# 2024 Premier League Darts

The 2024 Premier League Darts, also known as the BetMGM Premier League Darts for sponsorship reasons, was a darts tournament, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation – the twentieth edition of the tournament. The event began on Thursday 1 February 2024, at the Utilita Arena in Cardiff, and finished with the play-offs, at The O$_2$ Arena in London on Thursday 23 May 2024.
Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion, after beating Gerwyn Price 11–5 in the 2023 final. However, he lost 10–5 to Luke Humphries in the semi-finals.
Luke Littler won his first major title and his first Premier League title on debut, beating Luke Humphries 11–7 in the final. He became the youngest player to win a major PDC tournament. Littler hit a nine-dart finish in the final.
On night 10, Gerwyn Price also hit a nine-dart finish during his semi-final match against Michael Smith.

## Format

The 2024 Premier League Darts remained an eight-person knockout bracket every night, with each of the seven matches played as the first to six legs. The players were guaranteed to meet each other once in the quarter-finals throughout the first seven weeks, and once in the quarter-finals in weeks 9–15, with weeks 8 and 16 being drawn based on the league standings at that point. Players received two points per semi-final finish, three points per runner-up finish, and five points per final win.
Following the league phase, the top four players in the table contested the two knockout semi-finals with 1st playing 4th and 2nd playing 3rd.

## Venues

| Cardiff | Berlin | Glasgow | Newcastle |
| Utilita Arena Cardiff Thursday 1 February | Mercedes-Benz Arena Thursday 8 February | OVO Hydro Thursday 15 February | Utilita Arena Newcastle Thursday 22 February |
| Exeter | Brighton | Nottingham | Dublin |
| Westpoint Arena Thursday 29 February | Brighton Centre Thursday 7 March | Motorpoint Arena Nottingham Thursday 14 March | 3Arena Thursday 21 March |
| Belfast | Manchester | Birmingham | Rotterdam |
| SSE Arena Belfast Thursday 28 March | AO Arena Thursday 4 April | Utilita Arena Birmingham Thursday 11 April | Rotterdam Ahoy Thursday 18 April |
| Liverpool | Aberdeen | Leeds | Sheffield |
| M&S Bank Arena Thursday 25 April | P&J Live Thursday 2 May | First Direct Arena Thursday 9 May | Utilita Arena Sheffield Thursday 16 May |
| London ||||
| The O$_2$ Thursday 23 May ||||

## Prize money

The prize money for the 2024 tournament remained at £1 million, including a £10,000 bonus to each night's winner.
| Stage | Prize Money |
| Winner | £275,000 |
| Runner-up | £125,000 |
| Semi-finalists (x2) | £85,000 |
| 5th place | £75,000 |
| 6th place | £70,000 |
| 7th place | £65,000 |
| 8th place | £60,000 |
| Weekly Winner Bonus (x16) | £10,000 |
| Total | £1,000,000 |

## Players

The format introduced in 2022 continued, which would encompass eight players, each playing against each other in a knockout tournament each night. The winner of each night received an additional £10,000 towards their prize money. Those who make it out of the last 8 each receive 2 points, the runner-up received 3 points and the winner received 5.
The top 4 players on the PDC Order of Merit automatically qualified. The remaining 4 were announced on 4 January 2024.
| Player | Appearance in Premier League | Consecutive Streak | Order of Merit Rank on 1 February 2024 | Previous best performance |
| Luke Humphries | 1st | 1 | 1 | Debut |
| Michael van Gerwen | 12th | 12 | 2 | Winner (2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023) |
| Michael Smith | 7th | 3 | 3 | Runner-up (2018) |
| Nathan Aspinall | 4th | 2 | 4 | Runner-up (2020) |
| Gerwyn Price | 6th | 3 | 5 | Runner-up (2023) |
| Rob Cross | 5th | 1 | 6 | Runner-up (2019) |
| Peter Wright | 11th | 11 | 8 | Runner-up (2017) |
| Luke Littler | 1st | 1 | 31 | Debut |
* ↑ Humphries had previously appeared as a one-off challenger in both 2019 and 2020.
* ↑ Aspinall had additionally appeared as a one-off challenger in 2019.

## League stage

The fixtures were released on 23 January 2024.

## 23 May – Play-offs

The top four players of the league stage contest in the play-offs to decide the champion of the Premier League.
The O$_2$, London
| | Score | |
| Semi-finals (best of 19 legs) |||
| 100.30 Luke Littler | 10 – 5 | Michael Smith 95.17 |
| 101.71 Luke Humphries | 10 – 5 | Michael van Gerwen 97.18 |
| Final (best of 21 legs) |||
| 105.60 Luke Littler | 11 – 7 | Luke Humphries 102.47 |
| Night's Total Average: 100.55 |||
| Highest Checkout: Luke Littler 144 |||
| Most 180s: Luke Littler 14 |||
| Night's 180s: 30 |||
| Nine-dart finish: Luke Littler |||

## Standings

Five points were awarded for a night win, three points for the runner-up and two points for the losing semi-finalists. When players are tied on points, nights won is used first as a tie-breaker and after that overall matches won.
The top four players after 16 nights advanced to the play-offs.
| Pos | Name | Nights | Nights | Nights | Nights | Nights | Matches | Matches | Matches | Legs | Legs | Legs | Legs | Scoring | Scoring | Scoring | Scoring | Scoring | Scoring | Scoring |
| Pos | Name | Pts | W | RU | SF | QF | Pld | W | L | LF | LA | LD | LWAT | 100+ | 140+ | 180 | A | HC | CR | C% |
| 1 | Luke Littler (C) | 40 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 35 | 23 | 12 | 183 | 153 | 30 | 63 | 359 | 174 | 114 | 99.20 | 170 | 183/468 | 39.10% |
| 2 | Luke Humphries (RU) | 36 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 21 | 12 | 169 | 129 | 40 | 66 | 279 | 190 | 107 | 100.46 | 170 | 169/408 | 41.42% |
| 3 | Michael van Gerwen | 29 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 29 | 17 | 12 | 144 | 136 | 8 | 53 | 277 | 138 | 79 | 98.10 | 152 | 144/347 | 41.50% |
| 4 | Michael Smith | 29 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 17 | 14 | 148 | 150 | –2 | 45 | 299 | 155 | 93 | 96.45 | 170 | 148/377 | 39.26% |
| 5 | Nathan Aspinall | 25 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 29 | 15 | 14 | 143 | 139 | 4 | 47 | 315 | 205 | 74 | 95.73 | 170 | 143/394 | 36.29% |
| 6 | Rob Cross | 17 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 10 | 16 | 115 | 130 | –15 | 34 | 272 | 164 | 55 | 97.38 | 144 | 115/280 | 41.07% |
| 7 | Gerwyn Price | 12 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 23 | 7 | 16 | 95 | 122 | –27 | 29 | 197 | 144 | 65 | 98.41 | 170 | 95/234 | 40.60% |
| 8 | Peter Wright | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 61 | 104 | –43 | 18 | 190 | 100 | 43 | 93.02 | 156 | 61/172 | 35.47% |
(C) Champion (RU) Runner-up (E) Eliminated (Q) Qualified
    As of 16 May 2024

## Streaks

| Player | Nights | Nights | Nights | Nights | Nights | Nights | Nights | Nights | Nights | Nights | Nights | Nights | Nights | Nights | Nights | Nights | Nights |
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Play-offs |
| Luke Littler | SF | RU | QF | SF | SF | SF | SF | QF | W | W | RU | QF | W | W | SF | SF | W |
| Luke Humphries | QF | SF | RU | QF | SF | W | W | W | QF | QF | SF | SF | QF | SF | W | RU | RU |
| Michael van Gerwen | QF | W | W | W | QF | QF | QF | QF | SF | QF | W | QF | SF | QF | RU | SF | SF |
| Michael Smith | W | SF | QF | QF | QF | RU | QF | RU | QF | SF | SF | RU | QF | SF | SF | W | SF |
| Nathan Aspinall | QF | QF | QF | RU | W | QF | RU | SF | RU | SF | QF | W | SF | QF | QF | QF | DNQ |
| Rob Cross | SF | QF | SF | SF | RU | SF | QF | QF | QF | QF | QF | QF | RU | RU | QF | QF | |
| Gerwyn Price | RU | QF | SF | QF | QF | QF | QF | SF | QF | RU | QF | SF | QF | DNP | QF | QF | |
| Peter Wright | QF | QF | QF | QF | QF | QF | SF | QF | SF | QF | QF | QF | QF | QF | QF | QF | |
| Legend: | DNQ | Did not qualify | DNP | Did not participate | QF | Lost in Quarterfinals | SF | Semi-finalist | RU | Runner-up | W | Night winner |

## Positions by week

| Player | Nights | Nights | Nights | Nights | Nights | Nights | Nights | Nights | Nights | Nights | Nights | Nights | Nights | Nights | Nights | Nights |
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| Luke Littler | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Luke Humphries | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Michael van Gerwen | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Michael Smith | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Nathan Aspinall | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Rob Cross | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Gerwyn Price | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Peter Wright | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |