The hugely popular PDC Premier League of Darts may have been on an enforced hiatus for a good few months, but the nine competing players, plus the three challengers yet to play their games, have all been waiting for the go ahead for the restart and the good news for fans and players alike, is that the tournament will restart this week on the evening of Tuesday 25th August.

The tournament has now been restructured, with both the remaining three nights in phase one and the first three in phase two, taking place on successive nights from the 25th to 30th August at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes. There will then be a short break until the 3rd September when the remaining four matchdays in phase 2 will be completed from the 3rd to 6th September, at the same venue. After which we will know what four players will go ahead to contest the playoffs at the 02 Arena in London on October 22.

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Let’s begin though by taking a look at how things were left in the PDC Premier League up until the break in the season and we will do this by taking a look at the table as things stand ahead of the resumption of games this week.

Premier League Current Standings (as of 23/08/2020)

All players have played six games so far

  1. Glen Durrant – 9 points (+12)
  2. Michael van Gerwen – 8 Points (+8)
  3. Michael Smith – 7 Points (+4)
  4. Nathan Aspinall – 7 Points (+2)
  5. Peter Wright – 7 Points (+1)
  6. Gary Anderson – 6 Points (-1)
  7. Gerwyn Price – 5 Points (0)
  8. Rob Cross – 5 Points (-2)
  9. Daryl Gurney – 2 Points (-12)

What is the schedule for the remaining PDC Premier League tournament?

Having played the first six games in the tournament before the break, the remaining three games in phase one of the tournament will be played on the 25th, 26th and 27th August. The final night being Judgement Night when the player occupying ninth place in the table will be eliminated from the tournament.

After that on the 28th, 29th and 30th August, there will be another three consecutive nights of action, this time in the second phase of the tournament. There will then be a short break until the 3rd September when the final four nights of the second phase will be contested between the 3rd and 6th. After which we will know the players that have qualified in the top four positions for the Playoffs.

The Playoffs will then be held on the 22nd October at the 02 Arena in London.

Phase One – Remaining Matches

At the moment, bet365 is only offering odds for Tuesday night’s Matchday 7 fixtures, but if you tune in to the site following the completion of matchday 7, on the morning of Matchday 8, you will find odds for the matchday 8 games up on the site too and so forth going forward.

Matchday 7 – Tue 25th Aug

  • Michael Smith v Gary Anderson
  • Michael van Gerwen v Rob Cross
  • Nathan Aspinall v Gerwyn Price
  • Chris Dobey v Daryl Gurney
  • Peter Wright v Glen Durrant

Matchday 8 – Wed 26th Aug

  • Gary Anderson v Gerwyn Price
  • Nathan Aspinall v Daryl Gurney
  • Michael Smith v Rob Cross
  • Michael van Gerwen v Glen Durrant
  • Peter Wright v Jeffrey de Zwaan

Matchday 9 – Judgement Night – Thu 27th Aug

  • Glen Durrant v Rob Cross
  • Nathan Aspinall v Michael Smith
  • Peter Wright v Darryl Gurney
  • Michael van Gerwen v Gary Anderson
  • Jermaine Wattimena v Gerwyn Price

Players in italics are the challengers who play just one week as a challenger against the Premier League competitor who does not have a game that week.

What are our top tips for Tuesday’s night of action and the tournament?

Tuesday night’s games are very interesting with the first game being a real cracker between two players who can blow very hot, or very cold. Michael Smith and Gary Anderson have such talent that I can’t split them and I think a draw is a good bet here. (3/1). I’d also back a similar score in the final game between World Champion Peter Wright and Premier League leader Glen Durrant (also 3/1).

As for those to win their games, I think Daryl Gurney should get the better of challenger Chris Dobey (6/5), while Nathan Aspinall’s good form should be enough to see off Gerwyn Price (6/4). The nap selection though is Michael van Gerwen to beat Rob Cross (4/11) as you can see from the odds on this game.

As for the outright winner, while Michael van Gerwen (evens) is the smart money bet given his record in this event over the years, I think Glen Durrant at 14/1 is superb value, especially as an each way bet.