Premier League Darts Brighton 2024, Schedule, Prize Money, Format

Luke Littler, a 17-year-old phenom who finished second in his inaugural PDC World Darts Championship, is competing in the 20th Premier League Darts Brighton 2024, which begins on February 1, 2024, and continues until May 23, 2024.

Premier League Darts Brighton 2024

Being run by the Professional Darts Corporation, the current darts competition known as the 2024 Premier League Darts (or the BetMGM Premier League Darts due to sponsorship considerations) is the league’s twentieth edition.

The competition kicked off on Thursday, 1 February 2024, at Cardiff’s Utilita Arena and will conclude with the play-offs on Thursday, 23 May 2024, at London’s O2 Arena.

The record-breaker has never played on the PDC Tour. Yet, his current world ranking of 31 is absurdly high given that he is the youngest player to participate in the Premier League and the lowest-ranked player ever to be chosen.

Premier League Darts 2024 Schedule

The tournament, which features eight of the top names in the world, including Michael van Gerwen and Michael Smith, will travel to sites around Europe between 1st February and 23 May 2024.

Night 1, Thursday, Feb 1 – Utility Arena, Cardiff
Night 2, Thursday, February 8 – Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin
Night 3, Thursday February 15 – OVO Hydro, Glasgow
Night 4, Thursday, February 22 – Utilita Arena, Newcastle
Night 5, Thursday, February 29 – Westpoint Exeter
Night 6, Thursday, March 7 – Brighton Centre
Night 7, Thursday, March 14 – Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham
Night 8, Thursday, March 21 – 3Arena, Dublin
Night 9, Thursday, March 28 – The SSE Arena, Belfast
Night 10, Thursday, Apr 4 – AO Arena, Manchester
Night 11, Thursday, Apr 11 – Utilita Arena, Birmingham
Night 12, Thursday, April 18 – Rotterdam Ahoy
Night 13, Thursday, April 25 – M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool
Night 14, Thu, May 2 – P&J Live, Aberdeen
Night 15, Thursday, May 9 – First Direct Arena, Leeds
Night 16, Thu, May 16 – Utilita Arena, Sheffield
Play-Offs Night, Thursday May 23 – The O2, London

Premier League Darts 2024 Format

Nightly eight-player knockout brackets will continue to play out in the 2024 Premier League Darts, with each of the seven matches going the full six legs. At least once in the quarterfinals during the first seven weeks, and again between weeks 9 and 15, are the players guaranteed to face each other.

The league rankings determine the pairings for weeks 8 and 16 at that moment. Finishing in the semi-finals awards two points, finishing in second place awards three, and winning the final awards five.

On May 23, at the O2 Arena in London, the top four players in the Premier League standings as of the conclusion of Night 16 in Sheffield will go on to the play-offs.

Night Winner – 5 points + £10,000 bonus
Runner-Up – 3 points
Semi-Finalists – 2 points

Once the quarterfinals are complete, the top four finishers advance to the final, where the evening’s victor will be announced. Each match consists of a best-of-11 format, with five points awarded to the victor, three to the runner-up, and two to the two semi-finalists who did not advance.

Premier League Darts 2024 Averages, 180s, And Checkout Statistics

Luke Humphries: 100.82
Luke Littler: 100.16
Michael van Gerwen: 98.54
Gerwyn Price: 98.06
Michael Smith: 96.82
Rob Cross: 96.34
Nathan Aspinall: 94.76
Peter Wright: 92.04

Premier League Darts History

After its 2005 debut on Sky Sports, the Premier League has since drawn the cream of the crop from throughout the United Kingdom and Ireland. Teams participate in a round-robin system until the playoffs when the champion is determined.

Of all Premier League players, Michael van Gerwen has won it all seven times, but Phil Taylor, who won it six times between 2005 and 2008, went 44 games undefeated.

Among the other champions are James Wade in 2009, who ended Taylor’s reign with a 13-8 final victory against Mervyn King, who had previously defeated the Power, Gary Anderson in 2011 and 2015, Raymond van Barneveld in 2014, Glen Durrant in 2020, and Jonny Clayton in 2021.

Premier League Darts 2024 Prize Money

The £1 million prize fund for the 2024 event was retained, along with a £10,000 bonus for the winner of each night.

Winner £275,000
Runner-Up £125,000
Semi-Finalists £85,000 each
Fifth in League Table £75,000
Sixth in League Table £70,000
Seventh in League Table £65,000
Eighth in League Table £60,000
Nightly Winner Bonus £10,000 x16
Total £1,000,000

Where Can I watch the Premier League Darts on TV?

Even the Finals Night in Newcastle will be televised by Sky Sports as part of the Premier League Darts season.