When Does the 2025 Premier League Darts Start? All Event Dates & Player Lineup
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Get your darts ready, the 2025 Premier League Darts is right around the corner! Are you looking to follow along with each of the PDC events this year, whether attending in-person or watching the streams online? Read along as we dive into the event details and dates, player lineup, and our special darts collection inspired by the Premier League Darts!
ABOUT THE PDC PREMIER LEAGUE DARTS
Also known as the BetMGM Premier League Darts, the 2025 Premier League Darts is an event hosted by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) going into its 21st anniversary this year. Each week from February 6th to May 29th, a new event is featured in a different location across Europe. It is considered part of the darts Triple Crown, which consists of the three most prestigious darts tournaments also including the World Championship and the World Matchplay.
Originally, when the Premier League Darts first started in 2005, only seven players were qualified to compete in the tournament until 2013 when the lineup was expanded to 10 players. During 2019 and 2020, the game switched up once again when 9 main players were invited to compete alongside 9 guest challengers. While the original 9 players would earn league points for winning matches against these challengers, the challengers themselves would only earn financial bonuses if they won the match. It wasn't until 2022 when the number of players reduced once more to 8 players total and it has stayed the same since. The schedule of events has also evolved over time, going from a fortnightly event (occurring every 2 weeks) to a weekly event running from February until May.
PREMIER LEAGUE DARTS FORMAT
The format for the Premier League Darts tournament has stayed the same since 2022 featuring an eight-person knockout each night where the winner must be the first to reach 11 legs. All 8 players will have the chance to battle one another once during the first 7 weeks, and then again during events 9 through 15. It's an exciting darts format that keeps the games interesting through each event!
WHERE TO WATCH THE PREMIER LEAGUE DARTS
PDCTV is the best place to watch the 2025 Premier League Darts since the PDC streams all of their own events. The only caveat is that you'll need to subscribe to PDCTV for £9.99 a month, or approximately $12.50, in order to access the livestreams. Sky Sports will also be providing coverage of the event through their website for a subscription cost of £20 per month, or approximately $25.
DAZN used to stream the event on their platform in previous years, specifically to US and Canada viewers; however, users have noticed that the sport was recently pulled from their website a few weeks ago. This means that you'll have to get the "Rest of the World" subscription from PDCTV to watch all 17 of the Premier League Darts events.
EVENT DETAILS
This year the 2025 Premier League Darts continues to be held at various arenas in different cities and countries including the UK, Ireland, Germany, and the Netherlands. We've listed all of the event dates and locations for 2025 below, including which cities are the hometowns of the players featured in this year's Premier League Darts tournament:
- February 6 - The SSE Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland
- February 13 - OVO Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland
- February 20 - 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland
- February 27 - Westpoint in Exeter, England
- March 6 - The Brighton Centre in Brighton, England
- March 13 - Motorpoint Arena in Nottingham, England
- March 20 - Utilita Arena in Cardiff, Wales (Gerwyn Price's hometown)
- March 27 - Utilita Arena in Newcastle, England (Chris Dobey's hometown)
- April 3 - Uber Arena in Berlin, Germany
- April 10 - AO Arena in Manchester, England
- April 17 - Rotterdam Ahoy in Rotterdam, Netherlands
- April 24 - M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool, England (Stephen Bunting's hometown)
- May 1 - Utilita Arena in Birmingham, England
- May 8 - First Direct Arena in Leeds, England (Luke Humphries's hometown)
- May 15 - P&J Live in Aberdeen, Scotland
- May 22 - Utilita Arena in Sheffield, England
- May 29 (Play Offs) - The O2 in London, England
PLAYER LINEUP
Of the 8 players competing in this year's Premier League Darts, the current top 4 players of the PDC Order of Merit are automatically qualified to play in the events, including recent World Champion Luke Littler. The remaining 4 players are considered wild card picks and were selected live on Sky Sports News last month. Read a bit more about each of the Premier League Darts competitors and some of their best achievements in the event below:
LUKE LITTLER
Luke Littler will be returning to the 2025 Premier League Darts to defend his champion title from last year! He fought an intense battle against Luke Humphries and ended up winning 11-7, hitting a legendary 9-darter along the way. Many fans are eager to see how the World Champion will perform after his much-celebrated victory at the World Darts Championship back in January.
His current rank on the PDC Order of Merit is #2 right behind Luke Humphries, making him one of four players to be automatically qualified for the 2025 Premier League Darts.
2024 PREMIER LEAGUE DARTS - 9 DARTER
Making a Premier League Darts debut that no one will forget, Luke Littler hits a nine-darter in the 2024 Premier League finals against Luke Humphries that catapults him towards his legendary champion title. Watch this video recap of the magical moment from PDC's official account!
2024 PREMIER LEAGUE DARTS - LUKE LITTLER HIGHLIGHTS
Many fans would say that Luke Littler is definitely a hot topic and a fan favorite in the darts industry right now. If you love watching his matches, you'll enjoy this official highlight recap from PDC with all of the best moments from Luke Littler's 2024 Premier League Darts performance.
LUKE HUMPHRIES
Luke Humphries made his Premier League Darts debut back in 2024 and will be returning to this year's event for another chance at the title. Though he faced some tough crowds during the first few events of the tournament, he made a name for himself at the Premier League Darts by landing 2nd place after Luke Littler and donating raffle proceeds to the Rob Burrow Foundation, a charity that aims to support motor neurone disease awareness.
Currently, Humphries stands tall at #1 on the PDC Order of Merit, automatically earning his spot at the 2025 Premier League Darts.
MICHAEL VAN GERWEN
Out of all other competitors, Michael van Gerwen is the only player to have a whopping 7 wins from previous Premier League Darts tournaments up his sleeve. He earned his most recent title back in 2023 where he won 11-5 against Gerwyn Price. Because of his long standing legacy with the Premier League Darts, fans are eager to see if MVG will claim yet another champion title this year.
MVG ranks number 3 on the PDC Order of Merit currently, right after Luke Humphries and Luke Littler.
2013 PREMIER LEAGUE DARTS - MVG VS. PHIL TAYLOR
On his debut appearance at the 2013 Premier League Darts, Michael van Gerwen stuns fans with a sensational 132 checkout against legendary player Phil Taylor in the finals. Take a walk down memory lane and rewatch the iconic moment with this video.
2016 PREMIER LEAGUE DARTS - WORLD RECORD AVERAGE
At the 2016 Premier League Darts, MVG broke records once again with a 123.4 three-dart average thrown against Michael Smith. To this day, MVG continues to hold this world record for all televised matches.
ROB CROSS
Rob Cross, a five-time veteran of the Premier League Darts tournament from 2018 through 2021 and 2024, is set to return in this year's event starting on February 6th. The Voltage has yet to win a Premier League champion title but still made waves at the 2019 Premier League Darts as the event runner-up against Michael van Gerwen.
He is the fourth and last competitor to have earned his spot in the 2025 Premier League Darts as one of the top 4 players in the world.
STEPHEN BUNTING
Returning to the Premier League Darts tournament after a few years, Stephen Bunting is eager to show fans what he can do as the world's number 5 player. His debut appearance back in 2015 only yielded an 8th place win for Bunting, and he only played for a single night as a challenger during the 2020 event.
Prepare for The Bullet's comeback with this inspirational pre-match interview Bunting conducted back in 2020.
GERWYN PRICE
Along with Bunting, Gerwyn Price is another wild card selection picked by Sky Sports News. Price has been a frequent competitor in Premier League Darts events since 2018 (except in 2021 when he withdrew his participation), with his most impressive finish as the 2023 runner-up against Michael van Gerwen. We're curious to see how The Iceman will perform this year after his 7th place in last year's event.
CHRIS DOBEY
Chris Dobey began his Premier League Darts career as a challenger back in 2019 and 2020 before making a full-time debut in 2023 against familiar opponents like Gerwyn Price and Michael van Gerwen. He started off slow with first-round losses for the first 6 nights of the 2023 Premier League Darts until night 7 where he became the first player to ever whitewash MVG in the Premier League with a 6-0 win. The event concluded with Dobey landing a 7th place finish right after Dimitri van den Bergh.
NATHAN ASPINALL
Last but certainly not least, Nathan Aspinall makes his return to the Premier League Darts this year after being selected as a wild card pick. He made his first Premier League appearance back in 2019 where he played as a challenger. In the following two years, his performance skyrocketed as he finished as a runner-up in the 2020 event and a semi-finalist in 2021. His 2023 and 2024 appearances ended with a 5th place for The Asp and he hopes to take another chance at the crown this year with a renewed excitement.
PREMIER LEAGUE DARTS COLLECTION
Is your favorite player featuring in the Premier League Darts this year? Are you looking for ways to show support for your favorite player in more ways than just streaming their matches? You're in luck, we're bringing back our Premier League Darts player collection featuring all the available merch for all players on our website! Click the banner above or the button below to shop our specially curated collection of player merch:
FINAL THOUGHTS
That concludes everything you need to know about the 2025 Premier League Darts! We hope this helped you plan for each upcoming event, whether you watch the games online or in person. Come back again next year for the next set of event dates and player lineups, and don't forget to support your favorite player with our Premier League Darts collection!
