The 2024 Premier League Darts, also known as the BetMGM Premier League Darts for sponsorship reasons, is the ongoing darts tournament, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation – the twentieth edition of the tournament. The event began on Thursday 1 February 2024, at the Utilita Arena in Cardiff, and will finish with the play-offs, at The O2 Arena in London on Thursday 23 May 2024.[1][2]
2024 BetMGM UK Premier League Darts |
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Winner |
Runner-up |
Score |
Dates |
1 February – 23 May 2024 |
Edition |
20th |
Number of players |
8 |
Venues |
17 |
Nine Dart Finish |
Gerwyn Price |
Premier League Darts |
< 2023 | 2024 | 2025 > |
Michael van Gerwen is the defending champion, after beating Gerwyn Price 11–5 in the 2023 final.[3]
Format edit
The 2024 Premier League Darts will remain an eight-person knockout bracket every night, with each of the seven matches played first to six legs. The players are guaranteed to meet each other once in the quarter-finals throughout the first seven weeks, and once in the quarter-finals in weeks 9–15, with weeks 8 and 16 being drawn based on the league standings at that point. Players receive two points per semi-final finish, three points per runner-up finish, and five points per final win.
Following the league phase, the top four players in the table contest the two knockout semi-finals with 1st playing 4th and 2nd playing 3rd.
Venues edit
Cardiff | Berlin | Glasgow | Newcastle |
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Utilita Arena Cardiff Thursday 1 February |
Mercedes-Benz Arena Thursday 8 February |
OVO Hydro Thursday 15 February |
Utilita Arena Newcastle Thursday 22 February |
Exeter | Brighton | Nottingham | Dublin |
Westpoint Arena Thursday 29 February |
Brighton Centre Thursday 7 March |
Motorpoint Arena Nottingham Thursday 14 March |
3Arena Thursday 21 March |
Belfast | Manchester | Birmingham | Rotterdam |
SSE Arena Belfast Thursday 28 March |
AO Arena Thursday 4 April |
Utilita Arena Birmingham Thursday 11 April |
Rotterdam Ahoy Thursday 18 April |
Liverpool | Aberdeen | Leeds | Sheffield |
M&S Bank Arena Thursday 25 April |
P&J Live Thursday 2 May |
First Direct Arena Thursday 9 May |
Utilita Arena Sheffield Thursday 16 May |
London | |||
The O2 Thursday 23 May | |||
Prize money edit
The prize money for the 2024 tournament remained at £1 million, including a £10,000 bonus to each night's winner.
Stage | Prize Money | |
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Winner | £275,000 | |
Runner-up | £125,000 | |
Semi-finalists (x2) | £85,000 | |
5th place | £75,000 | |
6th place | £70,000 | |
7th place | £65,000 | |
8th place | £60,000 | |
Weekly Winner Bonus (x16) | £10,000 | |
Total | £1,000,000 |
Players edit
The format introduced in 2022 continued, which would encompass eight players, each playing against each other in a knockout tournament each night. The winner of each night received an additional £10,000 towards their prize money. Those who make it out of the last 8 each receive 2 points, the runner-up received 3 points and the winner received 5.
The top 4 players on the PDC Order of Merit automatically qualified. The remaining 4 were announced on 4 January 2024.[2]
Player | Appearance in Premier League |
Consecutive Streak |
Order of Merit Rank on 1 February 2024 | Previous best performance |
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Luke Humphries | 1st[a] | 1 | 1 | Debut |
Michael van Gerwen | 12th | 12 | 2 | Winner (2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023) |
Michael Smith | 7th | 3 | 3 | Runner-up (2018) |
Nathan Aspinall | 4th[b] | 2 | 4 | Runner-up (2020) |
Gerwyn Price | 6th | 3 | 5 | Runner-up (2023) |
Rob Cross | 5th | 1 | 6 | Runner-up (2019) |
Peter Wright | 11th | 11 | 8 | Runner-up (2017) |
Luke Littler | 1st | 1 | 31 | Debut |
League stage edit
The fixtures were released on 23 January 2024.[4]
1 February – Night 1 edit
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8 February – Night 2 edit
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15 February – Night 3 edit
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22 February – Night 4 edit
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29 February – Night 5 edit
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7 March – Night 6 edit
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14 March – Night 7 editMotorpoint Arena Nottingham, Nottingham
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21 March – Night 8 edit
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28 March – Night 9 edit
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4 April – Night 10 edit
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11 April – Night 11 edit
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18 April – Night 12 edit
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25 April – Night 13 edit
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2 May – Night 14 edit
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9 May – Night 15 edit
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16 May – Night 16 edit
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23 May – Play-offs edit
The top four players of the league stage contest in the play-offs to decide the champion of the Premier League.
Score | ||
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Semi-finals (best of 19 legs) | ||
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Final (best of 21 legs) | ||
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Night's Total Average: | ||
Highest Checkout: | ||
Most 180s: | ||
Night's 180s: |
Standings edit
Five points are awarded for a night win, three points for the runner-up and two points for the losing semi-finalists. When players are tied on points, nights won is used first as a tie-breaker and after that overall matches won.
The top 4 players after 16 nights advance to the play-offs on 23 May.
Pos | Name | Nights | Matches | Legs | Scoring | |||||||||||||||
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Pts | W | RU | SF | QF | Pld | W | L | LF | LA | LD | LWAT | 100+ | 140+ | 180 | A | HC | CR | C% | ||
1 | Luke Littler (Q) | 38 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 32 | 22 | 11 | 172 | 143 | 29 | 59 | 359 | 174 | 105 | 99.49 | 170 | 172/440 | 39.09% |
2 | Luke Humphries (Q) | 33 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 19 | 11 | 154 | 116 | 38 | 62 | 279 | 190 | 98 | 100.75 | 167 | 154/367 | 41.96% |
3 | Michael van Gerwen (Q) | 27 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 135 | 126 | 9 | 51 | 277 | 138 | 75 | 97.71 | 152 | 135/329 | 41.03% |
4 | Nathan Aspinall | 25 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 140 | 133 | 7 | 47 | 315 | 205 | 72 | 95.86 | 170 | 140/384 | 36.46% |
5 | Michael Smith | 24 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 130 | 139 | –9 | 39 | 299 | 155 | 88 | 96.48 | 170 | 130/329 | 39.51% |
6 | Rob Cross (E) | 17 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 10 | 15 | 111 | 124 | –13 | 33 | 272 | 164 | 54 | 97.45 | 144 | 111/269 | 41.26% |
7 | Gerwyn Price (E) | 12 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 7 | 15 | 91 | 116 | –25 | 28 | 197 | 144 | 62 | 98.79 | 170 | 91/223 | 40.81% |
8 | Peter Wright (E) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 15 | 57 | 98 | –41 | 18 | 190 | 100 | 41 | 92.99 | 156 | 57/167 | 34.13% |
(C) Champion
(RU) Runner-up
(E) Eliminated
(Q) Qualified
- As of 2 May 2024
Streaks edit
Player | Nights | |||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Play-offs | ||
Luke Littler | SF | RU | QF | SF | QF | W | RU | QF | W | SF | ||||||||
Luke Humphries | QF | SF | RU | QF | SF | W | QF | SF | QF | SF | W | |||||||
Michael van Gerwen | QF | W | QF | SF | QF | W | QF | SF | QF | RU | ||||||||
Nathan Aspinall | QF | RU | W | QF | RU | SF | RU | SF | QF | W | SF | QF | ||||||
Michael Smith | W | SF | QF | RU | QF | RU | QF | SF | RU | QF | SF | DNQ | ||||||
Rob Cross | SF | QF | SF | RU | SF | QF | RU | QF | ||||||||||
Gerwyn Price | RU | QF | SF | QF | SF | QF | RU | QF | SF | QF | ||||||||
Peter Wright | QF | SF | QF | SF | QF |
Legend: | DNQ | Did not qualify | QF | Lost in Quarterfinals | SF | Semi-finalist | RU | Runner-up | W | Night winner |
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Positions by week edit
Player | Nights | |||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |
Luke Littler | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
Luke Humphries | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
Michael van Gerwen | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | |||||||
Nathan Aspinall | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | |||||
Michael Smith | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||
Rob Cross | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | ||||||
Gerwyn Price | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||
Peter Wright | 7 | 8 |
References edit
- ^ Phillips, Josh (21 September 2023). "2024 Premier League schedule & ticket information confirmed". PDC. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
- ^ a b Gorton, Josh (4 January 2024). "Premier League: Humphries & Littler headline 2024 BetMGM Premier League line-up". PDC. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ Gorton, Josh (25 May 2023). "Van Gerwen powers past price, to win a record seventh Premier League title". PDC. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
- ^ Gorton, Josh (23 January 2024). "2024 Premier League Fixtures Confirmed". PDC. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ a b c Gorton, Josh (1 February 2024). "Premier League Darts: Super Smith sinks Price to claim Night One victory in Cardiff". PDC. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "2024 Premier League Event Stats". Darts Orakel. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ a b c "Premier League darts: Michael van Gerwen beats Luke Littler in night two final in Berlin". BBC Sport. 8 February 2024.
- ^ a b c "Premier League Darts: Michael van Gerwen wins in Glasgow after Luke Littler is beaten in thriller". Sky Sports. 16 February 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ a b c "Premier League Darts: Michael van Gerwen secures third night win in a row with victory over Nathan Aspinall in Newcastle". Sky Sports. 22 February 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ a b c "Premier League Darts: Nathan Aspinall wins night five in Exeter". BBC Sport. 29 February 2024.
- ^ a b c "Premier League: Luke Humphries beats Michael Smith in Brighton final after Luke Littler's semi-final exit". Sky Sports. 8 March 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ a b c "Premier League Darts: Luke Humphries secures second night win in a row as Luke Littler comes close to nine-darter". Sky Sports. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ a b c "Premier League Darts: Luke Humphries demolishes Michael Smith in Dublin for third win in a row". Sky Sports. 21 March 2024. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ a b c Wellens, Megan (3 April 2024). "Premier League Darts: Luke Littler fights back against Nathan Aspinall to seal epic Premier League night win in Belfast". Sky Sports. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
- ^ a b c "Premier League Darts: Luke Littler secures back-to-back night wins as Gerwyn Price hits nine-dart finish". Sky Sports. 5 April 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
- ^ a b c Matthews, Callum (11 April 2024). "Premier League Darts: Luke Littler beaten by Michael van Gerwen in night 11 final in Birmingham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ a b c Wellens, Meg (19 April 2024). "Premier League Darts: Nathan Aspinall boosts play-off hopes with Rotterdam win over Michael Smith". Sky Sports. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ a b c Wellens, Meg (26 April 2024). "Premier League Darts: Luke Littler moves clear at top of table with 6-2 Rob Cross demolition in Liverpool". Sky Sports. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
External links edit
- Professional Darts Corporation, official website
- PDC Professional Darts Corporation, official website, Tournaments