Luke Littler, Luke Humphries and Michael van Gerwen all function amongst a star-studded 2025 Premier League Darts line-up.
The event might be staged on Thursday nights from February till Could, as the game’s prime stars battle it out for the coveted title and £1m in prize cash.
Littler and Humphries are a part of an eight-player area, which additionally contains 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 12 months: Runner-up (2024)
PL Finest: He appeared as a contender in 2019 and was runner-up to Littler in final 12 months’s remaining
Stroll-on Tune: ‘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 most important win of his profession by securing a maiden world championship title towards teenager Littler in 2024.
He then received the World Cup for England in June alongside Michael Smith and made historical past in Blackpool in July by turning into simply the second participant after Phil Taylor to win the Worlds and World Matchplay in the identical 12 months.
His 12 months 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 received 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 12 months: Winner
PL Finest: Winner (2024)
Stroll on Tune: ‘Greenlight’ by Pitbull that includes Flo Rida and LunchMoney Lewis.
Littler was handed his Premier League debut final 12 months after his sensational run to the world championship remaining, the place he captured the creativeness of the sporting world along with his exceptional rookie look on the Alexandra Palace.
The then-16-year-old grew to become 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 exceptional journey by profitable the Grand Slam of Darts title and World Collection Finals earlier than consolidating his standing as the most important star within the sport by profitable the world championship with a 7-3 demolition of Michael van Gerwen.
Littler additionally received 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 received a file seven Premier League titles throughout his profession
PDC Order of Advantage: third
Final 12 months: Semi-finals
PL Finest: Winner (2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023)
Stroll on Tune: ‘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 file 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, that means Van Gerwen might be among the many pre-tournament favourites as soon as once more.
He didn’t win a televised event in 2024, for the primary time in a calendar 12 months since 2011, and he was surprisingly dismantled by 17-year-old Littler in a one-sided world championship remaining.
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Try how MVG received a record-breaking seventh Premier League title…
Rob Cross
Rob Cross completed runner-up to Van Gerwen within the Premier League again in 2019
PDC Order of Advantage: 4th
Final 12 months: sixth
PL Finest: Runner-up (2019)
Stroll on Tune: ‘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 12 months earlier than being overwhelmed by Littler, his finest end since profitable the occasion. He suffered an early exit on the 2025 Worlds, dropping 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 exceptional 129 end noticed Cross thrash Van Gerwen 6-2 in Brighton final 12 months
The wildcards go to…
Stephen Bunting
Stephen Bunting make his long-awaited return to the Premier League
PDC Order of Advantage: fifth
Final 12 months: DNP
PL Finest: eighth (2015)
Stroll on Tune: ‘Titanium’ by David Guetta
Is Bunting the individuals’s champion?
‘The Bullet’ made a unbelievable 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 Evening 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 12 months: seventh
PL Finest: Runner-up (2023)
Stroll on Tune: ‘Ice Ice Child’ by Vanilla Ice
‘The Iceman’ endured a nightmare marketing campaign on debut in 2018, struggling elimination and not using a win to his title, 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 finest Premier League within the 2023 occasion when he completed runner-up to Van Gerwen.
After making the ultimate in Cardiff on Evening One final 12 months, he would’ve felt positively in regards to 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 towards 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 12 months: DNP
PL Finest: He appeared as contender in 2019 and 2020 and was seventh in 2023
Stroll on Tune: ‘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 an enormous 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’ received three Gamers Championship titles final 12 months, together with a nine-darter in April, and is a former Masters champion.
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Chris Dobey made a nine-darter towards Martin Schindler within the Gamers Championship final 12 months
Nathan Aspinall
Nathan Aspinall reached the Premier League remaining in 2020
PDC Order of Advantage: eleventh
Final 12 months: fifth
PL Finest: Runner-up (2020)
Stroll on Tune: ‘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 damage, 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 most important 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 towards Peter Wright – but it surely 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
Evening 1 – The SSE Area, Belfast – Thursday February 6
Evening 2 – OVO Hydro, Glasgow – Thursday February 13
Evening 3 – 3Arena, Dublin – Thursday February 20
Evening 4 – Westpoint Exeter – Thursday February 27
Evening 5 – The Brighton Centre – Thursday March 6
Evening 6 – Motorpoint Area, Nottingham – Thursday March 13
Evening 7 – Utilita Area, Cardiff – Thursday March 20
Evening 8 – Utilita Area, Newcastle – Thursday March 27
Evening 9 – Uber Area, Berlin – Thursday April 3
Evening 10 – AO Area, Manchester – Thursday April 10
Evening 11 – Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam – Thursday April 17
Evening 12 – M&S Financial institution Area, Liverpool – Thursday April 24
Evening 13 – Utilita Area, Birmingham, Thursday Could 1
Evening 14 – First Direct Area, Leeds – Thursday Could 8
Evening 15 – P&J Dwell, Aberdeen – Thursday Could 15
Evening 16 – Utilita Area, Sheffield – Thursday Could 22
Play-Offs – The O2, London – Thursday Could 29
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