Luke Littler and Michael van Gerwen will meet in a World Championship final rematch on the opening night of Premier League Darts 2025 in Belfast.
Littler beat Van Gerwen 7-3 at Alexandra Palace in January to become darts’ youngest world champion and will kick off his Premier League defence against the same player on Thursday February 6.
Luke Humphries – runner-up to Littler in the Premier League in 2024 – opens up against Nathan Aspinall, while Stephen Bunting and Chris Dobey face Rob Cross and Gerwyn Price respectively.
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Littler hit a nine-darter during his win over Luke Humphries in the 2024 Premier League final
The Premier League, which is exclusively live on Sky Sports, will be staged in 17 venues across the UK and Europe every Thursday night until the Play-Offs at The O2 arena in London on May 29.
The winner of the tournament will scoop the top prize of £275,000, while the prize pot across the competition is £1m with each nightly winner earning £10,000.
The fixtures for weeks eight and 16 will be determined by league position at that point, with first playing eighth, second versus seventh, third against sixth and fourth meeting fifth.
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Highlights of Littler’s thumping win over Van Gerwen in the World Championship final in January
Each nightly winner takes five points, with the beaten finalist picking up three and the losing semi-finalists two each.
The top four in the table come the end of week 16 will advance to the Play-Offs where two semi-finals and then the final will be held.
2025 BetMGM Premier League Fixtures
Night One – Thursday February 6
The SSE Arena, Belfast
Quarter-Finals
Chris Dobey vs Gerwyn Price
Stephen Bunting vs Rob Cross
Luke Littler vs Michael van Gerwen
Nathan Aspinall vs Luke Humphries
Night Two – Thursday February 13
OVO Hydro, Glasgow
Quarter-Finals
Rob Cross vs Luke Littler
Michael van Gerwen vs Stephen Bunting
Nathan Aspinall vs Gerwyn Price
Luke Humphries vs Chris Dobey
Night Three – Thursday February 20
3Arena, Dublin
Quarter-Finals
Luke Humphries vs Stephen Bunting
Gerwyn Price vs Luke Littler
Rob Cross vs Nathan Aspinall
Michael van Gerwen vs Chris Dobey
Night Four – Thursday February 27
Westpoint Exeter
Quarter-Finals
Michael van Gerwen vs Rob Cross
Gerwyn Price vs Luke Humphries
Chris Dobey vs Nathan Aspinall
Stephen Bunting vs Luke Littler
Night Five – Thursday March 6
The Brighton Centre
Quarter-Finals
Gerwyn Price vs Michael van Gerwen
Luke Littler vs Chris Dobey
Rob Cross vs Luke Humphries
Stephen Bunting vs Nathan Aspinall
Night Six – Thursday March 13
Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham
Quarter-Finals
Luke Humphries vs Luke Littler
Rob Cross vs Chris Dobey
Stephen Bunting vs Gerwyn Price
Nathan Aspinall vs Michael van Gerwen
Night Seven – Thursday March 20
Utilita Arena, Cardiff
Quarter-Finals
Chris Dobey vs Stephen Bunting
Luke Humphries vs Michael van Gerwen
Luke Littler vs Nathan Aspinall
Gerwyn Price vs Rob Cross
Night Eight – Thursday March 27
Utilita Arena, Newcastle
Draw Bracket based on league table following Night Seven
Night Nine – Thursday April 3
Uber Arena, Berlin
Quarter-Finals
Nathan Aspinall vs Stephen Bunting
Luke Humphries vs Rob Cross
Chris Dobey vs Luke Littler
Michael van Gerwen vs Gerwyn Price
Night Ten – Thursday April 10
AO Arena, Manchester
Quarter-Finals
Chris Dobey vs Michael van Gerwen
Nathan Aspinall vs Rob Cross
Luke Littler vs Gerwyn Price
Stephen Bunting vs Luke Humphries
Night 11 – Thursday April 17
Rotterdam Ahoy
Quarter-Finals
Chris Dobey vs Luke Humphries
Gerwyn Price vs Nathan Aspinall
Stephen Bunting vs Michael van Gerwen
Luke Littler vs Rob Cross
Night 12 – Thursday April 24
M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool
Quarter-Finals
Luke Humphries vs Nathan Aspinall
Michael van Gerwen vs Luke Littler
Rob Cross vs Stephen Bunting
Gerwyn Price vs Chris Dobey
Night 13 – Thursday May 1
Utilita Arena, Birmingham
Quarter-Finals
Luke Littler vs Stephen Bunting
Nathan Aspinall vs Chris Dobey
Luke Humphries vs Gerwyn Price
Rob Cross vs Michael van Gerwen
Night 14 – Thursday May 8
First Direct Arena, Leeds
Quarter-Finals
Rob Cross vs Gerwyn Price
Nathan Aspinall vs Luke Littler
Michael van Gerwen vs Luke Humphries
Stephen Bunting vs Chris Dobey
Night 15 – Thursday May 15
P&J Live, Aberdeen
Quarter-Finals
Michael van Gerwen vs Nathan Aspinall
Gerwyn Price vs Stephen Bunting
Chris Dobey vs Rob Cross
Luke Littler vs Luke Humphries
Night 16 – Thursday May 22
Utilita Arena, Sheffield
Draw Bracket based on league table following Night 15
Play-Offs – Thursday May 29
The O2, London
Semi-Finals and Final