Newly crowned Masters champion Chris Dobey has been handed a Premier League Darts debut in 2023, while Dimitri van den Bergh and Nathan Aspinall make a return to the line-up.
Full Line-Up
- Michael Smith
- Peter Wright
- Michael van Gerwen
- Gerwyn Price
- Jonny Clayton
- Nathan Aspinall
- Dimitri van den Bergh
- Chris Dobey
The Class of 2023… 🎓
Here's the line-up for the 2023 @CazooUK Premier League who will battle it out across 17 weeks, starting this Thursday in Belfast!
Be there 👉 https://t.co/pLlSXGOgtJ pic.twitter.com/ezEYvx6zSi
— PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) January 30, 2023
Having lifted his first televised title at the Masters on Sunday night, Dobey has had his place confirmed amongst the eight-man Premier League field.
Dobey has previously featured in the Premier League as a challenge in 2019 and 2020, but will now take part in the event full-time over the next four months.
World Champion and world No. 1 Michael Smith will headline this year’s invitational following his heroics at Alexandra Palace at the start of January. He’s already won another tournament since his World Championship win, after winning the Bahrain Masters earlier on this month.
Delighted to win Bahrain Masters. I dug deep and rode my luck a bit at times but great to get win. Thanks for all the messages of support. @UnicornDarts #AndyFreight @Goodwin_Racing @SkySportsDarts @dartingp @OfficialPDC pic.twitter.com/2mYQAKhsuc
— Michael Smith (@Michael180Smith) January 13, 2023
Gerwyn Price also returns to the line-up for a fifth time looking for his first Premier League win.
Meanwhile Michael van Gerwen is chasing a record-breaking seventh Premier League title, with 2017 runner up Peter Wright making his tenth consecutive appearance in the event.
2021 champion Jonny Clayton finished top of last year’s Premier League, however couldn’t go on to win it all together, and he returns to the line-up once again.
There’s also two more in Nathan Aspinall and Dimitri van den Bergh who have returned to the line-up after a year’s absence.
Last year’s finalist Joe Cullen, who missed a dart to win the title in a breathtaking final against MVG misses out on a place in this year’s event. Other notable absentees from the line-up are reigning European Champion Ross Smith, UK Open champion Danny Noppert, and four-time European Tour winner and world No. 5 Luke Humphries.
Premier League Darts 2023 Schedule
The 2023 Premier League Darts gets underway this Thursday in Belfast, and the full schedule can be found below.
Night 1 – The SSE Arena, Belfast – Thursday February 2
Night 2 – Cardiff International Arena – Thursday February 9
Night 3 – OVO Hydro, Glasgow – Thursday February 16
Night 4 – 3Arena, Dublin – Thursday February 23
Night 5 – Westpoint Exeter – Thursday March 2
Night 6 – M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool – Thursday March 9
Night 7 – Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham – Thursday March 16
Night 8 – Utilita Arena, Newcastle – Thursday March 23
Night 9 – Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin – Thursday March 30
Night 10 – Utilita Arena, Birmingham – Thursday April 6
Night 11 – The Brighton Centre – Thursday April 13
Night 12 – Rotterdam Ahoy – Thursday April 20
Night 13 – First Direct Arena, Leeds – Thursday April 27
Night 14 – AO Arena, Manchester – Thursday May 4
Night 15 – Utilita Arena, Sheffield – Thursday May 11
Night 16 – P&J Live, Aberdeen – Thursday May 18
Play-Offs – The O2, London – Thursday May 25
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