Anastasia Dobromyslova and Robert Thornton were among the final 16 Holsten Qualifiers to win a place in the Blue Square UK Open on Sunday.

SCOTT WAITES is among the Holsten Qualifiers for the Blue Square UK Open after coming through Saturday's Regional Final.

Dutch pair Vincent van der Voort and Michael van Gerwen have been drawn with John Kuczynski and Kevin McDine in the first round of the PartyPoker.net PDC US Open.

The £125,000 tournament begins on Friday May 16 at the Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut, with the 258-player field being whittled down to the last 16 on day one before the action shifts to the televised stage in the Cabaret Theatre.

Phil Taylor, James Wade, and Raymond van Barneveld have all grabbed their places in the Premier League Semi-Finals, and with one spot remaining in the playoffs, Peter Manley, Adrian Lewis, and Wayne Mardle all fight for their future in the tournament.

Painter and Lewis were scheduled to square off at the oche for the quarter final match of the Amsterdam Casino Open Holland Masters, but when their verbal bickering to each other escalated to a more physical confrontation, security ended up escorting Painter out of the area and now both players could face a three month ban from the sport.

Raymond van Barneveld won yesterday's Amsterdam Casino Open Holland Masters to take his first PDC Pro Tour win of 2008. His 3-0 whitewash of Colin Osborne in the final netted the darting Dutchman the £5,000 first prize for the tournament.

Phil Taylor is now unbeaten in nine matches, and his latest 8-1 triumph over Wayne Mardle moves him to the top of the Premier League tables. Barneveld beat James Wade 8-6 and secured a spot in the Premier League Playoffs.

The Professional Darts Corporation's monthly board meeting, held March 27th, brought discussion of the League of Legends, which extended into more discussion with representatives of the PDPA's board.

The events will run from May to September of this year, and will all be aired on Setana Sports.

• BDO Welsh Open, Potins Prestatyn, Sunday May 18th.


• BDO International Open, Potins, Brean Sands, Sunday June 15th.


• BDO Gold Cup, Lakeside Country Club, Saturday July 12th.


• BDO British Classic, Kettering Leisure Village, Saturday July 26th.


• BDO British Open, The Spa Bridlington, Saturday September 20th.

In a world first for darts, all aspects of the tournament, which will take place in September and October, will be optimized specifically for an internet and betting audience, with matches scheduled between 11am and 9pm to maximize both workplace and home viewing.

PDC:

James Wade and Phil Taylor sealed their places in the Whyte & Mackay Premier League Darts play-offs at the Wembley Arena on Thursday night.

Wade maintained his lead at the top of the league table with two weeks remaining with an 8-6 defeat of Peter Manley, taking the last three legs for victory after trailing for long periods in a tight tussle.

Darts legend Bob Anderson is going to call it a day for competitive darts, and will put more time and effort into the exhibition circuit, and also into the up and coming League of Legends.

PDC:

THE 2008 PDC US Open will be screened live in the UK on Nuts TV on May 17th and 18th as part of a package of darts being shown on the channel.

Nuts TV was launched in September 2007 after being inspired by the number one best-selling men's lifestyle magazine Nuts.

Saturday's Antwerp Darts Trophy victory marks Phil Taylor's sixth successive PDC Pro Tour win. Andy Smith suffered a 3-0 loss to Taylor in Saturday's final match.

James Wade gave Adrian an 8-1 whipping to welcome him back to the Premier League, after dropping out of last week's matches due to illness. Lewis suffered more this week with two loses as he came up short in his match with Wade and Taylor.

In this column by the Odoriferous Orator, Dartoid gives his spin on the new Sigma darts by Unicorn, and tries to get to the point of the matter.