The 2023

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tournament, organised by the

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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.

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was the defending champion after beating Joe Cullen 11–10 in the 2022 final. He successfully defended the title, beating

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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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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

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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

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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

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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

Westpoint Arena,

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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

M&S Bank Arena,

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

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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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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

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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

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