TOP darts duo Chris Hook and Matt Sheehan will be flying the flag for the area when they take part in their first televisedtournament in June.

Hook and Sheehan have capped their recent progression to the professional game by qualifying for the Budweiser UK Open.

The competition on Friday June 10 takes place at Bolton Wanderers Football Club's Reebok Stadium and will be televised on SkySports.

Qualifying for the tournament has provided both players with a double boost.

Twenty-eight-year-old Hook, from Kidderminster, recently celebrated a new sponsorship deal with Coventry-based darts accessory supplier Diamond Darts.

Meanwhile, Sheehan, 42, who grew up in Cleobury before setting up home in Clee Hill, has seen his design for a free-standing dartboard backed by leading manufacturer Unicorn.

It completes an exciting time for Kidderminster darts with the world's best two players Phil Taylor and Colin Lloyd taking part in Premier League Darts at the Glades Arena on Thursday April 28.