Littler to face Bunting and Price after Premier League wildcards announced

Luke Littler celebrates after beating Michael van Gerwen in the PDC World Darts Championship final
Luke Littler celebrates after beating Michael van Gerwen in the PDC World Darts Championship finalBen STANSALL / AFP
Recently crowned world champion Luke Littler (17) will be joined by former world champion Gerwyn Price (39), world championship semi-finalists Stephen Bunting (39) and Chris Dobey (34), and 2023 World Matchplay champion Nathan Aspinall (33) in the Premier League Darts 2025 after the eight-player line-up was revealed on Monday.

Littler, the reigning Premier League champion, will also face world number one Luke Humphries, Rob Cross, and Michael van Gerwen – his opponent during his historic win at Alexandra Palace earlier this month – in the weekly tournament which gets underway next month.

Littler, Humphries, Cross and van Gerwen earned automatic entry into the tournament based on their top-four ranking in the PDC’s Order of Merit while Price, Bunting, Dobey and Aspinall earned wildcard entries.

When does the Premier League Darts 2025 take place?

Matches will take place every Thursday evening between February and May in various cities around the UK, Ireland and Europe. 

The tournament will start at the SSE Arena in Belfast on 6th February and conclude at the O2 Arena in London on 29th May.

Each night will feature an eight-player knockout tournament with all players competing across weeks 1-7 and 9-15. A draw will determine matches for weeks 8 and 16.

Each winner receives five points, with three points awarded to the runner-up and two points for each losing semi-finalist. After week 16, the top four in the table contest the Premier League semi-final and final in London.

Premier League Darts 2025 schedule 

Night 1: The SSE Arena, Belfast, 6th February

Night 2: OVO Hydro, Glasgow, 13th February

Night 3: 3Arena, Dublin, 20th February

Night 4: Westpoint Exeter, 27th February

Night 5: The Brighton Centre, 6th March

Night 6: Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham, 13th March

Night 7: Utilita Arena, Cardiff, 20th March 20

Night 8: Utilita Arena, Newcastle, 27th March

Night 9: Uber Arena, Berlin, 3rd April

Night 10: AO Arena, Manchester, 10th April

Night 11: Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam, 17th April

Night 12: M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool, 24th April

Night 13: Utilita Arena, Birmingham, 1st May

Night 14: First Direct Arena, Leeds, 8th May

Night 15: P&J Live, Aberdeen, 15th May

Night 16: Utilita Arena, Sheffield, 22nd May

Semi-finals and final: The O2, London, 29th May