The Premier League Darts 2023 is all set to begin featuring the best throwers in thh game, check out the full schedule, format, dates, venues, line-up and prize money.
The upcoming tournament will be played across four months starting from February till the last week of May.
Premier League Darts 2023 schedule, format, dates, venue, players line-up and prize money
The Class of 2023… 🎓
Here's the line-up for the 2023 @CazooUK Premier League who will battle it out across 17 weeks, starting this Thursday in Belfast!
Be there 👉 https://t.co/pLlSXGOgtJ pic.twitter.com/ezEYvx6zSi
— PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) January 30, 2023
🎯 Michael Smith
🎯 Peter Wright
🎯 Michael van Gerwen
🎯 Gerwyn Price
🎯 Jonny Clayton
🎯 Nathan Aspinall
🎯 Dimitri van den Bergh
🎯 Chris DobeyThe Premier League Darts lineup for 2023 has been confirmed.#PremierLeagueDarts pic.twitter.com/cUYo4ZSiaz
— BoyleSports (@BoyleSports) January 30, 2023
Michael van Gerwen is the reigning champion who won the title last year after beating Joe Cullen 11–10. The Dutchman will be looking to defend his title once again this year for a record-breaking seventh time.
Premier League Darts 2023 line-up
Given below is the line-up for the upcoming Premier League Darts 2023:
- Michael van Gerwen
- Peter Wright
- Gerwyn Price
- Michael Smith
- Nathan Aspinall
- Jonny Clayton
- Chris Dobey
- Dimitri Van den Bergh
From the list above, Michael van Gerwen, Peter Wright, Gerwyn Price and Michael Smith all have a guaranteed spot. This is due to their status of being in the top four world rankings.
Premier League Darts 2023 schedule, format, dates, and venue
The Premier League Darts 2023 will reportedly follow last year’s format featuring 16 mini-tournaments each week. It will firstly follow a league system where the top four players will advance to the finals evening. Given below is the schedule and dates for the upcoming tournament:
All 16 league nights are individual competitions involving quarterfinals, semifinals, and a final over the best of 11 legs and the winner of each league night will get a £10,000 prize.
Throughout the season, each player played against the other seven players twice in quarterfinal matches and on nights eight and sixteen, additional matches in the same format were played.
According to the league table’s current state, those matches are placed in a draw bracket and the player who finished first in the first round met the eighth-placed player.
Round | Date | Venue |
Night 1 | Thursday, February 2 | SSE Arena, Belfast |
Night 2 | Thursday, February 9 | Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, Cardiff |
Night 3 | Thursday, February 16 | OVO Hydro, Glasgow |
Night 4 | Thursday, February 23 | 3Arena, Dublin |
Night 5 | Thursday, March 2 | Westpoint Arena, Exeter |
Night 6 | Thursday, March 9 | M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool |
Night 7 | Thursday, March 16 | Motorpoint Arena Nottingham, Nottingham |
Night 8 | Thursday, March 23 | Utilita Arena Newcastle, Newcastle |
Night 9 | Thursday, March 30 | Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin |
Night 10 | Thursday, April 6 | Utilita Arena Birmingham, Birmingham |
Night 11 | Thursday, April 13 | Brighton Centre, Brighton |
Night 12 | Thursday, April 20 | Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam |
Night 13 | Thursday, April 27 | First Direct Arena, Leeds |
Night 14 | Thursday, May 4 | AO Arena, Manchester |
Night 15 | Thursday, May 11 | Utilita Arena Sheffield, Sheffield |
Night 16 | Thursday, May 18 | P&J Live, Aberdeen |
Play-Offs | Thursday, May 25 | The O2, London |
Premier League Darts 2023 prize money
This year, the prize pot for the Premier League Darts 2023 edition is tipped at £1,000,000. If the same format is followed again this year, then the winner of each night will win £10,000 besides their final ranking rewards. Given below are the prize money rewards for each the upcoming tournament:
Position | Prize Money |
Winner | £275,000 |
Second | £125,000 |
Semi-Finalists | £85,000 |
Fifth | £75,000 |
Sixth | £70,000 |
Seventh | £65,000 |
Eighth | £60,000 |
Weekly Winner | £10,000 |