DARTS stars will be battling it out for gold in this year’s edition of the Premier League.
Luke Littler and Co get the 16-week tournament underway tonight in Belfast.
Littler is the defending champion and arrives as favourite to lift the crown again.
But the eight players will bag an extra special prize if they hit a coveted nine-darter during the tournament.
Tournament sponsors BetMGM will reward any player who lands a perfect leg with a special solid gold set of darts.
The arrows will be worth £30,000 and are made bespoke by Humphrey and Hawkins.
In the tournament’s 20-year history, there have been 16 perfect finishes.
That includes one from Littler in last year’s final, where he beat Luke Humphries 11-7.
PDC Head of Media, Dave Allen, said: “This is a great initiative by BetMGM which adds even more interest to what is already a fantastically entertaining tournament.
“No tournament has featured more nine-darters than the BetMGM Premier League and this added incentive has certainly got the players talking ahead of the new season kicking off in Belfast.”
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UK Director at BetMGM, Sam Behar, added: “We can’t wait for this year’s BetMGM Premier League Darts campaign to get underway.
“We felt it was important to reward the eight players if they can thrill the crowds by hitting a famous nine-darter.
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“There have already been 16 nine-darters in BetMGM Premier League Darts history.
“This includes Luke Littler hitting one in last year’s final at The 02.
“And there’s no limit to the number of giveaways so there’s plenty to keep the players interested!”
[boxout headline=”Premier League Darts 2025: Dates and venues”]Night 1 – Belfast: Humphries beat Dobey 6-1
Night 2 – Glasgow: Littler beat Humphries 6-5
Night 3 – Dublin: Price beat Aspinall 6-3
Night 4 – Exeter: Humphries beat Littler 6-4
Night 5 – Brighton: Littler beat Aspinall 6-3
Night 6 – Nottingham: Price beat Littler 6-3
Night 7 – Cardiff: Littler beat Van Gerwen 6-4
Night 8 – Newcastle: Littler beat Humphries 6-1
Night 9 – Berlin: Bunting beat Price 6-5
Night 10 – Manchester: Aspinall beat Humphries 6-4
Night 11 – Rotterdam: Dobey beat Bunting 6-2
Night 12 – M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool – Thursday April 24
Night 13 – Utilita Arena, Birmingham, Thursday May 1
Night 14 – First Direct Arena, Leeds – Thursday May 8
Night 15 – P&J Live, Aberdeen – Thursday May 15
Night 16 – Utilita Arena, Sheffield – Thursday May 22
Play-Offs – The O2, London – Thursday May 29
Littler racked up over £1million in prize money last year alone.
And the 18-year-old bagged a further £500,000 for becoming world champion last month.