tour Cards along with places in the 2021/22 World Darts Championship and 2021 Grand Slam of Darts as the Unicorn Challenge Tour concluded in Milton Keynes and Niedernhausen on Sunday Former Lakeside runner-up Williams won a tight race to top the UK Order of Merit with all 12 titles shared between 12 different players The Welshman will become a PDC professional for the first time in his career having previously come close to attaining a Tour Card at Qualiying School UK Events 11 and 12 were won by James Richardson and Cameron Menzies respectively at the Marshall Arena A career-changing day for the Canadian saw him win a PDC Tour Card for the first time across 2022 and 2023 along with places in the 2021/22 World Championship and 2021 Grand Slam of Darts Sunday's victory was the third Challenge Tour title win of 2021 for Campbell who has competed in the last two World Championships European Event 12 in Niedernhausen was won by Dutch youngster Luc Peters who defeated Kevin Blomme 5-4 Click here to view final Unicorn Challenge Tour Orders of Merit. The PDC Autumn Series will see five one-day Players Championship events played from September 12-16 in Niedernhausen All 128 Tour Card Holders will have the chance to return to action in the behind closed doors tournaments with the winner of the 2020 PDC Autumn Series Order of Merit to receive a place in this year's Grand Slam of Darts Prize money won will also count towards qualification for the Players Championship Finals (November 27-29) and the William Hill World Darts Championship As with all 2020 Players Championship events prize money will stand at £75,000 per event with all winnings counting towards the relevant PDC Orders of Merit The five Players Championship events at the PDC Autumn Series from September 12-16 will be broadcast live through PDCTV, including coverage from two boards simultaneously. Subscribe to PDCTV via this link Player entries have been confirmed for the PDC Autumn Series which will see five Players Championship events take place from September 12-16 and the World Series of Darts Finals Qualifier 117 PDC Tour Card Holders will compete across all five days in Niedernhausen along with 11 PDPA Associate Members from the PDC Unicorn Challenge Tour Order of Merit In addition the winner of the PDC Autumn Series Order of Merit - based on prize money won across the four days - will qualify for the 2020 Grand Slam of Darts A day prior to the start of the PDC Autumn Series Tour Card Holders will compete for four places in the World Series of Darts Finals which will be staged in Salzburg from September 18-20 Entries are now open for the 2021 PDC Unicorn Challenge and Development Tour events to be staged in the UK and Europe later this year The second-tier Challenge Tour features players who competed at the 2021 PDC Qualifying Schools but did not win a PDC Tour Card while the Development Tour allows players aged 16-23* to compete each year With ongoing restrictions continuing to affect cross-border travel the Challenge and Development Tours in 2021 will be split into events in the UK and Europe with each offering a minimum of two treble-header weekends featuring a pair of £10,000 events on each day The UK Challenge Tour will initially see events from August 6-8 and September 3-5 in Milton Keynes with the European Challenge Tour taking place in Niedernhausen from July 2-4 and September 3-5 PDPA Associate Members will be able to compete at the venue where they played in the 2021 Qualifying School The UK Development Tour will see weekends held from August 20-22 in Milton Keynes and from October 29-31 in Barnsley The European Development Tour events will be staged in Niedernhausen from August 20-22 and November 5-7 Each region will operate its own Order of Merit for each tour with the winner of each securing a PDC Tour Card for 2022/23 and a place in the 2021/22 William Hill World Darts Championship Details are being finalised for the 2021 PDC Unicorn World Youth Championship * Players can compete in PDC Unicorn Development Tour events from the day they turn 16 with an upper age limit of being 23 or under on January 4 2021 Players who are ranked in the top 32 of the PDC Order of Merit on the cut-off date of an event are not eligible to enter those Development Tour events Development Tour players from outside of the UK or Europe will have the choice of which venue to compete at in 2021 New players for the PDC Unicorn Development Tour must first register with the PDC Entry System via this link All entries will be made through the PDC Entry System via this link Rowby-John Rodriguez and Steven Noster shared victories in Saturday's PDC Unicorn European Challenge Tour double-header Niedernhausen Following wins on Friday for Matt Campbell and Kevin Doets a field of over 140 PDPA Associate Members returned to action in Events Three & Four Rodriguez whitewashed Toni Alcinas 5-0 in the Event Three final to pick up his first PDC title for three years since claiming the last of his four successes at Development Tour level The Austrian was in dominant form throughout seven wins in the tournament to claim the £2,000 title also whitewashing Damian Mol during the event and averaging 101 in a defeat of Danny van Trijp seeing off Dutchman Richard Veenstra 5-3 in the final The 31-year-old from Merzig played his first PDC event at Qualifying School in February and showed his quality to pick up a maiden title He ended Rodriguez's hopes of a daily double with a 5-1 win over the Event Three champion at the last 32 stage and edged out former UK Open finalist Gary Mawson and Davy Proosten in the latter stages The Challenge Tour weekend concludes on Sunday with Events Five & Six before Monday sees a three European Tour Associate Member Qualifiers held Each Challenge Tour event is worth £10,000 in prize money as part of 12 tournaments being held in Europe this year across two treble-header weekends See full results in our Match Centre Dom Taylor picked up his first Unicorn Development Tour title while maintaining his record of reaching the final of every UK event so far in Milton Keynes on Saturday The opening weekend of Development Tour action continued with another two events each at the Marshall Arena Milton Keynes for UK-based players and the H+ Hotel Taylor and Liam Meek were victorious in the UK events while Niels Zonneveld and Kevin Doets took the spoils in Europe Taylor went one better in Event Three as he edged out Jack Male 5-4 in the final Taylor was seeking back-to-back titles as he made it to the final of Event Four but the Bristolian was denied by Meek who claimed a 5-3 success to pick up his first Development Tour title in Niedernhausen two all-Dutch finals took place with Doets defeating Mike van Duivenbode 5-4 in Event Three before Zonneveld claimed a 5-3 victory over Geert Nentjes in Event Four Two tournaments will take place at both the Marshall Arena with the overall Order of Merit winner of each tour securing a PDC Tour Card for 2022/23 and a place in the 2021/22 William Hill World Darts Championship Click here to see full results from UK Events Three and Four. 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