Luke Littler, Luke Humphries and Michael van Gerwen all characteristic amongst a star-studded 2025 Premier League Darts line-up.
The match might be staged on Thursday nights from February till Could, as the game’s high stars battle it out for the coveted title and £1m in prize cash.
Littler and Humphries are a part of an eight-player subject, which additionally consists of Van Gerwen, who’s on the lookout for a record-extending eighth Premier League crown, and 2019 runner-up Rob Cross.
We take a more in-depth have a look at the gamers chasing one of many greatest trophies within the sport…
Luke Humphries
PDC Order of Advantage: 1st
Final yr: Runner-up (2024)
PL Finest: He appeared as a contender in 2019 and was runner-up to Littler in final yr’s remaining
Stroll-on Music: ‘I Predict a Riot’ by the Kaiser Chiefs
Humphries dominated darts for a interval on the finish of 2023, profitable 4 majors within the area of three months to leap atop the world rankings.
‘Cool Hand’ sparked his spectacular streak with a maiden main title on the World Grand Prix, then adopted victory on the Grand Slam of Darts a month later by profitable the Gamers Championship Finals.
Humphries claimed the largest win of his profession by securing a maiden world championship title in opposition to teenager Littler in 2024.
He then gained the World Cup for England in June alongside Michael Smith and made historical past in Blackpool in July by changing into simply the second participant after Phil Taylor to win the Worlds and World Matchplay in the identical yr.
His yr completed with a shock defeat to Mike De Decker within the remaining of the World Grand Prix, early elimination within the group stage of the Grand Slam of Darts, after which defeat to Peter Wright at Alexandra Palace in December.
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Littler gained the Premier League in his debut marketing campaign after defeating Humphries 11-7 within the remaining
Luke Littler
Luke Littler is out to defend his Premier League crown
PDC Order of Advantage: 2nd
Final yr: Winner
PL Finest: Winner (2024)
Stroll on Music: ‘Greenlight’ by Pitbull that includes Flo Rida and LunchMoney Lewis.
Littler was handed his Premier League debut final yr after his sensational run to the world championship remaining, the place he captured the creativeness of the sporting world together with his outstanding rookie look on the Alexandra Palace.
The then-16-year-old turned the youngest participant to succeed in the ultimate the place he misplaced out to Humphries, however 2024 noticed the Warrington star win 10 PDC titles, together with the Premier League title on debut, the place he hit an unimaginable nine-darter in defeating Humphries 11-7.
He continued his outstanding journey by profitable the Grand Slam of Darts title and World Collection Finals earlier than consolidating his standing as the largest star within the recreation by profitable the world championship with a 7-3 demolition of Michael van Gerwen.
Littler additionally gained the Bahrain Darts Masters, Poland Darts Masters, Belgian Darts Open and Austrian Darts Open in addition to hitting 4 nine-darters, taking his earnings to over £1.5m in prize cash in simply 13 months.
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Littler hit a nine-darter in the course of the Premier League remaining sparking unimaginable scenes
Michael van Gerwen
Michael van Gerwen has gained a report seven Premier League titles throughout his profession
PDC Order of Advantage: third
Final yr: Semi-finals
PL Finest: Winner (2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023)
Stroll on Music: ‘Seven Nation Military’ by The White Stripes.
Van Gerwen has loved extra success within the occasion than another participant in its historical past, with the ‘Inexperienced Machine’ now aiming so as to add to his report tally of seven titles.
The Dutchman is making a Thirteenth-consecutive Premier League look. He has solely completed exterior the highest 4 as soon as, which means Van Gerwen might be among the many pre-tournament favourites as soon as once more.
He didn’t win a televised match in 2024, for the primary time in a calendar yr since 2011, and he was surprisingly dismantled by 17-year-old Littler in a one-sided world championship remaining.
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Rob Cross
Rob Cross completed runner-up to Van Gerwen within the Premier League again in 2019
PDC Order of Advantage: 4th
Final yr: sixth
PL Finest: Runner-up (2019)
Stroll on Music: ‘Scorching Scorching Scorching’ by Arrow.
The 2018 world champion returned to the Premier League in 2024 after lacking the 2 earlier editions, having completed runner-up in two main TV occasions.
‘Voltage’ made a formidable run to the semi-finals of the world championship final yr earlier than being crushed by Littler, his greatest end since profitable the occasion. He suffered an early exit on the 2025 Worlds, shedding to Scott Williams within the second spherical.
After lifting titles on the US Darts Masters and Baltic Sea Darts Open, Cross is again and set to make his sixth Premier League look.
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An outstanding 129 end noticed Cross thrash Van Gerwen 6-2 in Brighton final yr
The wildcards go to…
Stephen Bunting
Stephen Bunting make his long-awaited return to the Premier League
PDC Order of Advantage: fifth
Final yr: DNP
PL Finest: eighth (2015)
Stroll on Music: ‘Titanium’ by David Guetta
Is Bunting the individuals’s champion?
‘The Bullet’ made a incredible begin to the 2024 season after he beat Van Gerwen to win the Masters, Bunting’s first televised PDC title.
His run to the semi-finals on the worlds is sufficient to take him into the Premier League for the primary time in 10 years after ending eighth in 2015.
Anticipate the gang to be chanting “Let’s go Bunting mental!” when the gamers hit the M&S Financial institution Area in Liverpool on Night time 12.
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Gerwyn Worth
Gerwyn Worth famously landed two nine-darters in a single evening a few years in the past
PDC Order of Advantage: ninth
Final yr: seventh
PL Finest: Runner-up (2023)
Stroll on Music: ‘Ice Ice Child’ by Vanilla Ice
‘The Iceman’ endured a nightmare marketing campaign on debut in 2018, struggling elimination with no win to his identify, earlier than recording consecutive fifth-placed finishes in 2019 and 2020.
He landed two nine-darters on an unimaginable evening in Belfast within the 2022 marketing campaign, the place he completed seventh, then produced his greatest Premier League within the 2023 occasion when he completed runner-up to Van Gerwen.
After making the ultimate in Cardiff on Night time One final yr, he would’ve felt positively concerning the season forward, however after that he made just one extra remaining in Manchester 9 weeks later, the place he misplaced to Littler.
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Worth struck a nine-darter throughout his match in opposition to Michael Smith in Manchester
Chris Dobey
Chris Dobey will make simply his second full-time Premier League Darts look
PDC Order of Advantage: tenth
Final yr: DNP
PL Finest: He appeared as contender in 2019 and 2020 and was seventh in 2023
Stroll on Music: ‘Let’s Get Able to Rumble’ – PJ & Duncan
Chris Dobey will make simply his second Premier League Darts look after reaching the semi-finals of the World Championship for the primary time.
Dobey had a largely disappointing 2024 however a giant win over Gerwyn Worth within the quarter-finals at Alexandra Palace noticed him make the final 4, the place he misplaced to Van Gerwen.
”Hollywood’ gained three Gamers Championship titles final yr, together with a nine-darter in April, and is a former Masters champion.
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Chris Dobey made a nine-darter in opposition to Martin Schindler within the Gamers Championship final yr
Nathan Aspinall
Nathan Aspinall reached the Premier League remaining in 2020
PDC Order of Advantage: eleventh
Final yr: fifth
PL Finest: Runner-up (2020)
Stroll on Music: ‘Mr Brightside’ by The Killers.
Aspinall, runner-up to Glen Durrant on his full debut in 2020, is again for a 3rd successive Premier League look.
‘The Asp’ has struggled beforehand with harm, however he then bounced again to finish his four-year watch for a second main TV title when he thrashed Jonny Clayton to win the World Matchplay in 2023 for the largest win of his profession.
The Stockport star reached the semi-finals of The Masters after which made a run to the quarter-finals of the world championship the place he was crushed by Littler.
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Aspinall hit a 10-darter throughout his match in opposition to Peter Wright – nevertheless it might have been an ideal leg!
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Michael Smith secured his one and solely win throughout his 2022 Premier League marketing campaign in Newcastle
2025 BetMGM Premier League confirmed dates
Night time 1 – The SSE Area, Belfast – Thursday February 6
Night time 2 – OVO Hydro, Glasgow – Thursday February 13
Night time 3 – 3Arena, Dublin – Thursday February 20
Night time 4 – Westpoint Exeter – Thursday February 27
Night time 5 – The Brighton Centre – Thursday March 6
Night time 6 – Motorpoint Area, Nottingham – Thursday March 13
Night time 7 – Utilita Area, Cardiff – Thursday March 20
Night time 8 – Utilita Area, Newcastle – Thursday March 27
Night time 9 – Uber Area, Berlin – Thursday April 3
Night time 10 – AO Area, Manchester – Thursday April 10
Night time 11 – Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam – Thursday April 17
Night time 12 – M&S Financial institution Area, Liverpool – Thursday April 24
Night time 13 – Utilita Area, Birmingham, Thursday Could 1
Night time 14 – First Direct Area, Leeds – Thursday Could 8
Night time 15 – P&J Dwell, Aberdeen – Thursday Could 15
Night time 16 – Utilita Area, Sheffield – Thursday Could 22
Play-Offs – The O2, London – Thursday Could 29
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