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Premier League of Darts 2018
 
1 Feb - 17 May
(Thursdays)

 
Defending Champion: Michael van Gerwen

Format

The tournament is played in three stages;

1) 10-player round-robin - played from week 1 to week 9

2) 8-player round-robin - from week 10 to week 15

3) 4-player playoff - in week 16

 

All round-robin matches are played at best of 12 legs each. A player who wins the match is awarded 2 points, 1 point is given to each player if the match ends in a draw and no point is awarded to a loss. At the end of week 9 two players will be eliminated based on the pre-defined elimination process.

 

Points scored from the previous stage are carried forward to this stage. The second stage begins in week 10 with the remaining 8 players. At the end of week 15 the elimination process is applied once again to eliminate 4 players with the remaining advancing to the semi-final playoffs.

 

The third stage is a knockout format where the semi-final and final are played at best of 19 and 21 legs, respectively.

Live coverage (Check locally)

Sky Sports - UK & Ireland
RTL7 - Netherlands
BBC America - USA (Live BBCAmerica.com/darts highlights, 10pm Eastern time)
Sport1 - Germany
DAZN - Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Japan, Canada
Fox Sports - Australia
Sky Sport - New Zealand
OSN - Middle East & North Africa
Kwese - South Africa & Sub-Saharan Africa
Viasat - Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Bulgaria & Baltic States
Nova - Czech Republic & Slovakia
Fox - Italy, Turkey, Greece, Cyprus, Malta, Israel
Pragosport - Poland

Elimination Process

1) lowest number of points accumulated for each round-robin stage

2) a higher leg difference decides the winner when there is a tie on points

3) higher LWAT (Legs Won Against Throw) wins a tie on leg difference

4) a higher match average wins a tie on LWAT

Prize Fund

Winner

Runner-Up

S-Final

5th

6th

7th

8th

9th

10th

League Leader

Total

£250,000

£120,000

£80,000

£65,000

£55,000

£50,000

£45,000

£30,000

£25,000

£25,000

£825,000

Start time: 7pm Local Time  {BST (GMT +1) starts on 25 Mar 2018 and ends on 28 Oct}

Week 1, February 1 (GMT/UTC)
3-Arena, Dublin

Mensur Suljovic 5-7 Simon Whitlock
Gary Anderson
5-7 Michael Smith
Daryl Gurney
6-6 Raymond van Barneveld
Michael van Gerwen
7-2 Rob Cross
Peter Wright
6-6 Gerwyn Price

 

Michael van Gerwen

Simon Whitlock

Michael Smith

Raymond van Barneveld

Gerwyn Price

Daryl Gurney

Peter Wright

Mensur Suljovic
Gary Anderson

Rob Cross

P

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

W

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

D

0

0

0

1

1

1

1

0

0

0

L

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

1

+/-

+5

+2

+2

0

0

0

0

-2

-2

-5

LWAT

2

3

3

3

3

3

3

2

2

0

Pts

2

2

2

1

1

1

1

0

0

0

Week 2, February 8 (GMT)

Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff

Michael Smith 7-4 Daryl Gurney
Rob Cross
1-7 Simon Whitlock
Michael van Gerwen
5-7 Peter Wright
Gerwyn Price
3-7 Gary Anderson
Raymond van Barneveld
7-5 Mensur Suljovic

 

Simon Whitlock

Michael Smith

Raymond van Barneveld

Peter Wright

Michael van Gerwen

Gary Anderson

Daryl Gurney

Gerwyn Price

Mensur Suljovic

Rob Cross

P

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

W

2

2

1

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

D

0

0

1

1

0

0

1

1

0

0

L

0

0

0

0

1

1

1

1

2

2

+/-

+8

+5

+2

+2

+3

+2

-3

-4

-4

-11

LWAT

6

5

5

5

3

4

4

3

3

0

Pts

4

4

3

3

2

2

1

1

0

0

Week 3, February 15 (GMT)

Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle

Mensur Suljovic 2-7 Michael Smith
Daryl Gurney
6-6 Gerwyn Price
Peter Wright
4-7 Rob Cross
Gary Anderson
3-7 Michael van Gerwen
Simon Whitlock
7-4 Raymond van Barneveld

 

Simon Whitlock

Michael Smith

Michael van Gerwen

Peter Wright

Raymond van Barneveld

Gary Anderson

Daryl Gurney

Gerwyn Price

Rob Cross

Mensur Suljovic

P

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

W

3

3

2

1

1

1

0

0

1

0

D

0

0

0

1

1

0

2

2

0

0

L

0

0

1

1

1

2

1

1

2

3

+/-

+11

+10

+7

-1

-1

-2

-3

-4

-8

-9

LWAT

7

9

5

7

5

5

7

6

4

4

Pts

6

6

4

3

3

2

2

2

2

0

Week 4, February 22 (GMT +1)
Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin

Michael Smith 7-3 Simon Whitlock
Gerwyn Price 
3-7 Mensur Suljovic
Michael van Gerwen 7-2 Daryl Gurney
Rob Cross
7-3 Raymond van Barneveld
Peter Wright
6-6 Gary Anderson

 

Michael Smith

Michael van Gerwen

Simon Whitlock

Peter Wright

Rob Cross

Gary Anderson

Raymond van Barneveld

Mensur Suljovic

Daryl Gurney

Gerwyn Price

P

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

W

4

3

3

1

2

1

1

1

0

0

D

0

0

0

2

0

1

1

0

2

2

L

0

1

1

1

2

2

2

3

2

2

+/-

+14

+12

+7

-1

-4

-2

-5

-5

-8

-8

LWAT

13

9

9

9

7

7

6

6

8

6

Pts

8

6

6

4

4

3

3

2

2

2

Week 5, March 1 (GMT)
Westpoint Arena, Exeter

Gary Anderson v Rob Cross
Daryl Gurney v Peter Wright
Mensur Suljovic v Michael van Gerwen
Raymond van Barneveld v Michael Smith
Simon Whitlock v Gerwyn Price

Week 5 was cancelled due to severe weather conditions

The fixtures will be played in Week 10 in Liverpool, shifting Judgement Night by one week

Week 6, March 8 (GMT)
First Direct Arena, Leeds

Michael van Gerwen 7-4 Simon Whitlock
Gerwyn Price
5-7 Raymond van Barneveld
Peter Wright
1-7 Mensur Suljovic
Gary Anderson
6-6 Daryl Gurney
Rob Cross
7-5 Michael Smith

 

Michael van Gerwen

Michael Smith

Simon Whitlock

Rob Cross

Raymond van Barneveld

Mensur Suljovic

Gary Anderson

Peter Wright

Daryl Gurney

Gerwyn Price

P

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

W

4

4

3

3

2

2

1

1

0

0

D

0

0

0

0

1

0

2

2

3

2

L

1

1

2

2

2

3

2

2

2

3

+/-

+15

+12

+4

-2

-3

+1

-2

-7

-8

-10

LWAT

12

15

11

10

10

9

9

9

10

9

Pts

8

8

6

6

5

4

4

4

3

2

Week 7, March 15 (GMT)
Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham

Michael Smith 7-1 Peter Wright
Simon Whitlock
6-6 Daryl Gurney
Mensur Suljovic
2-7 Rob Cross
Gerwyn Price
3-7 Michael van Gerwen
Raymond van Barneveld
6-6 Gary Anderson

 

Michael van Gerwen

Michael Smith

Rob Cross

Simon Whitlock

Raymond van Barneveld

Gary Anderson

Mensur Suljovic

Daryl Gurney

Peter Wright

Gerwyn Price

P

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

W

5

5

4

3

2

1

2

0

1

0

D

0

0

0

1

2

3

0

4

2

2

L

1

1

2

2

2

2

4

2

3

4

+/-

+19

+18

+3

+4

-3

-2

-4

-8

-13

-14

LWAT

14

19

14

12

13

12

10

11

10

9

Pts

10

10

8

7

6

5

4

4

4

2

Week 8, March 22 (GMT)
The SSE Hydro, Glasgow

Daryl Gurney 7-3 Mensur Suljovic
Michael van Gerwen
7-2 Michael Smith
Gary Anderson
7-4 Simon Whitlock
Peter Wright
1-7 Raymond van Barneveld
Rob Cross
7-1 Gerwyn Price

 

Michael van Gerwen

Michael Smith

Rob Cross

Raymond van Barneveld

Gary Anderson

Simon Whitlock

Daryl Gurney

Mensur Suljovic

Peter Wright

Gerwyn Price

P

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

W

6

5

5

3

2

3

1

2

1

0

D

0

0

0

2

3

1

4

0

2

2

L

1

2

2

2

2

3

2

5

4

5

+/-

+24

+13

+9

+3

+1

+1

-4

-8

-19

-20

LWAT

17

20

18

16

13

12

13

10

10

10

Pts

12

10

10

8

7

7

6

4

4

2

Week 9, March 29 (BST/UTC +1)
The SSE Arena, Belfast

Mensur Suljovic 5-7 Gary Anderson
Michael Smith
7-2 Gerwyn Price
Raymond van Barneveld
2-7 Michael van Gerwen
Daryl Gurney
7-5 Rob Cross
Simon Whitlock
6-6 Peter Wright

 

Michael van Gerwen

Michael Smith

Rob Cross

Gary Anderson

Simon Whitlock

Raymond van Barneveld

Daryl Gurney

Peter Wright

Mensur Suljovic

Gerwyn Price

P

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

W

7

6

5

3

3

3

2

1

2

0

D

0

0

0

3

2

2

4

3

0

2

L

1

2

3

2

3

3

2

4

6

6

+/-

+29

+18

+7

+3

+1

-2

-2

-19

-10

-25

LWAT

20

23

19

15

14

16

15

12

11

11

Pts

14

12

10

9

8

8

8

5

4

2

Judgement Week, April 5 (BST)
Echo Arena, Liverpool

Simon Whitlock 7-3 Gerwyn Price
Raymond van Barneveld
0-7 Michael Smith
Gary Anderson
5-7 Rob Cross
Mensur Suljovic
4-7 Michael van Gerwen
Daryl Gurney
6-6 Peter Wright

 

Michael van Gerwen

Michael Smith

Rob Cross

Simon Whitlock

Gary Anderson

Daryl Gurney

Raymond van Barneveld

Peter Wright

Mensur Suljovic

Gerwyn Price

P

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

W

8

7

6

4

3

2

3

1

2

0

D

0

0

0

2

3

5

2

4

0

2

L

1

2

3

3

3

2

4

4

7

7

+/-

+32

+25

+9

+5

+1

-2

-9

-19

-13

-29

LWAT

23

27

22

17

17

18

16

15

12

12

Pts

16

14

12

10

9

9

8

6

4

2

Week 11, April 12 (BST)
The FlyDSA Arena, Sheffield

Raymond van Barneveld 3-7 Daryl Gurney

Gary Anderson 7-2 Peter Wright

Simon Whitlock 1-7 Michael van Gerwen

Michael Smith 5-7 Rob Cross

Raymond van Barneveld 2-7 Peter Wright

 

Michael van Gerwen

Michael Smith

Rob Cross

Gary Anderson

Daryl Gurney

Simon Whitlock

Raymond van Barneveld

Peter Wright

P

10

10

10

10

10

10

11

11

W

9

7

7

4

3

4

3

2

D

0

0

0

3

5

2

2

4

L

1

3

3

3

2

4

6

5

+/-

+38

+23

+11

+6

+2

-1

-18

-19

LWAT

26

29

25

19

21

17

18

19

Pts

18

14

14

11

11

10

8

8

Week 12, April 18 (UTC +2)
Rotterdam Ahoy

Michael Smith 2-7 Gary Anderson
Rob Cross
7-4 Daryl Gurney
Raymond van Barneveld
7-3 Simon Whitlock
Peter Wright
7-5 Michael van Gerwen
Rob Cross
3-7 Gary Anderson

 

Michael van Gerwen

Rob Cross

Gary Anderson

Michael Smith

Daryl Gurney

Simon Whitlock

Raymond van Barneveld

Peter Wright

P

11

12

12

11

11

11

12

12

W

9

8

6

7

3

4

4

3

D

0

0

3

0

5

2

2

4

L

2

4

3

4

3

5

6

5

+/-

+36

+10

+15

+18

-1

-5

-14

-17

LWAT

27

28

24

29

23

17

20

21

Pts

18

16

15

14

11

10

10

10

Week 12, April 19 (UTC +2)
Rotterdam Ahoy

Simon Whitlock 1-7 Michael Smith
Daryl Gurney
3-7 Gary Anderson
Rob Cross
6-6 Peter Wright
Michael van Gerwen
5-7 Raymond van Barneveld
Daryl Gurney
7-1 Simon Whitlock

 

Michael van Gerwen

Gary Anderson

Rob Cross

Michael Smith

Daryl Gurney

Raymond van Barneveld

Peter Wright

Simon Whitlock

P

12

13

13

12

13

13

13

13

W

9

7

8

8

4

5

3

4

D

0

3

1

0

5

2

5

2

L

3

3

4

4

4

6

5

7

+/-

+34

+19

+10

+24

+1

-12

-17

-17

LWAT

28

26

29

32

27

22

22

18

Pts

18

17

17

16

13

12

11

10

Week 13, Apr 26 (BST)
The Manchester Arena

Peter Wright 1-7 Michael Smith 
Daryl Gurney
6-6 Michael van Gerwen
Simon Whitlock
7-5 Gary Anderson
Raymond van Barneveld
6-6 Rob Cross
Michael Smith
1-7 Michael van Gerwen

 

Michael van Gerwen

Michael Smith

Rob Cross

Gary Anderson

Daryl Gurney

Raymond van Barneveld

Simon Whitlock

Peter Wright

P

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

W

10

9

8

7

4

5

5

3

D

1

0

2

3

6

3

2

5

L

3

5

4

4

4

6

7

6

+/-

+40

+24

+10

+17

+1

-12

-15

-23

LWAT

33

35

30

29

29

23

22

22

Pts

21

18

18

17

14

13

12

11

Week 14, May 3 (BST)
Arena Birmingham

Peter Wright 7-4 Simon Whitlock
Rob Cross
2-7 Michael van Gerwen

Daryl Gurney 6-6 Michael Smith
Gary Anderson
3-7 Raymond van Barneveld

 

Michael van Gerwen

Michael Smith

Rob Cross

Gary Anderson

Daryl Gurney

Raymond van Barneveld

Peter Wright

Simon Whitlock

P

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

W

11

9

8

7

4

6

4

5

D

1

1

2

3

7

3

5

2

L

3

5

5

5

4

6

6

8

+/-

+45

+24

+5

+13

+1

-8

-20

-18

LWAT

36

36

30

30

30

26

25

24

Pts

23

19

18

17

15

15

13

12

Week 15, May 10 (BST)
The BHGE Arena, Aberdeen

Michael Smith 6-6 Raymond van Barneveld

Simon Whitlock 6-6 Rob Cross
Peter Wright
6-6 Daryl Gurney
Michael van Gerwen
5-7 Gary Anderson

 

Michael van Gerwen

Michael Smith

Gary Anderson

Rob Cross

Daryl Gurney

Raymond van Barneveld

Peter Wright

Simon Whitlock

P

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

W

11

9

8

8

4

6

4

5

D

1

2

3

3

8

4

6

3

L

4

5

5

5

4

6

6

8

+/-

+43

+24

+15

+5

+1

-8

-20

-18

LWAT

38

37

33

32

32

27

27

26

Pts

23

20

19

19

16

16

14

13

Play-Offs, May 17 (BST)
The O2, London

   19 legs     21 legs

  S-Final        Final

Player 1

Player 4

Player 2

Player 3

(Top 4 players after week 15)

 

S-Final Thu 17 May

Best of 19 legs

19:00 (UTC +1)

 

Final

Best of 21 legs

after S-Final

​

Michael van Gerwen

Rob Cross

10

6

Gary Anderson

Michael Smith

6

10

Michael van Gerwen

Michael Smith

11

4

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