Premier League Finals Night: Format, schedule, prize fund, as Luke Littler, Luke Humphries, Nathan Aspinall, Gerwyn Price battle for glory | Darts News

Premier League Finals Night: Format, schedule, prize fund, as Luke Littler, Luke Humphries, Nathan Aspinall, Gerwyn Price battle for glory | Darts News


Ahead of Premier League Finals Night, we take you through everything you need to know as the competition reaches its climax…

When is Finals Night?

Premier League Finals Night takes place on Thursday May 29 at London’s O2 Arena, which you can watch live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports+ from 7pm.

The O2 Arena will transform as tens of thousands of darts fans descend to see one of Luke Littler, Luke Humphries, Nathan Aspinall and Gerwyn Price be crowned the champion for 2024.

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Watch Luke Littler’s nine-darter from all angles as ‘The Nuke’ hit perfection on Finals night of the 2024 Premier League.

What is the format?

Finals Night is a longer format than the best of 11 legs we see in the regular rounds, with each semi-final contested over 19 legs (first to 10) before a final that is the best of 21 legs (first to 11).

Premier League Finals Night: Fixtures

Semi finals (best of 19 legs)
Luke Littler vs Gerwyn Price
Luke Humphries vs Nathan Aspinall
Final (best of 21 legs)
Littler/Price vs Humphries/Aspinall

Due to being first and second in the standings, Littler and Humphries will throw first in their semi-finals.

The order of the throw in the final will then be decided by a bull-off in the practice room.

What is the Prize Fund?

The prize fund for the entire competition is £1m with Stephen Bunting taking home £60,000, Rob Cross £65,000, Chris Dobey £70,000, and Michael van Gerwen £75,000.

Prize Fund

Winner: £275,000
Runner-up: £275,000
Semi-finalists: £85,000
Fifth place: £75,000
Sixth place: £70,000
Seventh place: £65,000
Eighth place: £60,000
Weekly Winner Bonus: £10,000
Total: £1,000,000

Each of the four semi-finalists are then guaranteed £85,000, with the runner-up taking home £125,000 and the winner claiming £275,000.

There was also a weekly winner bonus of £10,000, which Littler has pocketed on six occasions, Humphries and Price three times, Aspinall twice, and Dobey once.

Who are the previous winners?

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‘YES, YOU BEAUTY!’ | Littler hits NINE-DARTER in 2024 Premier League Final!

Some people have dominated this format, but none more than Van Gerwen who has took home the win on a record seven occasions.

The Green Machine took victory in 2013 before completing four in a row in 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019.

He then was also victorious in 2022 and 2023, beating Price in the 2023 edition.

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After stretching his Premier League nine-darter record to five, take a look at all of Gerwyn Price’s previous nines in the competition

Of course, the most recent winner was Littler, hitting a nine-darter in the final against Humphries in his debut year in the Premier League.

Jonny Clayton, Glenn Durrant, Raymond van Barneveld, Gary Anderson, Phil Taylor and James Wade have also won since the Premier League’s inception in 2005.

Have there been any nine-darters?

There have been a total of 20 nine-dart finishes in Premier League history with three of them coming on Finals Night and remarkably, five coming across the 2025 campaign.

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Take a look back at one of the best games ever played as Phil Taylor took on James Wade at Wembley Arena

The legendary Taylor famously threw TWO of them in the same match when he beat Wade 10-8 in arguably the greatest final of them all, in 2010.

‘The Power’ went 180, 180 and then completed the first by finishing off T20, T17 and D18 before going the more traditional route later in the clash with 180, 180, T20, T19 and D12 for a moment of pure greatness.

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Simon Whitlock hit a nine-darter against Andy Hamilton in the semi-final of the 2012 Premier League Play-Offs.

The second was struck by ‘The Wizard’ Simon Whitlock during his semi-final victory against Andy Hamilton in 2012 as the Australian pinned the holy grail with 180, 180, T20, T15 and D18.

Then ‘The Nuke’ added himself to that list last year, with a T20, T19, D12 exit that added his name to an exemplary list.

The 2025 edition of the tournament has delivered like no other when it comes to perfect legs, with Humphries, Littler, and Rob Cross finding perfection, Price finding it twice at both Manchester and Aberdeen.

Every Premier League nine-darter

Raymond van Barneveld vs Peter Manley – March 2006

Raymond van Barneveld vs Terry Jenkins – April 2010

Phil Taylor vs James Wade – May 2010

Phil Taylor vs James Wade – May 2010

Phil Taylor vs Kevin Painter – February 2012

Simon Whitlock vs Andy Hamilton – May 2012

Adrian Lewis vs James Wade – April 2016

Adrian Lewis vs Raymond van Barneveld – April 2017

Michael Smith vs Daryl Gurney – February 2020

Peter Wright vs Daryl Gurney – August 2020

Jonny Clayton vs Jose de Sousa – April 2021

Jose de Sousa vs Nathan Aspinall – April 2021

Gerwyn Price vs Michael van Gerwen – February 2022

Gerwyn Price vs James Wade – February 2022

Gerwyn Price vs Michael Smith – April 2024

Luke Littler vs Luke Humphries – May 2024

Luke Humphries vs Rob Cross – March 2025

Rob Cross vs Nathan Aspinall – March 2025

Luke Littler vs Michael van Gerwen – March 2025

Gerwyn Price vs Luke Littler – March 2025

Gerwyn Price vs Stephen Bunting – May 2025

Are you ready for Finals Night?

Premier League Darts: Play-Offs
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Premier League Darts has reached the Play-Offs stage at London’s O2 Arena

The Premier League concludes at the O2 Arena, London on Thursday May 29 as table-topping Luke Littler plays Gerwyn Price in the first semi-final, and Luke Humphries faces Nathan Aspinall in the race to 10 legs with the final a race to 11. Watch Finals Night of Premier League Darts, in London, live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports+ from 7pm – stream with NOW.

Sky Sports is once again be the home of the Premier League in 2025, with every night exclusively live along with the World Matchplay, World Grand Prix, Grand Slam of Darts and more! Stream darts and more top sport with NOW



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