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MICHAEL VAN GERWEN made a winning start to his defence of the Dutch Darts Masters title by defeating John Henderson aside with a 6-3 defeat in Venray on Saturday, as World Champion Gary Anderson was knocked out by Mervyn King.
NEW-LOOK Simon Whitlock began his bid to win a second Dutch Darts Masters title by wearing glasses on stage for the first time as he defeated Mike De Decker in Friday's first round in Venray.
THE 2016 PDC European Tour season kicks off on Friday with the opening day of the Dutch Darts Masters in Venray, with all the action being streamed online throughout the weekend.
MICHAEL VAN GERWEN and Phil Taylor stormed back to form in the Betway Premier League with 111 averages in victories in Newcastle on Thursday, as Adrian Lewis and Peter Wright maintained winning starts to the season.
THE Professional Darts Corporation will break new ground once again in 2016 by staging its first tournament live on BBC Sport. The decision to broadcast the new event means the BBC will cease to cover the BDO World Championship.
