Newly crowned world champion Michael van Gerwen heads the line-up for the 2019 Premier League Darts, following the confirmation of the field for the upcoming edition.
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PDC Chairman Barry Hearn announced the field for the 2019 Premier League Darts after the World Championship final between Van Gerwen and Michael Smith. Runner-up Smith makes his third appearance in this competition. Raymond van Barneveld was given a final participation in this years Premier League Darts. The legendary Dutchman . Van Barneveld is preferred over Simon Whitlock, who misses this competition as ranked world number nine. Rob Cross, Peter Wright and Gary Anderson received an invitation as the four best players on the PDC Order of Merit qualifies automatically for the Premier League Darts. Besides Van Barneveld and Smith, four other players received a wildcard from PDC and broadcaster Sky Sports to complete the line-up. Daryl Gurney, Gerwyn Price, Mensur Suljovic and James Wade return during the 2019 Premier League Darts. The ten players will face each other once over the first nine weeks, before the bottom two players are eliminated following Judgement Night at Rotterdam Ahoy on Thursday March 28. Rotterdam Ahoy will also host two sold-out league nights for a second successive year, as well as traversing the UK and Ireland over a four-month period. The remaining eight players then meet for a second time in the league before the top four players progress to compete in the Play-Offs at The O2 in London on Thursday May 23. The Premier League Darts will also visit Germany for the second time in 2019, with the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin playing host to the event on Thursday March 21.
Dates & Venues 2019 Premier League Darts
| Date | Venue | |
| Night One | Thursday February 7 | Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle |
| Night Two | Thursday February 14 | The SSE Hydro, Glasgow |
| Night Three | Thursday February 21 | 3Arena, Dublin |
| Night Four | Thursday February 28 | Westpoint Exeter |
| Night Five | Thursday March 7 | The BHGE Arena, Aberdeen |
| Night Six | Thursday March 14 | Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham |
| Night Seven | Thursday March 21 | Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin |
| Night Eight | Wednesday March 27 | Rotterdam Ahoy |
| Judgement Night | Thursday March 28 | Rotterdam Ahoy |
| Night Ten | Thursday April 4 | The SSE Arena, Belfast |
| Night 11 | Thursday April 11 | Echo Arena, Liverpool |
| Night 12 | Thursday April 18 | Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff |
| Night 13 | Thursday April 25 | Arena Birmingham |
| Night 14 | Thursday May 2 | The Manchester Arena |
| Night 15 | Thursday May 9 | The FlyDSA Arena, Sheffield |
| Night 16 | Thursday May 16 | First Direct Arena, Leeds |
| Play-Offs | Thursday May 23 | The O2, London |
I stumbled into the world of darts quite by accident back in 2013. For a Journalism School assignment, I had to produce a live sports report and as it happened, the European Tour event in Veldhoven was the only available option. That weekend, I caught the darts bug. The post-match interviews especially appealed to me, as darts players tend to be much more open and approachable than what you usually see with footballers on television.
After a few detours, I joined Dartsnieuws.com in 2017 as editor-in-chief. I don’t have much competitive experience myself, although I once entered a PDC Development Tour weekend just to experience what it’s like from a player’s perspective. I even managed to win a leg against a Tour Card holder and, quite by accident, earned £50 in prize money.
In 2022, I was also involved in the founding of the TOTO Dart Kings, a commercial darts team, where I worked as media manager for three years. Unfortunately, due to new legislation in the Netherlands, that project came to an end in 2025.
Through my work in darts, I’ve been fortunate to travel to some incredible events, from Premier League nights at Ahoy Rotterdam, to several World Championships, and even the US Darts Masters at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Beyond darts, I’m a passionate sports fan in general. You can always wake me up for a game of tennis or padel, and I love following football, tennis, padel, cycling, Formula 1, and ice skating.
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