"It's been a ball, it's been absolutely enjoyable from the first to the last minute, so I have to thank all the players because since I came in, they're top lads, top people. Some have come, some have gone, but all of them, they've been such an enjoyable bunch to work with. Joe Harten, Helen Housby, Sara Francis-Bayman and Haythornthwaite will link up with the 15-player party in New Zealand.Watch live coverage onSky Sports Arena, MixandYouTube Defending champion Jose de Sousa required three legs to make it through, but he made hard work of it against Luke Humphries as he lived to fight another day, while Gary Anderson won the battle of the darting legends against Raymond van Barneveld. Despite NRL chief executive officer Andrew Abdo admitting that May had not been blacklisted by the NRL for good, there hasn't been any interest from any other clubs in the competition at this stage.