The 2024 BetMGM Premier League roadshow begins in Cardiff as we see a repeat of both the 2023 and 2024 World Darts Championships Final in night one.
Newly crowned Dutch Darts Masters and reigning Premier League Champion, Michael Van Gerwen will take on Michael Smith in a repeat of the 2023 World Darts Championships Final.
Seventeen-year-old, Luke Littler will be the youngest ever dart player to play in Premier League of Darts.
“The Nuke” will play the reigning World Champion Luke Humphries, this tie will see both embark on their Premier League journey for the very first time. This will be a repeat of the historic World Championship final which saw Humphries win 7-4.
Both have met three times this year with the latest result going in favour of Littler, as he was victorious 6-5 in Den Bosch last time out on the World Series.
Home favourite Gerwyn Price will play the reigning World Matchplay Champion, Nathan Aspinall in a replay of last year’s final in Cardiff. That saw the Welshmen win 6-3.
Former two-time World Champion, Peter Wright will be embarking on his 11th Premier League Campaign as he comes up against Rob Cross. This will be the first appearance for “Voltage” since 2021. Both men come into this game after early exits at the last World Series event in Den Bosch.
Night One – Utilita Arena, Cardiff
Thursday February 1
Quarter-Finals
Peter Wright v Rob Cross
Gerwyn Price v Nathan Aspinall
Michael van Gerwen v Michael Smith
Luke Littler v Luke Humphries
Semi-Finals
Wright or Cross v Price or Aspinall
Van Gerwen or Smith v Littler or Humphries
Final
Wright, Cross, Price, Aspinall will play either Van Gerwen, Smith Littler, Humphries
Words By Harry Tovey
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