The nine challengers who will compete in the opening nine nights of the 2020 Premier League have been confirmed.
Before the World Championship final, the format was being confirmed as continuing under a different name; with Fallon Sherrock and John Henderson the first two confirmed.
Now the rest have been confirmed with Welsh number two Jonny Clayton and World Cup runner-up William O'Connor getting their own homecomings in Cardiff and Dublin where they will make their debuts.
Luke Humphries will return to the line-up but this time as the World Youth Champion; while Stephen Bunting will make his comeback to the tournament under this banner in Liverpool.
Chris Dobey who many will think was unlucky to miss out on the main field as a two-time TV semi-finalist will get another homecoming in Newcastle; before Jermaine Wattimena and Jeffrey de Zwaan will both get theirs in Rotterdam.
As previously confirmed, the points won by these Challengers will not count towards the league table; however their opponents will retain these points.
Challengers will receive financial bonuses for winning or drawing their matches as a result of being involved.
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- Am not outraged and as said above i dont like anyone from any country doing it to anyone from any country. Whoever is going for a double should have best of order.Mysstree17-11-2024
- Say what? It happens in other countries; Littler in January - this year (Holland), go and watch the evidence on YouTube. If it is going to be done to English players, then we are more than entitled to dish the same back when players face off in England. When it happened to Littler in Holland in January... where was your outrage then? ABE attitude.MrYnyslas197117-11-2024
- I dont like individuals or crowds trying to put any player off when they are trying to check out, how anyone can think its okay for the crowd to whistle or shout as someone is throwing for a double is beyond me but it does seem to have become part and parcel of the modern game. I no longer play now, darts is as good as dead at a local level round my way but when i did play many years ago, no matter how intense the rivalry you never shouted out or whistled when an opponent from the other team was throwing for a double.Mysstree17-11-2024
- The pundits glossing over the other factor at play in that match. They appear to be somewhat constrained in what they can say publicly.
UndartedWaters16-11-2024 - So, you don't like Littler, then? I was cheering him on, being a fellow Englishman. Honestly, some of us get far too offended nowadays. If you want to see crowd passion... watch a match when German and Dutch players face off... that can be just as bad if not worse for crowd noises. It happens, I have watched and heard Littler being jeered - Dirk van Duijvenbode in Holland, January this year. Where was your outrage then? Yes, I can clearly see what is going on here.MrYnyslas197116-11-2024