2024 Premier League Darts
2024 BetMGM UK Premier League Darts |
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Winner |
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Runner-up |
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Score |
11–7 |
Dates |
1 February – 23 May 2024 |
Edition |
20th |
Number of players |
8 |
Venues |
17 |
Nine Dart Finish |
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Premier League Darts |
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The 2024 Premier League Darts, also known as the BetMGM Premier League Darts for sponsorship reasons, was a darts tournament, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation – the twentieth edition of the tournament. The event began on Thursday 1 February 2024, at the Utilita Arena in Cardiff, and finished with the play-offs, at The O2 Arena in London on Thursday 23 May 2024.[1][2]
Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion, after beating Gerwyn Price 11–5 in the 2023 final.[3] However, he lost 10–5 to Luke Humphries in the semi-finals.
Luke Littler won his first major title and his first Premier League title on debut, beating Luke Humphries 11–7 in the final.[4] He became the youngest player to win a major PDC tournament. Littler also hit a nine-darter in the final.[5]
On night 10, Gerwyn Price also hit a nine-dart leg during his semi-final match against Michael Smith.
Format
The 2024 Premier League Darts remained an eight-person knockout bracket every night, with each of the seven matches played as the first to six legs. The players were guaranteed to meet each other once in the quarter-finals throughout the first seven weeks, and once in the quarter-finals in weeks 9–15, with weeks 8 and 16 being drawn based on the league standings at that point. Players received two points per semi-final finish, three points per runner-up finish, and five points per final win.
Following the league phase, the top four players in the table contested the two knockout semi-finals with 1st playing 4th and 2nd playing 3rd.
Venues
![Locations of the 2024 Premier League venues in the UK and Ireland](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/United_Kingdom_and_Ireland_location_map.png/400px-United_Kingdom_and_Ireland_location_map.png)
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Utilita Arena Cardiff Thursday 1 February | Mercedes-Benz Arena Thursday 8 February | OVO Hydro Thursday 15 February | Utilita Arena Newcastle Thursday 22 February |
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Westpoint Arena Thursday 29 February | Brighton Centre Thursday 7 March | Motorpoint Arena Nottingham Thursday 14 March | 3Arena Thursday 21 March |
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SSE Arena Belfast Thursday 28 March | AO Arena Thursday 4 April | Utilita Arena Birmingham Thursday 11 April | Rotterdam Ahoy Thursday 18 April |
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M&S Bank Arena Thursday 25 April | P&J Live Thursday 2 May | First Direct Arena Thursday 9 May | Utilita Arena Sheffield Thursday 16 May |
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The O2 Thursday 23 May | |||
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Prize money
The prize money for the 2024 tournament remained at £1 million, including a £10,000 bonus to each night's winner.
Stage | Prize Money | |
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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 | £1,000,000 |
Players
The format introduced in 2022 continued, which would encompass eight players, each playing against each other in a knockout tournament each night. The winner of each night received an additional £10,000 towards their prize money. Those who make it out of the last 8 each receive 2 points, the runner-up received 3 points and the winner received 5.
The top 4 players on the PDC Order of Merit automatically qualified. The remaining 4 were announced on 4 January 2024.[2]
Player | Appearance in Premier League | Consecutive Streak | Order of Merit Rank on 1 February 2024 | Previous best performance |
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![]() | 1st[a] | 1 | 1 | Debut |
![]() | 12th | 12 | 2 | Winner (2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023) |
![]() | 7th | 3 | 3 | Runner-up (2018) |
![]() | 4th[b] | 2 | 4 | Runner-up (2020) |
![]() | 6th | 3 | 5 | Runner-up (2023) |
![]() | 5th | 1 | 6 | Runner-up (2019) |
![]() | 11th | 11 | 8 | Runner-up (2017) |
![]() | 1st | 1 | 31 | Debut |
League stage
The fixtures were released on 23 January 2024.[6]
1 February – Night 1
| 8 February – Night 2
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15 February – Night 3
| 22 February – Night 4
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29 February – Night 5
| 7 March – Night 6
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14 March – Night 7
| 21 March – Night 8
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28 March – Night 9
| 4 April – Night 10
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11 April – Night 11
| 18 April – Night 12
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25 April – Night 13
| 2 May – Night 14
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9 May – Night 15
| 16 May – Night 16
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23 May – Play-offs
The top four players of the league stage contest in the play-offs to decide the champion of the Premier League.
The O2, London
Score | ||
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Semi-finals (best of 19 legs) | ||
100.30 Luke Littler ![]() | 10 – 5 | ![]() |
101.71 Luke Humphries ![]() | 10 – 5 | ![]() |
Final (best of 21 legs) | ||
105.60 Luke Littler ![]() | 11 – 7 | ![]() |
Night's Total Average: 100.55 | ||
Highest Checkout: ![]() | ||
Most 180s: ![]() | ||
Night's 180s: 30 | ||
Nine Dart Finish: ![]() |
Standings
Five points were awarded for a night win, three points for the runner-up and two points for the losing semi-finalists. When players are tied on points, nights won is used first as a tie-breaker and after that overall matches won.
The top four players after 16 nights advanced to the play-offs.
Pos | Name | Nights | Matches | Legs | Scoring | |||||||||||||||
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Pts | W | RU | SF | QF | Pld | W | L | LF | LA | LD | LWAT | 100+ | 140+ | 180 | A | HC | CR | C% | ||
1 | ![]() | 40 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 35 | 23 | 12 | 183 | 153 | 30 | 63 | 359 | 174 | 114 | 99.20 | 170 | 183/468 | 39.10% |
2 | ![]() | 36 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 21 | 12 | 169 | 129 | 40 | 66 | 279 | 190 | 107 | 100.46 | 170 | 169/408 | 41.42% |
3 | ![]() | 29 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 29 | 17 | 12 | 144 | 136 | 8 | 53 | 277 | 138 | 79 | 98.10 | 152 | 144/347 | 41.50% |
4 | ![]() | 29 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 17 | 14 | 148 | 150 | –2 | 45 | 299 | 155 | 93 | 96.45 | 170 | 148/377 | 39.26% |
5 | ![]() | 25 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 29 | 15 | 14 | 143 | 139 | 4 | 47 | 315 | 205 | 74 | 95.73 | 170 | 143/394 | 36.29% |
6 | ![]() | 17 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 10 | 16 | 115 | 130 | –15 | 34 | 272 | 164 | 55 | 97.38 | 144 | 115/280 | 41.07% |
7 | ![]() | 12 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 23 | 7 | 16 | 95 | 122 | –27 | 29 | 197 | 144 | 65 | 98.41 | 170 | 95/234 | 40.60% |
8 | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 61 | 104 | –43 | 18 | 190 | 100 | 43 | 93.02 | 156 | 61/172 | 35.47% |
(C) Champion
(RU) Runner-up
(E) Eliminated
(Q) Qualified
- As of 16 May 2024
Streaks
Player | Nights | |||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Play-offs | ||
![]() | SF | RU | QF | SF | QF | W | RU | QF | W | SF | W | |||||||
![]() | QF | SF | RU | QF | SF | W | QF | SF | QF | SF | W | RU | RU | |||||
![]() | QF | W | QF | SF | QF | W | QF | SF | QF | RU | SF | SF | ||||||
![]() | W | SF | QF | RU | QF | RU | QF | SF | RU | QF | SF | W | SF | |||||
![]() | QF | RU | W | QF | RU | SF | RU | SF | QF | W | SF | QF | DNQ | |||||
![]() | SF | QF | SF | RU | SF | QF | RU | QF | ||||||||||
![]() | RU | QF | SF | QF | SF | QF | RU | QF | SF | QF | DNP | QF | ||||||
![]() | QF | SF | QF | SF | QF |
Legend: | DNQ | Did not qualify | DNP | Did not participate | QF | Lost in Quarterfinals | SF | Semi-finalist | RU | Runner-up | W | Night winner |
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Positions by week
Player | Nights | |||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |
![]() | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
![]() | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
![]() | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | |||||||
![]() | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | |||||||||
![]() | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
![]() | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | ||||||
![]() | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||
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References
- ^ Phillips, Josh (21 September 2023). "2024 Premier League schedule & ticket information confirmed". PDC. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
- ^ a b Gorton, Josh (4 January 2024). "Premier League: Humphries & Littler headline 2024 BetMGM Premier League line-up". PDC. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ Gorton, Josh (25 May 2023). "Van Gerwen powers past price, to win a record seventh Premier League title". PDC. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
- ^ "Premier League Darts: Luke Littler hits nine-darter on way to victory over Luke Humphries in final". Sky Sports. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ "Luke Littler powers to Premier League Darts title with nine-dart delight". Guardian. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ Gorton, Josh (23 January 2024). "2024 Premier League Fixtures Confirmed". PDC. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ a b c Gorton, Josh (1 February 2024). "Premier League Darts: Super Smith sinks Price to claim Night One victory in Cardiff". PDC. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "2024 Premier League Event Stats". Darts Orakel. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ a b c "Premier League darts: Michael van Gerwen beats Luke Littler in night two final in Berlin". BBC Sport. 8 February 2024.
- ^ a b c "Premier League Darts: Michael van Gerwen wins in Glasgow after Luke Littler is beaten in thriller". Sky Sports. 16 February 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ a b c "Premier League Darts: Michael van Gerwen secures third night win in a row with victory over Nathan Aspinall in Newcastle". Sky Sports. 22 February 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ a b c "Premier League Darts: Nathan Aspinall wins night five in Exeter". BBC Sport. 29 February 2024.
- ^ a b c "Premier League: Luke Humphries beats Michael Smith in Brighton final after Luke Littler's semi-final exit". Sky Sports. 8 March 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ a b c "Premier League Darts: Luke Humphries secures second night win in a row as Luke Littler comes close to nine-darter". Sky Sports. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ a b c "Premier League Darts: Luke Humphries demolishes Michael Smith in Dublin for third win in a row". Sky Sports. 21 March 2024. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ a b c Wellens, Megan (3 April 2024). "Premier League Darts: Luke Littler fights back against Nathan Aspinall to seal epic Premier League night win in Belfast". Sky Sports. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
- ^ a b c "Premier League Darts: Luke Littler secures back-to-back night wins as Gerwyn Price hits nine-dart finish". Sky Sports. 5 April 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
- ^ a b c Matthews, Callum (11 April 2024). "Premier League Darts: Luke Littler beaten by Michael van Gerwen in night 11 final in Birmingham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ a b c Wellens, Meg (19 April 2024). "Premier League Darts: Nathan Aspinall boosts play-off hopes with Rotterdam win over Michael Smith". Sky Sports. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ a b c Wellens, Meg (26 April 2024). "Premier League Darts: Luke Littler moves clear at top of table with 6-2 Rob Cross demolition in Liverpool". Sky Sports. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
External links
- Professional Darts Corporation, official website
- PDC Professional Darts Corporation, official website, Tournaments
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