The 2023

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– the nineteenth edition of the tournament. The event began on Thursday 2 February 2023, at the SSE Arena in

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, and finished with the play-offs, at The O₂ Arena in

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on Thursday 25 May 2023. Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion after beating Joe Cullen 11–10 in the 2022 final. He successfully defended the title, beating Gerwyn Price 11–5 in the final.

Format

As introduced in 2022's tournament, the 2023 Premier League Darts used an eight-person knockout bracket every night. Each of the seven matches was played over the best-of-11 legs. The players were guaranteed to meet each other once in the quarter-finals throughout the first seven weeks and once in the quarterfinals 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 regular phase, the top four players in the league table contested the two knockout semi-finals with 1st playing 4th and 2nd playing 3rd.

Venues

The 2023 tournament kept the same 17 venues used in the 2022 Premier League. On 8 October 2022, it was announced that

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and

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were switching dates, after Liverpool had been awarded the hosting duties for the

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Prize money

The prize money for the 2023 tournament remained at £1 million, including a £10,000 bonus to each night's winner.

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, with the remaining four announced following the conclusion of the Masters on 29 January 2023.

League stage

The fixtures were announced on 30 January 2023.

2 February – Night 1

SSE Arena,

Night 1 was played in Belfast. Chris Dobey was the winner in his Premier League debut, after beating Michael van Gerwen 6–5 in the night's final.

9 February – Night 2

Cardiff International Arena,

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Night 2 was played in Cardiff. Gerwyn Price was the winner, after beating Nathan Aspinall 6–3 in the night's final.

16 February – Night 3

OVO Hydro,

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Night 3 was played in Glasgow. Michael Smith was the winner, after beating Dimitri Van den Bergh 6–4 in the night's final.

23 February – Night 4

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Night 4 was played in Dublin. Michael van Gerwen was the winner, after beating Gerwyn Price 6–5 in the night's final.

2 March – Night 5

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Night 5 was played in Exeter. Michael van Gerwen was the winner, after beating Jonny Clayton 6–3 in the night's final.

9 March – Night 6

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Night 6 was played in Liverpool. Michael van Gerwen was the winner, after beating Michael Smith 6–4 in the night's final.

16 March – Night 7

Motorpoint Arena Nottingham,

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Night 7 was played in Nottingham. Gerwyn Price was the winner, after beating Chris Dobey 6–4 in the night's final.

23 March – Night 8

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, Newcastle Night 8 was played in Newcastle. Gerwyn Price was the winner, after beating Michael van Gerwen 6–1 in the night's final.

Mercedes-Benz Arena,

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Night 9 was played in Berlin. Jonny Clayton was the winner, after beating Michael Smith 6–4 in the night's final.

6 April – Night 10

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Night 10 was played in Birmingham. Jonny Clayton was the winner, after beating Peter Wright 6–5 in the night's final.

13 April – Night 11

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Night 11 was played in Brighton. Gerwyn Price was the winner, after beating Michael Smith 6–3 in the night's final.

20 April – Night 12

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27 April – Night 13

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4 May – Night 14

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11 May – Night 15

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18 May – Night 16

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25 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,

Standings

Five points are awarded for a night win, three points for the runner-up and two points for the 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 4 players after 16 nights advance to the

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on 25 May. (Week 16) (C) Champion after the playoffs, (RU) Runner-up after the playoffs

Streaks

Positions by Week

References

External links

Professional Darts Corporation
official website
PDC Professional Darts Corporation
official website, Tournaments {{DEFAULTSORT:Premier League Darts

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