Premier League Darts
Eight players, sixteen weeks, a different arena every Thursday night from February to May, then play-offs. The closest darts gets to a league season.
5 February to 28 May 2026
The next edition is not on the calendar we hold yet. It will appear on the schedule once the PDC confirms the dates.
The Premier League is the tour’s road show. It fills arenas in cities that never otherwise get televised darts, and because it runs weekly for four months it is where casual viewers pick up the sport and the personalities.
It is an invitational, not a ranking event, so the money does not count toward the Order of Merit. What it does count for is exposure, and for a young player a Premier League seat changes a career.
The format
- Eight players. Each night is a knockout: quarter-finals, semi-finals and a final, all played that evening.
- Results feed a league table across the season. Points are earned weekly, and the standings are what the whole thing is really about.
- The top four in the table go through to the play-offs, held at The O2 in London.
How players qualify
- The top four in the PDC Order of Merit are selected automatically.
- Four wildcard places are chosen by the PDC, which is where the arguments come from every January.
Past winners
The last 10 champions, most recent first.
Michael van Gerwen has won the Premier League seven times, more than anyone. Phil Taylor won it six.
How to watch
Shown live in the UK on Sky Sports. That means a Sky Sports subscription, or NOW. The schedule page lists which broadcaster has each event.
Tickets
Each night is sold separately by the host arena, so tickets go through whichever outlet that venue uses. Nights near you sell out first. There is more on outlets, the ballot and what to avoid on the darts tickets page.
The other majors
Also here: the world rankings, the full schedule, and a free scoreboard for your own game.
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