Preston Guild Hall has announced the darts event set for November has been rescheduled.

The event, which is set to feature a face-off between the legendary Phil ‘The Power’ Taylor and his old rival Raymond Van Berneveld, was to take place on November 8, 2018.

We can confirm the event will instead take place on September 19, 2019.

Anyone who has bought tickets for the event will have the option of attending the new date or collecting a refund.

The line-up for the event remains unchanged.

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A spokesperson for Preston Guild Hall said: “Due to circumstances beyond our control both Preston Guild Hall and Modus Sports have had to re-schedule the Preston Guild Hall Classic to September 19th 2019.

“Preston Guild Hall will now be in the process of contacting all the current bookings for the event on November 8th to look to either transfer the bookings over or issue refunds accordingly.

“We can assure you that this new and prestigious event for Preston will take place next year and that the same line up as 2018 is guaranteed for September 19th 2019.”