Reigning world champion Luke Littler will begin his title defence of the BetMGM Premier League Darts against seven-time winner Michael van Gerwen on Night One at the SSE Arena in Belfast on Thursday, February 6th, a rematch of their thrilling World Championship final tussle at the start of the year.
But the power-scoring pair won't be the only star names taking part, with world number one Luke Humphries, Gerwyn Price, Chris Dobey, Nathan Aspinall, Rob Cross and Stephen Bunting all vying for all-important top-four spots in the Premier League table, aiming for a shot at the coveted trophy at the Play-Off finals at London's O2 Arena on Thursday, May 29th.
Here's everything you need to know about the Premier League Darts 2025:
Start date: Thursday, February 6th
Previous winner: Luke Littler
Prize money: £275,000 for the tournament winner, £10,000 for the nightly winner
Who is taking part and who are the favourites?
Luke Humphries (1) | Runner-up in 2024
Luke Littler (2) | Winner in 2024
Michael van Gerwen (3) | Winner in 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022 and 2023
Rob Cross (4) | Runner-up in 2019
Stephen Bunting (5) | 8th in 2015
Gerwyn Price (9) | Runner-up in 2023
Chris Dobey (10) | 7th in 2023
Nathan Aspinall (11) | Runner-up in 2020
Defending champion Luke Littler is the bookies' favourite to retain his title with odds of 6/5, while Luke Humphries is second-favourite with odds of 11/4. Michael van Gerwen is just behind with odds of 11/2.
Premier League Darts schedule:
Night One - Thursday, February 6th
The SSE Arena, Belfast
Quarter-finals
Chris Dobey 6-4 Gerwyn Price
Stephen Bunting 4-6 Rob Cross
Luke Littler 5-6 Michael van Gerwen
Nathan Aspinall 2-6 Luke Humphries
Semi-finals
Chris Dobey 6-4 Rob Cross
Michael van Gerwen 5-6 Luke Humphries
Final
Chris Dobey 1-6 Luke Humphries
Night Two - Thursday, February 13th
OVO Hydro, Glasgow
Quarter-finals
Rob Cross 5-6 Luke Littler
Michael van Gerwen 6-1 Stephen Bunting
Nathan Aspinall 4-6 Gerwyn Price
Luke Humphries 6-4 Chris Dobey
Semi-finals
Gerwyn Price 4-6 Luke Humphries
Luke Littler 6-2 Michael van Gerwen
Final
Luke Littler 6-5 Luke Humphries
Night Three - Thursday, February 20th
3Arena, Dublin
Quarter-finals
Luke Humphries 6-4 Stephen Bunting
Gerwyn Price 6-4 Luke Littler
Rob Cross 3-6 Nathan Aspinall
Michael van Gerwen 6-4 Chris Dobey
Semi-finals
Luke Humphries 3-6 Gerwyn Price
Nathan Aspinall 6-3 Michael van Gerwen
Final
Gerwyn Price 6-3 Nathan Aspinall
Night Four - Thursday, February 27th
Westpoint Exeter
Quarter-finals
Michael van Gerwen 5-6 Rob Cross
Gerwyn Price 4-6 Luke Humphries
Chris Dobey 5-6 Nathan Aspinall
Stephen Bunting 3-6 Luke Littler
Semi-finals
Rob Cross 5-6 Luke Humphries
Nathan Aspinall 2-6 Luke Littler
Final
Luke Humphries 6-4 Luke Littler
Night Five - Thursday, March 6th
The Brighton Centre
Quarter-finals
Gerwyn Price 3-6 Michael van Gerwen
Luke Littler 6-5 Chris Dobey
Rob Cross 6-4 Luke Humphries
Stephen Bunting 2-6 Nathan Aspinall
Semi-finals
Michael van Gerwen 2-6 Luke Littler
Rob Cross 5-6 Nathan Aspinall
Final
Luke Littler 6-3 Nathan Aspinall
Night Six - Thursday, March 13th
Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham
Quarter-finals
Luke Humphries 4-6 Luke Littler
Rob Cross 6-2 Chris Dobey
Stephen Bunting 4-6 Gerwyn Price
Nathan Aspinall 4-6 Michael van Gerwen
Semi-finals
Gerwyn Price 6-1 Michael van Gerwen
Luke Littler 6-3 Rob Cross
Final
Night Seven - Thursday, March 20th
Utilita Arena, Cardiff
Quarter-finals
Chris Dobey 6-2 Stephen Bunting
Luke Humphries 4-6 Michael van Gerwen
Luke Littler 6-3 Nathan Aspinall
Gerwyn Price 5-6 Rob Cross
Semi-finals
Chris Dobey 1-6 Michael van Gerwen
Luke Littler 6-2 Rob Cross
Final
Michael van Gerwen 2-6 Luke Littler
Night Eight - Thursday, March 27th
Utilita Arena, Newcastle
Quarter-finals
Luke Littler 6-0 Stephen Bunting
Gerwyn Price 2-6 Rob Cross
Luke Humphries 6-3 Chris Dobey
Michael van Gerwen 5-6 Nathan Aspinall
Semi-finals
Luke Littler 6-3 Rob Cross
Luke Humphries 6-5 Nathan Aspinall
Final
Luke Littler 6-1 Luke Humphries
Night Nine - Thursday, April 3rd
Uber Arena, Berlin
Quarter-finals
Nathan Aspinall 2-6 Stephen Bunting
Luke Humphries 6-3 Rob Cross
Chris Dobey 6-2 Luke Littler
Michael van Gerwen v Gerwyn Price - Van Gerwen withdraws through injury
Semi-finals
Stephen Bunting 6-2 Luke Humphries
Chris Dobey 2-6 Gerwyn Price
Final
Stephen Bunting 6-5 Gerwyn Price
Night 10 - Thursday, April 10th
AO Arena, Manchester
Quarter-finals
Chris Dobey 4-6 Michael van Gerwen
Nathan Aspinall 6-2 Rob Cross
Luke Littler 6-3 Gerwyn Price
Stephen Bunting 1-6 Luke Humphries
Semi-finals
Michael van Gerwen 2-6 Nathan Aspinall
Luke Littler 4-6 Luke Humphries
Final
Nathan Aspinall 6-4 Luke Humphries
Night 11 - Thursday, April 17th
Rotterdam Ahoy
Quarter-finals
Chris Dobey 6-3 Luke Humphries
Gerwyn Price 3-6 Nathan Aspinall
Stephen Bunting 6-5 Michael van Gerwen
Luke Littler 6-5 Rob Cross
Semi-finals
Chris Dobey 6-5 Nathan Aspinall
Stephen Bunting 6-5 Luke Littler
Final
Chris Dobey 6-2 Stephen Bunting
Night 12 - Thursday, April 24th
M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool
Quarter-finals
Luke Humphries 6-3 Nathan Aspinall
Michael van Gerwen 6-5 Luke Littler
Rob Cross 6-1 Stephen Bunting
Gerwyn Price 6-2 Chris Dobey
Semi-finals
Luke Humphries 6-4 Michael van Gerwen
Rob Cross 2-6 Gerwyn Price
Final
Luke Humphries 4-6 Gerwyn Price
Night 13 - Thursday, May 1st
Utilita Arena, Birmingham
Quarter-finals
Luke Littler 6-5 Stephen Bunting
Nathan Aspinall 6-3 Chris Dobey
Luke Humphries 5-6 Gerwyn Price
Rob Cross 4-6 Michael van Gerwen
Semi-finals
Luke Littler 6-5 Nathan Aspinall
Gerwyn Price 3-6 Michael van Gerwen
Final
Luke Littler 6-4 Michael van Gerwen
Night 14 - Thursday, May 8th
First Direct Arena, Leeds
Quarter-finals
Rob Cross 5-6 Gerwyn Price
Nathan Aspinall 4-6 Luke Littler
Michael van Gerwen 4-6 Luke Humphries
Stephen Bunting 6-5 Chris Dobey
Semi-finals
Gerwyn Price 3-6 Luke Littler
Luke Humphries 6-4 Stephen Bunting
Final
Luke Littler 5-6 Luke Humphries
Night 15 - Thursday, May 15th
P&J Live, Aberdeen
Quarter-finals
Michael van Gerwen 3-6 Nathan Aspinall
Gerwyn Price 4-6 Stephen Bunting
Chris Dobey 6-2 Rob Cross
Luke Littler 6-3 Luke Humphries
Semi-finals
Nathan Aspinall 6-1 Stephen Bunting
Chris Dobey 6-5 Luke Littler
Final
Nathan Aspinall 6-1 Chris Dobey
Night 16 - Thursday, May 22nd
Utilita Arena, Sheffield
Quarter-finals
Luke Littler 6-1 Stephen Bunting
Nathan Aspinall 6-2 Michael van Gerwen
Luke Humphries 6-4 Rob Cross
Chris Dobey 6-5 Gerwyn Price
Semi-finals
Luke Littler 6-4 Nathan Aspinall
Luke Humphries 6-2 Chris Dobey
Final
Luke Littler 6-3 Luke Humphries
Play-Offs - Thursday, May 29th
The O2, London
Semi-finals
Luke Littler v Gerwyn Price
Luke Humphries v Nathan Aspinall
Where can you watch it?
The 2025 BetMGM Premier League will be broadcast live on Sky Sports in the UK & Ireland, through the PDC's worldwide broadcast partners including DAZN and Viaplay, and on PDCTV for the rest of the world subscribers.
Follow all the scores and talking points from the BetMGM Premier League Darts with Flashscore.
How much is the prize money?
The prize money for the 2025 edition of the tournament remains at £1 million, and there is a £10,000 bonus to each night's winner.
The outright tournament winner will take home £275,000, while the runner-up will receive £125,000.
Winner: £275,000
Runner-up: £125,000
Semi-finalists (x2): £85,000
5th place: £75,000
6th place: £70,000
7th place: £65,000
8th place: £60,000
Weekly winner bonus (x16): £10,000
Total prize money: £1,000,000
How does the Premier League Darts format work?
The format remains unchanged from the previous edition, with eight players competing in 16 mini-tournaments across the UK and Ireland, the Netherlands and Germany.
Each night will see a thrilling knockout format, with players battling through quarter-finals, semi-finals, and a final played over the best of 11 legs.
Points are awarded for each night's performance – five to the winner, three to the runner-up, and two to the semi-finalists – with the top four players in the league table advancing to the coveted Play-Offs at London's O2 Arena to crown an overall winner.
Who are the previous winners?
Since its inception in 2005, only eight players have won the Premier League.
Michael van Gerwen boasts the most Premier League Darts trophies, winning the tournament a record seven times.
Legendary Phil Taylor won the first four editions and a total of six during his illustrious career. Scotland's Gary Anderson has won it twice.
James Wade, Raymond van Barneveld, Glen Durrant, Jonny Clayton and Luke Littler have each won the Premier League once.
A total of 16 nine-dart finishes have been thrown in the Premier League - the first one was in 2006 by Raymond van Barneveld, and the most recent one was in 2024 by Luke Littler during the final.
Tournament records
Most titles: 7 – Michael van Gerwen
Most tournament appearances: 14 – Raymond van Barneveld
Most matches played: 211 – Raymond van Barneveld
Longest unbeaten run: 44 matches – Phil Taylor (2005–2008)
Biggest victories (league stage): 11–1 Phil Taylor v Wayne Mardle (2005), 11–1 Phil Taylor v Peter Manley (2005)
Biggest victories (playoff stages): 16–4 Phil Taylor v Colin Lloyd (2005 final)
Most 180s by one player in a single match: 11 – Gary Anderson v Simon Whitlock (2011).11 – José de Sousa v Nathan Aspinall (2021).
Most 100+ averages in a season: 18 – Michael van Gerwen (2017). Van Gerwen became the first player to average over 100 in every match of a season.
Highest match average: 123.40 – Michael van Gerwen (2016)
Highest group stage overall average: 107.95 – Phil Taylor (2012)
Lowest group stage overall average: 86.36 – Glen Durrant (2021)
Highest average in the final: 112.37 – Michael van Gerwen (2018)
When is the final?
The final will take place at London's O2 Arena on Thursday, May 29th.