Premier League Darts 2023: Night 3 Preview

The Premier League Darts competition is already up and running, and two nights have been ticked off the schedule so far. Night 1 saw Michael van Gerwen and Chris Dobey meet in the final at Belfast’s SSE Arena, with the latter winning 6-5. Premier League Darts then rolled into Cardiff, where Welshman Gerwyn Price saw off Nathan Aspinall 6-3 in the final. And, if these two nights are anything to go by, it should be another cracker this week.

So far, Premier League Darts has visited Belfast and Cardiff, and now it’s the turn of Glasgow’s OVO Hydro on Thursday, the 16th of February. The action gets underway at 7 pm, with seven matches taking place in total – quarter-finals, semi-finals and the all-important final.

Premier League Darts is a show that is broadcast live on the night on Sky Sports Arena and Sky Sports Main Event. So, if you have a subscription to Sky Sports, you can watch on the TV or via their dedicated app, which works on smartphones and tablets. It's also possible to watch via other means, such as NowTV.

The fixtures for the quarter-finals are as follows:

·        Nathan Aspinall v Michael van Gerwen

·        Peter Wright v Dimitri Van den Bergh

·        Gerwyn Price v Michael Smith

·        Jonny Clayton v Chris Dobey

The fixtures will be played out in order when the action gets underway. The winner of Aspinall v van Gerwen will play the victor of Wright v Van den Bergh to form the first semi-final. The winners of Price v Smith and Clayton v Dobey will face off in the second semi-final. The two semi-final winners will then meet to determine who is victorious overall on Night 3 of Premier League Darts 2023.

Premier League Darts is one of the most popular betting markets with long standing sports betting operators, who offer odds on single matches, outrights and much more. At the time of writing, while it’s still early days, van Gerwen looks to be the man to beat. He’s not won a night yet, but he’s expected to be the overall winner if the odds are anything to go by.

Therefore, against Aspinall in the first fixture of Night 3, you would expect van Gerwen to come out on top. And many would also predict Wright and Clayton to do well in Glasgow too. Arguably, where the quarter-finals are concerned, the game between Price and Smith is certainly one to keep an eye on.

The duo come into the fixture, both wanting to win, but with different motivations. Price was victorious last week in Cardiff and will naturally want to build on that. On the other hand, Smith has enjoyed a fantastic run of late in darts and is the world champion. He's yet to make his mark in Premier League Darts 2023, and what better way than to defeat Price and progress to the semi-finals?