Taylor, the 16-time World Champion, took victory in the inaugural Perth Darts Masters last summer, defeating van Gerwen in the final at the HBF Stadium.

Taylor has also won the previous two Sydney Darts Masters titles and was victorious in June's Japan Darts Masters.

His challenge to retain the title in Perth, the first of three World Series of Darts events in Australia and New Zealand this month, will see him come up against DPNZ qualifier Caldwell.

Caldwell has twice previously represented New Zealand in the PDC World Cup of Darts, and will be making his World Series of Darts debut this month with appearances in both Perth and Sydney.

World number one van Gerwen will open up his challenge in Friday's first round against Platt, UK-born, Perth based thrower who also competed in Perth last summer and is a former World Championship and UK Open qualifier.

World Champion and Premier League champion Gary Anderson will play Kim Lewis, the Perth-based qualifier who won his spot in last weekend's final knockouts at the Rendezvous Hotel in Scarborough.

The other qualifier from last weekend, Perth's Adam Rowe, has drawn James Wade, with the world number six having celebrated his wedding to partner Sammi before the newlyweds jetted out to Australia.

Number three seed Peter Wright, the Japan Darts Masters runner-up recently, will take on Australian World Cup of Darts ace Paul Nicholson, the former Players Championship Finals winner, in their opening clash at the HBF Stadium.

Two-time World Champion Adrian Lewis is up against DPA Australian Grand Prix number one Loz Ryder, who followed up last year's appearances in Perth and Sydney by reaching the second round of the World Championship at Alexandra Palace.

Stephen Bunting, last year's Sydney Darts Masters runner-up, will face Perth's Kyle Anderson in a tasty first round contest, with the Australian ace having made huge strides in the past 18 months on the PDC circuit, including last month's World Matchplay qualification.

Another huge clash sees five-time World Champion Raymond van Barneveld drawn against top Australian Simon Whitlock, the former European Championship winner and last year's Singapore Darts Masters runner-up.

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All three tournaments will be shown live on Fox Sports Australia, who will be the host broadcaster for the TABtouch Perth Darts Masters from August 14-16 and the Sydney Darts Masters from August 20-22.

The action also includes the Auckland Darts Masters from August 28-30, with Sky Sport being the host broadcaster for the first major televised event in New Zealand.

The treble-header will also be broadcast worldwide through the PDC's series of broadcast partners, with delayed coverage to be screened by ITV4 in the UK and RTL7 in the Netherlands.

Further ITV4 broadcast times for the Sydney and Auckland events will be posted below once available.

TABtouch Perth Darts Masters
Television Coverage (Live unless stated)
Fox Sports - Australia
Sky Sport - New Zealand
ITV4 - UK (delayed, from 8pm BST each day)
Fox Asia
RTL7 – Netherlands (delayed)
OSN - Middle East & North Africa
Setanta - Ireland
PPTV - China

Broadcast Times
TABtouch Perth Darts Masters
Friday August 14
First Round - 7pm-11pm local time
Fox Sports 2 from 9pm Sydney Time
ITV4 Delayed Coverage 8pm-12am UK time
RTL7 highlights from 10pm Dutch time

Saturday August 15
Quarter-Finals - 7pm-11pm local time
Fox Sports 2 from 10pm Sydney Time (9pm-10pm via Red Button)
ITV4 Delayed Coverage 8pm-12am UK time
RTL7 highlights from 10pm Dutch time

Sunday August 16
Semi-Finals & Final 7pm-11pm local time
Fox Sports 2 from 9pm Sydney Time
ITV4 Delayed Coverage 8pm-11.30pm UK time
RTL7 highlights from 10.15pm Dutch time

Sydney Darts Masters
Thursday August 20
First Round - 8pm-12am local time
Live on Fox Sports 3
RTL7 highlights from 11.30pm Dutch time

Friday August 21
Quarter-Finals – 8pm-11.30pm local time
Live on Fox Sports 3
RTL7 highlights from 11pm Dutch time

Saturday August 22
Semi-Finals & Final – 8pm-11.30pm local time
Live on Fox Sports 2
RTL7 highlights from 10.40pm Dutch time

Auckland Darts Masters
Friday August 28
First Round – 7pm-11pm local time
Fox Sports 4 from 5pm Sydney time
RTL7 highlights from 11pm Dutch time

Saturday August 29
Quarter-Finals – 7pm-10.30pm
Fox Sports 4 from 5pm Sydney time
RTL7 highlights from 10.10pm Dutch time

Sunday August 30
Semi-Finals & Final – 7pm-10.30pm
Fox Sports 4 from 5pm Sydney time
RTL7 highlights from 10.10pm Dutch time

Please Note: RTL7 broadcast times may be subject to amendment and to check with the RTL7 schedule on the day of each event.

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The European Darts Matchplay will be the year's eighth £115,000 European tour event, featuring 48 players competing from September 18-20 at the Olympiahalle in Innsbruck, Austria.

While the event will be preceded on Thursday September 17 with the Host Nation Qualifier in Innsbruck, the European Qualifier will now be held a week earlier to coincide with the ET7 European Qualifier for the European Darts Trophy in Muelheim.

This will mean that a double-header of European Qualifiers will be held on Thursday September 10, with players competing for places in ET7 and then ET8.

The European Qualifiers are open to players from continental Europe outside of the Host Nation, costing €110 for PDPA members and €125 for non-PDPA members.

Key Dates:
Thursday September 10 (Muelheim): ET7 European Qualifier & Host Nation Qualifier, followed by ET8 European Qualifier
September 11-13 (Muelheim): ET7 European Darts Trophy main event

Thursday September 17 (Innsbruck): ET8 Host Nation Qualifier
September 18-20 (Innsbruck): ET8 European Darts Matchplay main event

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Two spots in the 16-player PDC World Series of Darts event - to be played at the HBF Stadium in Perth from August 14-16 - were on offer for players in the knockout Qualifiers held at the weekend.

Rowe enjoyed a 5-0 whitewash win over Graham Parker in the final of Saturday's first Qualifier, having also defeated Conan Ugle, Koha Kokiri, Alan Aird and Wayne Egan in the latter stages.

Sunday's Qualifier saw Lewis win through the field, seeing off former Lakeside Champion Tony David 4-2 in the semi-finals before enjoying a 5-1 win over Ugle in his final.

They complete the field for the TABtouch Perth Darts Masters, and will be two of the eight Oceanic representatives alongside Simon Whitlock, Paul Nicholson, Kyle Anderson, Loz Ryder, David Platt and New Zealand's Craig Caldwell.

The TABtouch Perth Darts Masters draw will be made on Wednesday evening, with the eight PDC stars seeded based on their current World Series of Darts rankings following the events in Dubai and Japan.

The TABtouch Perth Darts Masters will be held from Friday August 14-Sunday August 16 at the HBF Stadium in Perth.

TABtouch Perth Darts Masters

Qualifier One

Quarter-Finals

Adam Rowe 4-1 Alan Aird

Wayne Egan 4-2 R Hughes

Graham Parker def J Berecz

Dan Kelly def John Bunce

Semi-Finals

Adam Rowe 4-3 Wayne Egan

Graham Parker 4-1 Dan Kelly

Final

Adam Rowe 5-0 Graham Parker

Qualifier Two

Quarter-Finals

Beau Anderson 4-0 Daniel Waterhouse

Conan Ugle 4-1 Koha Kokiri

Kim Lewis 4-1 Darryl Curley

Tony David 4-3 Brenton Lloyd

Semi-Finals

Conan Ugle 4-2 Beau Anderson

Kim Lewis 4-2 Tony David

Final

Kim Lewis 5-1 Conan Ugle

TABtouch Perth Darts Masters – HBF Stadium, August 14-16

Friday August 14 (7pm)

First Round x8 – Best of 11 legs

Saturday August 15 (7pm)

Quarter-Finals – Best of 15 legs

Sunday August 16 (7pm)

Semi-Finals & Final – Semi-Finals best of 19 legs, Final best of 21 legs

TABtouch Perth Darts Masters Competitors

PDC Representatives: Michael van Gerwen, Phil Taylor, Gary Anderson, Adrian Lewis, Peter Wright, James Wade, Raymond van Barneveld, Stephen Bunting

Oceanic Representatives: Simon Whitlock, Paul Nicholson, Kyle Anderson, Loz Ryder, David Platt, Craig Caldwell, Adam Rowe, Kim Lewis.

Seedings for TABtouch Perth Darts Masters

Phil Taylor (England) – Seed 1

Michael van Gerwen (Netherlands) – Seed 2

Peter Wright (Scotland) – Seed 3

Gary Anderson (Scotland) – Seed 4

Adrian Lewis (England) – Seed 5

James Wade (England) – Seed 6

Raymond van Barneveld (Netherlands) – Seed 7

Stephen Bunting (England) – Seed 8

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2015 WDF Tournament Calendar details from August to December, from left to right are sorted by date, venue and tournament:

August
21-23            Swedish Open        Sweden
29-30            International French Open        France
September
12                Catalonia Open        Catalonia
13                FCD Anniversary Open        Catalonia
October
6-11               M    M    B/G    BDO Winmau World Masters (Invitation) + (World Pro Play-Offs, Invitation)    Website    England
18                 Geelong Masters        Australia
24-25            Sunshine State Classic        Brisbane – Australia
25                 Next Talent of Darts    Website    Netherlands
27-31            M    M    B/G    WDF World Cup (Invitation)    Website    Turkey
November
6-8                Latvia Open        Bellevue Park Hotel, Riga – Latvia
10-12            Malta Open    Flyer    Malta
December
5-6                Novi Sad Open        Serbia

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2015 BOD Tournament Calendar details about August to November. From left to right are sorted by date, venue and tournament:

August

2                BDO AGM Meeting       The Village Hotel, Dolomite Avenue, Coventry Business Park, Coventry, CV4 9GZ

8                USA Classic    USA

21 - 23           Sweden Open 2015 Hotel Scandic, Triageln, Malmoe, Sweden

29              LDO Ladies Classic       The Blues Club, North Street, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, DN25 2HU

September

5 - 6              BICC Inter-County Matches  Various England, Scotland, Wales

11 - 13           England Classic      Bunn Leisure, Selsey

18 - 20           2015 British Open  The Spa Bridlington East Riding Yorkshire

25 - 27           Betreff Luxembourg Open 2015    Luxembourg

25 - 27           Romanian International Open 2015      Bucharest Romania

October

3 - 4                BICC Inter-County Matches  Various England, Scotland, Wales

17                   Witch City Open    USA

24                   Colorado Open       USA

31 - Nov 1        BICC Inter-County Matches  Various England, Scotland, Wales

November

6 - 8               2015 Latvian Open Bellevue Hotel Riga Latvia

10 - 12           The 2015 Malta Open    T.B.A

12 - 15           The Jersey Festival of Darts 2015  The Royal Hotel St Helier Jersey

13 - 15           Chris Hatter Memorial Open  Canada

14                 Seacoast Open       USA

28 - 29           BICC Inter-County Matches  Various England, Scotland, Wales

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2015 PDC Tournament Calendar details about September to December. From left to right is sorted by date, venue and tournament:

September

11 - 13    Muelheim, Germany    European Tour 7
12    Coventry    Youth Tour 9, 10
13    Coventry    Youth Tour 11, 12
18 - 20    Innsbruck, Austria    European Tour 8
19    Coventry    Challenge Tour 13, 14
20    Coventry    Challenge Tour 15, 16
25    Barnsley    European Tour 9 - UK qualifier
26    Barnsley    Players Championship 15
27    Barnsley    Players Championship 16

October

2    Dublin, Ireland    Players Championship 17
3    Dublin, Ireland    Players Championship 18
4    Dublin, Ireland    World Grand Prix
16 - 18    Sindelfingen, Germany    European Tour 9
23 - 25    Venue TBC    European Championship
24    Wigan    Youth Tour 13, 14
25    Wigan    Youth Tour 15, 16
30    Coventry    Grand Slam - qualifier
30    Coventry    World Youth Championship - L64
31    Coventry    Players Championship 19

November

1    Coventry    Players Championship 20
7 - 15    Wolverhampton    Grand Slam of Darts
21 - 22    Venue TBC    World Series of Darts Finals
27 - 29    Minehead    Players Championship Finals
29    Minehead    World Youth Championship Final
30    Coventry    World Championship - PDPA qualifier

December

TBA    London    World Darts Championship

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Candy Miller has hit the bull's eye after being crowned the world's oldest darts player at the age of 92.

The great-grandmother has been playing the game for 52 years and still turns out once a week for her local social club side.

The pensioner, who relies on a walking stick for movement, uses the incentive of sparing her arthritic knees to win her matches as quick as she can.

Despite her restricted mobility there is nothing wrong with Candy's aim or eyesight and she still regularly wipes the floor with players more than half her age.

'Dead eye' Mrs. Miller uses her trusted tungsten darts she had specially made more than 40 years ago and has hit two 180 maximum scores with them.

She still scores a healthy average of 48 every time she steps up to throw.

Her daughter Anne recently asked the Guinness Book of Records about the category for the world's oldest player.

After carrying out some research the organization confirmed that the nonagenarian is the oldest living darts player.

Mrs. Miller, a widow from Poole, Dorset, said: 'I am quite proud of the achievement and I will carry on playing for as long as my knees let me.

'Going up and down the oche is about as far as I can walk with them at the moment.

'But I still play once a week and still play a good game and win every now and again.

'I'm known in the league as I always aim for the number 16. If you miss you are likely to hit 17 or 19 rather than one or five if you go for 20.

'I have hit two 180s, although the last one was about 30 years ago. But it is very rare that I have a poor score, I still get a lot of trebles.'

Candy, a retired dressmaker, first took the game up after a female friend started a darts team up in 1960.

In her glory days she played every Tuesday, Thursday and Friday for various teams before scaling her performances back after husband Len died 17 years ago.

She plays for the Alderney Manor Social Club in the Bournemouth and District Ladies Darts League. The team is currently 7th out of eight in the league table.

The team's captain is 84-year-old Rose Kettley, who is herself one of the oldest darts players in Britain.

Over the years Candy has won dozens and trophies and cups that she now proudly displays in her bungalow home.

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Klaasen was in fine form throughout the afternoon as he made it through a tough draw to take the title at the Robin Park Tennis centre on a day which also saw Magnus Caris land a nine-darter against Jason Marriott in the first round.

The Dutchman was made to work hard in his opening matches as he won his board with three consecutive 6-4 wins against Lakeside winner Christian Kist, World Championship runner-up Mark Dudbridge and Gerwyn Price.

The 30-year-old then sealed another 6-4 success in the Last 16 as he impressively saw off Adrian Lewis before then beating Daryl Gurney and Rowby-John Rodriguez 6-2 to reach a third ProTour final of the year.

White’s afternoon began in more comfortable fashion as he kicked off with a 6-3 victory against Wes Newton before thumping Paul Milford (6-1) and Mark Walsh (6-0) to win his board.

However, things would get much tougher for the 44-year-old in the later rounds as he first defeated Jason Lovett 6-5, before then taking the scalps of Peter Wright and Michael Smith in his next two games by the same scoreline to set up the final with Klaasen.

It would be Klaasen who would keep his form going in the final though as he made it a case of third time lucky, running out a 6-2 victor and securing the £10,000 top prize.

Kyle Anderson would be another man celebrating on the day as he backed up his quarter-final appearance in yesterday’s event to reach the third round on Sunday – a feat which saw him book his place in the World Matchplay for the first time.

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The mood is electric, the music is pumping, the lights go down and in a flash of strobe lights and colors, out walks the combatants. You are watching the PDC (professional darts corporation) live! Fancy dress and crowd singing aren’t frowned upon, they are encouraged!

Down under events in association with TABtouch are proud to announce The PDC stars are coming to Perth for the Perth Darts Masters! The event will be held August 14 -16

Confirmed PDC Players：

“Mighty” Michael van Gerwen Former World Champion & Premier League Darts champion

Phil “The Power” Taylor – 16-time World Champion & 2013 Sydney Darts Masters winner

Adrian “Jackpot” Lewis – Two-time World Champion & reigning UK Open champion

James “The Machine” Wade

Peter “Snakebite” Wright – 2014 World Championship finalist & two-time PDC event winner

Gary “The Flying Scotsman” Anderson – Current World Champion

Steven “The Bullet” Bunting – One of the rising stars of the PDC

Raymond “Barney” van Barneveld – Former World and Premier League Champion

Plus 3 PDC/DUE Wildcards, to be announced in due course.

The 16-player tournament at HBF Stadium will also include 8 local qualifiers. Will we see Perth’s very own Rocky story?

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