No Premier League Darts line-up announcement after PDC World Darts Championship final

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Monday, 03 January 2022 at 20:40
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The tradition of announcing the line-up for the Premier League Darts after the World Darts Championship is now over, it has been confirmed.

Matt Porter announced this on Monday evening with the PDC Chief Executive not giving a reason why. However, sources report to DartsNews that this has been decided because the PDC and Sky Sports have not yet reached an agreement on the line-up.

According to the current schedule, the Premier League Darts start on Thursday 3 February in Cardiff. Whether this can continue remains to be seen. There are currently strict COVID-19 measures in Wales, which means that an evening in the Premier League with thousands of fans there is currently not possible.

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taylordons 05 January 2022 at 23:09+ 27

I agree it can be used as a promotional tool and that some "wildcard" style entries are appropriate for that purpose. However only to a point. The likes of bunting and durrant had made their way up the pdc world rankings and also been standouts on the bdo. That is an enormous difference to someone who failed to even earn a place on the tour to even rub shoulders with the top players in the game. Get herself in let's say top 25 of the world and then at least there is some credibility to the discussion.

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