Everything you need to know about the BetMGM Premier League Darts 2026 including the players, format and schedule as well as the prize money on offer.
What is the Premier League Darts and who is playing in it this year?
The Premier League is a series of weekly events which sees some of the world’s best dart players go head-to-head over 17 nights of action. Starting in February and running to May every Thursday night sees the players compete in arenas across the UK and Europe.
This non-ranking event sees the top 4 in the world rankings joined by 4 players invited to compete by the PDC as “Wild card picks”. Wild card picks are selected by the PDC and Sky Sports and are often a poiunt of contention among die hard darts fans. At the end of the day however, the picks are chosen based on putting “Bums on seats” and more often than not the PDC and Sky get it right in terms of viewing figures generated. Winners and runners up of each event
2026 BetMGM Premier League Field
Luke Littler– World nr.1
Luke Humphries– World nr.2
Gian van Veen- World nr.3
Michael van Gerwen- World nr.4
Jonny Clayton- Wild card pick
Stephen Bunting– Wild card pick
Josh Rock– Wild card pick
Gerwyn Price– Wild card pick
Where and when does Premier League Darts take place?
Taking place every Thursday night starting on February 5th and culminating with the big finale on May 28th, the weekly mini tournaments are played in venues across the United Kingdom, Ireland and Europe. 2026 sees Antwerp in Belgium host a nightly event for the first time giving Belgian dart fans what they have craved for many years.
Schedule and venues:
- February 5: BetMGM Premier League, Night 1 – Newcastle
- February 12: BetMGM Premier League, Night 2 – Antwerp
- February 19: BetMGM Premier League, Night 3 – Glasgow
- February 26: BetMGM Premier League, Night 4 – Belfast
- March 5: BetMGM Premier League, Night 5 – Cardiff
- March 12: BetMGM Premier League, Night 6 – Nottingham
- March 19: BetMGM Premier League, Night 7 – Dublin
- March 26: BetMGM Premier League, Night 8 – Berlin
- April 2: BetMGM Premier League, Night 9 – Manchester
- April 9: BetMGM Premier League, Night 10 – Brighton
- April 16: BetMGM Premier League, Night 11 – Rotterdam
- April 23: BetMGM Premier League, Night 12 – Liverpool
- April 30: BetMGM Premier League, Night 13 – Aberdeen
- May 7: BetMGM Premier League, Night 14 – Leeds
- May 14: BetMGM Premier League, Night 15 – Birmingham
- May 21: BetMGM Premier League, Night 16 – Sheffield
- May 28: BetMGM Premier League, Finals Night – London
Premier League Darts format
Each Premier League night plays out as a mini tournament with the eight players competing in four quarter-finals and playing down to a nightly winner. Each of the players meet once in the quarter finals of the first seven weeks and then again from weeks nine to 15.
Every match is best-of-11 legs and the results form a season ranking. Every week winner gets five points, the runner-up three points and the two losing semi-finalists two points. The top four players on the Premier League ranking table at the end of Night 16 in Sheffield advance to the Play-Offs and Finals Night in London on May 28.
How do the Play-Offs work on Finals Night?
The player topping the table after week 16 of the season will play the fourth-placed player and the second-placed player takes on the man in third place. Unlike the nightly events, the two semi-finals are played over a best-of-19 legs.
The winner of those semi-finals go head-to-head in the final later that evening, which is played over a best-of-21 legs. Premier League Darts prize money
As with most of the other tournaments throughout the year, the PDC’s prize money has increased. The 2026 Premier League champion will receive £350,000 – an increase of £75,000 compared to last year.
The winner of each of the 16 weekly mini-tournaments will receive a £10,000 bonus.
2026 prize money
| Result | Prize Money |
| Champion | £350,000 |
| Runner-up | £170,000 |
| Semi-finalists | £110,000 |
| 5th | £95,000 |
| 6th | £90,000 |
| 7th | £85,000 |
| 8th | £80,000 |
| Night win | £10,000 |
| Total | £1,250,000 |
How can I watch the Premier League in 2026?
Watch live darts throughout 2026 on Sky Sports and the PDC’s official broadcast partners around the world. The PDC’s worldwide broadcast partners include DAZN and Viaplay, and PDCTV for Rest of the World Subscribers.
Image courtesy of the PDC