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Metro
29-05-2025
- Sport
- Metro
Premier League Darts Final 2025: Prize money, start time, format and schedule
Premier League Darts 2025 reaches its climax on Thursday night as just four players remain ahead of the Play-Offs at The O2 in London. Luke Littler comes in as the defending champion as he looks to retain the title he won on debut last year. The Nuke beat Luke Humphries in the showpiece 12 months ago and Cool Hand is back for another shot at the prestigious non-ranking title this time round. Gerwyn Price gets a shot at Littler in the semi-finals, with Nathan Aspinall taking on Humphries and the winners going on to meet in the final. Littler is the only one of the four men to have won the tournament before, although the other three have all been to a final. The Play-Offs night is the finale to an epic event which began on February 6 in Belfast and took in 16 weeks of action in the league phase. Michael van Gerwen, Chris Dobey, Rob Cross and Stephen Bunting have all now fallen by the wayside and the final four will battle it out for the mammoth top prize in London. Coverage of the Premier League Play-Offs begins at 7pm on Thursday May 29 on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports+. Semi-finals (Best of 19 legs)Luke Littler vs Gerwyn Price Luke Humphries vs Nathan Aspinall Final (Best of 21 legs) Winner: £275,000Runner-up: £125,000Semi-finalists: £85,0005th place – Michael van Gerwen: £75,0006th place – Chris Dobey: £70,0007th place – Rob Cross: £65,000 8th place – Stephen Bunting: £60,000 Weekly Winner Bonus – £10,000 Week 1: Luke HumphriesWeek 2: Luke LittlerWeek 3: Gerwyn PriceWeek 4: Luke HumphriesWeek 5: Luke LittlerWeek 6: Gerwyn PriceWeek 7: Luke LittlerWeek 8: Luke LittlerWeek 9: Stephen BuntingWeek 10: Nathan AspinallWeek 11: Chris DobeyWeek 12: Gerwyn PriceWeek 13: Luke LittlerWeek 14: Luke HumphriesWeek 15: Nathan Aspinall Week 16: Luke Littler Luke Littler 5/6 Luke Humphries 2/1 More Trending Gerwyn Price 11/2 Nathan Aspinall 9/1 Odds courtesy of Betfair 2024: Luke Littler2023: Michael van Gerwen2022: Michael van Gerwen2021: Jonny Clayton2020: Glen Durrant2019: Michael van Gerwen2018: Michael van Gerwen2017: Michael van Gerwen2016: Michael van Gerwen2015: Gary Anderson2014: Raymond van Barneveld2013: Michael van Gerwen2012: Phil Taylor2011: Gary Anderson2010: Phil Taylor2009: James Wade2008: Phil Taylor2007: Phil Taylor2006: Phil Taylor 2005: Phil Taylor MORE: Phil Taylor sends message to fans as he officially retires from all darts MORE: Gerwyn Price is dreaming of a Premier League Darts and Greyhound Derby double success
The Independent
06-02-2025
- Sport
- The Independent
What time does Luke Littler play in Premier League Darts tonight in Belfast?
Luke Littler returns tonight as the Premier League Darts 2025 kicks off in Belfast. The PDC world champion won the showcase event last year and begins his title defence against three-time world champion Michael Van Gerwen in what many believe to be the start of a new era in the sport after his maiden victory at Alexandra Palace in January. The Dutch player criticised Littler for arriving late for the launch on Wednesday, stating he is not a kid anymore, having turned 18 years old this year. Luke Humphries, as the world No. 1, will be out for revenge after a disappointing world title defence, but victory last week in a thrilling World Masters final against Jonny Clayton leaves him in great shape for the first of 16 nights before the play-offs. Here's everything you need to know about Littler's first match tonight and the other players and matches set to feature at The SSE Arena: When is Luke Littler playing? Luke Littler is booked to play in the quarter-finals on the opening night in Belfast against Michael van Gerwen. It will be the third match on stage, meaning Chris Dobey vs Gerwyn Price kicks things off at 7:10pm GMT, then it's Stephen Bunting vs Rob Cross at approximately 7:40pm GMT, before Littler takes to the stage with 'MVG'. Luke Humphries will round out the quarter-finals at 8:40pm against Nathan Aspinall. Should Littler win, he can face Humphries or Aspinall in the semi-finals, with the match set to begin at around 9pm GMT. The final, should Littler reach it, will see 'The Nuke' play for a third time on the night at around 10pm GMT. How can I watch? You can watch the first night of the Premier League Darts 2025 on 6 February on Sky Sports +, with a live stream on Sky Go and Now TV, the broadcast begins at 7pm GMT. Premier League format Each Premier League night has a mini tournament where the eight players start the night off in four quarter-finals. All players will play each other in the first seven weeks and then again from weeks nine to 15. The winners from the last eight matches advance to the semi-finals before an eventual final before the winner of the night is declared. Every match is best-of-11 legs with the winner banking five points, the runner-up takes home three points and the two losing semi-finalists each receive two points. The top four players in the Premier League table following the final regular season night in Sheffield will advance to the Play-Offs and Finals Night in London on May 29. Top of the table will face fourth and second takes on third. The two semi-finals will be played in a best-of-19 legs match. The winners will then go head-to-head in the final on the same evening, this time over best-of-21 legs, and the first player to win 11 legs will lift the Premier League title. Odds Luke Littler 5/4 Luke Humphries 11/4 Michael van Gerwen 5/1 Stephen Bunting 12/1 Gerwyn Price 14/1 Chris Dobey 20/1 Rob Cross 20/1 Nathan Aspinall 33/1 Premier League Darts Championship prize money Champion: £275,000 Runner-up: £125,000 Semi-finalists: £85,000 The other players finishing fifth and eighth will earn between £75,000 and £60,000. Each winner of a week will bank a Nightly Winner Bonus of £10,000, with the total prize money this year at £1m.
