Ryan Joyce (born 20 September 1985) is an English professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is ranked world number twenty-six. A professional since 2018, he has won 2 PDC ranking titles and also reached the quarter-finals of the PDC World Champio...
Raymond van Barneveld (born 20 April 1967) is a Dutch professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he was ranked world number one from January 2008 to June 2008. Nicknamed "Barney", he is a five-time World Champion (four-time BDO and one-time PDC). He ...
Luke Samuel Woodhouse (born 13 October 1988), nicknamed "Woody", is an English professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is ranked world number twenty-two. A professional since 2018, Woodhouse reached his first major quarter-final at the 2023 Pla...
Belgian Darts Open: Former world champions Michael Smith and Raymond van Barneveld eliminated in first round Raymond Van Barneveld and Michael Smith, both former world champions, suffered first-round defeats at the Belgian Darts Open; you can watch Premier League Darts live on Sky Sports every Thursday all the way through until the finale at The O2 on May 28 Friday 20 March 2026 22:50, UK Former world champions Michael Smith and Raymond Van Barneveld were early casualties at the Belgian Darts Open in Wieze. Smith crashed out 6-3 to Ireland's Mickey Mansell, who landed two ton-plus checkouts - including a sublime 161 outshot. Mansell now faces another former World Champion in Michael van Gerwen. Five-time world champion Van Barneveld, in a first European Tour appearance of 2026, was beaten 6-1 by Boris Krcmar. Premier League darts: Latest schedule and results ✅ Darts in 2026: Key dates, calendar, results 📅 Got Sky? Watch on the Sky Sports app 📱 Not got Sky? Get instant access with NOW 📺 The enigmatic Croatian reaffirmed his big-stage pedigree, averaging 101 and landing 116 and 121 finishes to set up a fascinating showdown against reigning champion Luke Littler. Wessel Nijman's bid for back-to-back European Tour titles was ended by a 6-3 defeat to Sebastian Bialecki. Dave Chisnall, Luke Woodhouse, Ricky Evans and Ryan Joyce were among the first-round winners on the opening day of the tournament. Also See: Stream darts and more with NOW Latest darts highlights and video When is darts live on Sky Sports? Listen to the Love the Darts podcast Two-time European Tour winner Kim Huybrechts was arguably Friday's stand-out performer, averaging 101.76 to record a terrific 6-4 victory over Germany's Niko Springer. "This is what you play darts for," reflected Belgium's former World Cup finalist, who will go head-to-head with Josh Rock in round two. "The feeling you get when you play in front of your home crowd and you win - this is amazing. "I'm feeling really good lately. I'm...
