5 Feb-28 May
(Thursdays)
28 May 2026: BETMGM renews sponsorship with multi-year deal
Format
Eight players will compete in this competition
A player will play the same opponent twice over 16 sessions
Each weekly session is a knockout format until the final
Session winner gets 5 points plus £10,000 while 3 & 2 points are awarded to the runner-up & semi-finalists, respectively
All matches are played at best of 11 501-legs
Elimination process
4 players with the most points at end of 16 sessions advance to the play-offs in session 17 (S-Final best of 19 legs, Final best of 21 legs) to battle for the top prize
Legs Difference is used to break tie on league table points
(increased from £1M)
Prize Fund
Winner
R-Up
S-Final
5th place
6th place
7th place
8th place
Weekly win
Total £
350,000
170,000
110,000
95,000
90,000
85,000
80,000
10,000
1,250,000
9-darter bonus: set of 18ct gold darts worth £30,000
Live Coverage (Check locally)
Sky Sports - UK & Ireland
AMC Networks - Hungary
beIN - Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, UAE, Yemen
DAZN - Austria, Germany, Switzerland
Eurasian Broadcasting - Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
Fanduel - Brazil, USA
Fox Sports - Australia
L’Equipe - France
Nova - Czech Republic, Slovakia
Peacock - Canada, USA (week 4 and beyond)
Sky Network - New Zealand
Sport1 - Germany
TV Arena Sport - Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia
TV3 - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania
Viaplay - Denmark, Iceland, Netherlands, Norway
VTM - Belgium
Zonasport - Croatia
Participants
Luke Littler, Luke Humphries, Gian van Veen, Michael van Gerwen, Jonny Clayton, Stephen Bunting, Josh Rock, Gerwyn Price
Start time: 7pm local time {BST (GMT +1) starts on 29 Mar 2026 at 01:00 GMT and ends on 25 Oct 02:00 BST}
PLD 2026 Week 1 5 Feb GMT Utilita Arena, Newcastle
Josh Rock
Luke Littler
Luke Humphries
Stephen Bunting
Q/F
2-6
4-6
6-5
2-6
Jonny Clayton
Gian van Veen
Gerwyn Price
Michael van Gerwen
Jonny Clayton
Luke Humphries
Gian van Veen
S/F
4-6
2-6
Final
4-6
Gian van Veen
Michael van Gerwen
Michael van Gerwen
Week 1
Michael van Gerwen
Gian van Veen
Jonny Clayton
Luke Humphries
Gerwyn Price
Luke Littler
Stephen Bunting
Josh Rock
Pts
5
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
PLD 2026 Week 2 12 Feb GMT +1 AFAS Dome, Antwerp
Luke Littler
Michael van Gerwen
Jonny Clayton
Gerwyn Price
Q/F
6-5
6-2
6-4
6-5
Luke Humphries
Josh Rock
Stephen Bunting
Gian van Veen
Luke Littler
Jonny Clayton
Michael van Gerwen
S/F
4-6
5-6
Final
3-6
Michael van Gerwen
Gerwyn Price
Gerwyn Price
Week 2
Michael van Gerwen
Gerwyn Price
Jonny Clayton
Gian van Veen
Luke Littler
Luke Humphries
Stephen Bunting
Josh Rock
Pts
8
5
4
3
2
2
0
0
PLD 2026 Week 3 19 Feb GMT OVO Hydro, Glasgow
Stephen Bunting
Luke Humphries
Michael van Gerwen
Jonny Clayton
Q/F
3-6
6-2
bye
6-3
Gian van Veen
Josh Rock
Luke Littler
Gerwyn Price
Gian van Veen
Luke Littler
Gian van Veen
S/F
6-5
1-6
Final
2-6
Luke Humphries
Jonny Clayton
Jonny Clayton
Week 3
Jonny Clayton
Michael van Gerwen
Gian van Veen
Gerwyn Price
Luke Littler
Luke Humphries
Stephen Bunting
Josh Rock
Pts
9
8
6
5
4
4
0
0
MvG withdrew
PLD 2026 Week 4 26 Feb GMT SSE Arena, Belfast
Luke Littler
Stephen Bunting
Michael van Gerwen
Gian van Veen
Q/F
2-6
6-4
5-6
6-2
Jonny Clayton
Luke Humphries
Gerwyn Price
Josh Rock
Jonny Clayton
Gerwyn Price
Stephen Bunting
S/F
0-6
5-6
Final
6-2
Stephen Bunting
Gian van Veen
Gian van Veen
Week 4
Jonny Clayton
Gian van Veen
Michael van Gerwen
Gerwyn Price
Stephen Bunting
Luke Humphries
Luke Littler
Josh Rock
Pts
11
9
8
7
5
4
4
0
9-darter: Josh Rock
PLD 2026 Week 5 5 Mar GMT Utilita Arena, Cardiff
Michael van Gerwen
Gian van Veen
Gerwyn Price
Luke Littler
Q/F
1-6
4-6
6-5
6-4
Luke Humphries
Jonny Clayton
Stephen Bunting
Josh Rock
Luke Humphries
Gerwyn Price
Jonny Clayton
S/F
4-6
3-6
Final
4-6
Jonny Clayton
Luke Littler
Luke Littler
Week 5
Jonny Clayton
Gerwyn Price
Luke Littler
Gian van Veen
Michael van Gerwen
Luke Humphries
Stephen Bunting
Josh Rock
Pts
14
9
9
9
8
6
5
0
PLD 2026 Week 6 12 Mar GMT Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham
Josh Rock
Jonny Clayton
Luke Humphries
Gerwyn Price
Q/F
1-6
6-3
6-4
5-6
Stephen Bunting
Michael van Gerwen
Gian van Veen
Luke Littler
Stephen Bunting
Luke Humphries
Jonny Clayton
S/F
3-6
6-5
Final
6-1
Jonny Clayton
Luke Littler
Luke Humphries
Week 6
Jonny Clayton
Luke Littler
Gerwyn Price
Gian van Veen
Luke Humphries
Michael van Gerwen
Stephen Bunting
Josh Rock
Pts
19
11
9
9
9
8
7
0
PLD 2026 Week 7 19 Mar GMT 3Arena, Dublin
Gian van Veen
Stephen Bunting
Josh Rock
Jonny Clayton
Q/F
bye
3-6
0-6
3-6
Michael van Gerwen
Luke Littler
Gerwyn Price
Luke Humphries
Michael van Gerwen
Gerwyn Price
Luke Littler
S/F
5-6
6-1
Final
6-5
Luke Littler
Luke Humpries
Gerwyn Price
Week 7
Jonny Clayton
Luke Littler
Gerwyn Price
Luke Humphries
Michael van Gerwen
Gian van Veen
Stephen Bunting
Josh Rock
Pts
19
16
12
11
10
9
7
0
Gian van Veen withdrew
PLD 2026 Week 8 26 Mar GMT +1 Uber Arena, Berlin
Jonny Clayton
Luke Humphries
Luke Littler
Gerwyn Price
Q/F
3-6
3-6
6-3
6-1
Josh Rock
Michael van Gerwen
Stephen Bunting
Gian van Veen
Josh Rock
Luke Littler
Michael van Gerwen
S/F
3-6
6-4
Final
4-6
Michael van Gerwen
Gerwyn Price
Luke Littler
Week 8
Luke Littler
Jonny Clayton
Gerwyn Price
Michael van Gerwen
Luke Humphries
Gian van Veen
Stephen Bunting
Josh Rock
Pts
21
19
14
13
11
9
7
2
PLD 2026 Week 9 2 Apr BST AO Arena, Manchester
Michael van Gerwen
Gerwyn Price
Gian van Veen
Jonny Clayton
Q/F
3-6
6-2
6-5
4-6
Stephen Bunting
Luke Humphries
Luke Littler
Josh Rock
Stephen Bunting
Gian van Veen
Gerwyn Price
S/F
2-6
6-3
Final
6-2
Gerwyn Price
Josh Rock
Gian van Veen
Week 9
Luke Littler
Gerwyn Price
Jonny Clayton
Michael van Gerwen
Gian van Veen
Luke Humphries
Stephen Bunting
Josh Rock
Pts
21
19
19
13
12
11
9
4
PLD 2026 Week 10 9 Apr BST Brighton Centre, Brighton
Luke Humphries
Gerwyn Price
Luke Littler
Michael van Gerwen
Q/F
5-6
3-6
4-6
6-4
Jonny Clayton
Josh Rock
Stephen Bunting
Gian van Veen
Jonny Clayton
Stephen Bunting
Jonny Clayton
S/F
6-4
5-6
Final
6-5
Josh Rock
Michael van Gerwen
Michael van Gerwen
Week 10
Jonny Clayton
Luke Littler
Gerwyn Price
Michael van Gerwen
Gian van Veen
Stephen Bunting
Luke Humphries
Josh Rock
Pts
24
21
19
16
12
11
11
6
PLD 2026 Week 11 16 Apr UTC +2 Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam
Luke Littler
Gian van Veen
Michael van Gerwen
Stephen Bunting
Q/F
6-3
2-6
2-6
1-6
Gerwyn Price
Luke Humphries
Jonny Clayton
Josh Rock
Luke Littler
Jonny Clayton
Luke Littler
S/F
6-5
6-5
Final
4-6
Luke Humphries
Josh Rock
Jonny Clayton
Week 11
Jonny Clayton
Luke Littler
Gerwyn Price
Michael van Gerwen
Luke Humphries
Gian van Veen
Stephen Bunting
Josh Rock
Pts
29
24
19
16
13
12
11
8
PLD 2026 Week 12 23 Apr BST M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool
Gian van Veen
Stephen Bunting
Josh Rock
Luke Humphries
Q/F
6-4
5-6
3-6
2-6
Gerwyn Price
Jonny Clayton
Michael van Gerwen
Luke Littler
Gian van Veen
Michael van Gerwen
Jonny Clayton
S/F
5-6
5-6
Final
1-6
Jonny Clayton
Luke Littler
Luke Littler
Week 12
Jonny Clayton
Luke Littler
Gerwyn Price
Michael van Gerwen
Gian van Veen
Luke Humphries
Stephen Bunting
Josh Rock
Pts
32
29
19
18
14
13
11
8
PLD 2026 Week 13 30 Apr BST P&J Live, Aberdeen
Josh Rock
Stephen Bunting
Jonny Clayton
Luke Humphries
Q/F
3-6
5-6
2-6
6-3
Luke Littler
Gerwyn Price
Gian van Veen
Michael van Gerwen
Luke Littler
Gian van Veen
Luke Littler
S/F
6-1
3-6
Final
6-5
Gerwyn Price
Luke Humphries
Luke Humphries
Week 13
Luke Littler
Jonny Clayton
Gerwyn Price
Michael van Gerwen
Gian van Veen
Luke Humphries
Stephen Bunting
Josh Rock
Pts
34
32
21
18
16
16
11
8
PLD 2026 Week 14 7 May BST First Direct Arena, Leeds
Gerwyn Price
Luke Littler
Josh Rock
Gian van Veen
Q/F
2-6
6-5
5-6
5-6
Jonny Clayton
Michael van Gerwen
Luke Humphries
Stephen Bunting
Jonny Clayton
Luke Humphries
Luke Littler
S/F
5-6
6-5
Final
6-5
Luke Littler
Stephen Bunting
Luke Humphries
Week 14
Luke Littler
Jonny Clayton
Gerwyn Price
Luke Humphries
Michael van Gerwen
Gian van Veen
Stephen Bunting
Josh Rock
Pts
39
34
21
19
18
16
13
8
PLD 2026 Week 15 14 May BST Utilita Arena, Birmingham
Josh Rock
Gerwyn Price
Luke Humphries
Jonny Clayton
Q/F
3-6
6-4
6-0
0-6
Gian van Veen
Michael van Gerwen
Stephen Bunting
Luke Littler
Gian van Veen
Luke Humphries
Gerwyn Price
S/F
4-6
6-3
Final
4-6
Gerwyn Price
Luke Littler
Luke Humphries
Week 15
Luke Littler
Jonny Clayton
Gerwyn Price
Luke Humphries
Michael van Gerwen
Gian van Veen
Stephen Bunting
Josh Rock
Pts
41
34
24
24
18
18
13
8
PLD 2026 Week 16 21 May BST Utilita Arena, Sheffield
Jonny Clayton
Gerwyn Price
Luke Littler
Luke Humphries
Q/F
3-6
6-2
6-5
6-5
Stephen Bunting
Gian van Veen
Josh Rock
Michael van Gerwen
Stephen Bunting
Luke Littler
Stephen Bunting
S/F
6-3
1-6
Final
6-3
Gerwyn Price
Luke Humphries
Luke Humphries
Week 16
Luke Littler
Jonny Clayton
Luke Humphries
Gerwyn Price
Stephen Bunting
Michael van Gerwen
Gian van Veen
Josh Rock
Pts
43
34
27
26
18
18
18
8
S-Final Best of 19 legs <--- Thu 28 May 7pm UTC +1 ---> Final Best of 21 legs
Premier League of Darts 2026 (The O2, London)
Luke Littler
Jonny Clayton
10-9
9-10
Gerwyn Price
Luke Humphries
Luke Littler
11-10
Luke Humphries