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Article: HUMPHRIES & LITTLER TO COLLIDE ON NIGHT ONE OF BETMGM PREMIER LEAGUE IN CARDIFF

HUMPHRIES & LITTLER TO COLLIDE ON NIGHT ONE OF BETMGM PREMIER LEAGUE IN CARDIFF

HUMPHRIES & LITTLER TO COLLIDE ON NIGHT ONE OF BETMGM PREMIER LEAGUE IN CARDIFF

Luke Humphries and Luke Littler will lock horns in a repeat of the World Championship final on the opening night of the BetMGM Premier League on February 1, with each night's opening fixtures now confirmed.

The BetMGM Premier League will see eight of the sport’s top stars contesting 16 mini-events during the season, with each league night comprising quarter-finals, semi-finals and a final over the best of 11 legs.

The 2024 season begins at Cardiff's Utilita Arena on February 1, with the opening night’s quarter-finals headlined by a blockbuster showdown between World Champion Humphries and teenage sensation Littler.

Humphries prevailed in a record-breaking World Championship final on January 3, and the world number one will make his fully-fledged Premier League debut against the World Youth Champion.

Home hero Gerwyn Price will also take centre stage in Cardiff, as he plays World Matchplay champion Nathan Aspinall in a repeat of last year’s decider in the Welsh capital.

Reigning champion Michael van Gerwen faces 2023 World Champion Michael Smith in the evening’s third quarter-final, as the Dutch superstar begins his bid for a record-extending eighth Premier League crown.

Meanwhile, in the opening match of the tournament, former finalists Rob Cross and Peter Wright will go head-to-head in a battle of the World Champions.

Night Two will take place at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin on February 8, as Van Gerwen and Aspinall open the show in the German capital, while Humphries and Wright also collide.

Wright will headline Night Three at Glasgow’s OVO Hydro when he faces his old adversary Van Gerwen, while Littler makes his debut on Scottish soil against Price.

The Welshman will also star on Night Four at Newcastle’s Utilita Arena on Thursday February 22, as he takes on Van Gerwen in a repeat of last year’s final.

Night Five will then see the world's top two go head-to-head as Humphries meets Van Gerwen, while Littler is pitted against Smith in the fourth quarter-final of the evening at the Westpoint Exeter.

The sport’s biggest roadshow continues with Night Six on March 7 in Brighton, where Humphries and Price renew their rivalry in a repeat of October’s World Grand Prix decider.

Van Gerwen and Littler will clash on Night Seven in Nottingham on Thursday March 14, which also features a battle between the most recent World Champions, as Humphries faces Smith.

Quarter-final figures for 14 of the 16 league nights are listed below in draw bracket order, with fixtures for Night Eight and Night 16 set to be determined by league standings heading into each night.

All matches will be played over the best of 11 legs, with a £10,000 bonus on offer to each night's winner.

Ranking points will also be awarded each night - with five to the winner, three to the runner-up and two to the semi-finalists - to form the league table from which the top four players will progress to the Play-Offs at The O2 in London on Thursday May 23.

The 2024 BetMGM Premier League will be broadcast live on Sky Sports in the UK & Ireland, through the PDC's worldwide broadcast partners including DAZN and Viaplay, and on PDCTV for Rest of the World Subscribers.

2024 BetMGM Premier League Fixtures

Night One - Utilita Arena, Cardiff

Thursday February 1

Quarter-Finals

Peter Wright v Rob Cross

Gerwyn Price v Nathan Aspinall

Michael van Gerwen v Michael Smith

Luke Littler v Luke Humphries

 

Night Two - Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin

Thursday February 8

Quarter-Finals

Nathan Aspinall v Michael van Gerwen

Michael Smith v Gerwyn Price

Luke Littler v Rob Cross

Luke Humphries v Peter Wright

 

Night Three - OVO Hydro, Glasgow

Thursday February 15

Quarter-Finals

Rob Cross v Michael Smith

Michael van Gerwen v Peter Wright

Nathan Aspinall v Luke Humphries

Gerwyn Price v Luke Littler

 

Night Four - Utilita Arena, Newcastle

Thursday February 22

Quarter-Finals

Michael Smith v Nathan Aspinall

Rob Cross v Luke Humphries

Peter Wright v Luke Littler

Gerwyn Price v Michael van Gerwen

 

Night Five - Westpoint Exeter

Thursday February 29

Quarter-Finals

Luke Humphries v Michael van Gerwen

Nathan Aspinall v Peter Wright

Gerwyn Price v Rob Cross

Luke Littler v Michael Smith

 

Night Six – The Brighton Centre

Thursday March 7

Quarter-Finals

Luke Humphries v Gerwyn Price

Rob Cross v Michael van Gerwen

Nathan Aspinall v Luke Littler

Michael Smith v Peter Wright

 

Night Seven - Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham

Thursday March 14

Quarter-Finals

Peter Wright v Gerwyn Price

Luke Humphries v Michael Smith

Michael van Gerwen v Luke Littler

Rob Cross v Nathan Aspinall

 

Night Eight - 3Arena, Dublin

Thursday March 21

Fixtures confirmed following Night Seven

 

Night Nine - SSE Arena, Belfast

Thursday March 28

Quarter-Finals

Luke Humphries v Luke Littler

Michael Smith v Michael van Gerwen

Nathan Aspinall v Gerwyn Price

Rob Cross v Peter Wright

 

Night Ten - AO Arena, Manchester

Thursday April 4

Quarter-Finals

Nathan Aspinall v Rob Cross

Luke Littler v Michael van Gerwen

Michael Smith v Luke Humphries

Gerwyn Price v Peter Wright

 

Night 11 - Utilita Arena, Birmingham

Thursday April 11

Quarter-Finals

Peter Wright v Luke Humphries

Rob Cross v Luke Littler

Gerwyn Price v Michael Smith

Michael van Gerwen v Nathan Aspinall

 

Night 12 - Rotterdam Ahoy

Thursday April 18

Quarter-Finals

Michael Smith v Luke Littler

Rob Cross v Gerwyn Price

Peter Wright v Nathan Aspinall

Michael van Gerwen v Luke Humphries

 

Night 13 - M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool

Thursday April 25

Quarter-Finals

Luke Littler v Gerwyn Price

Luke Humphries v Nathan Aspinall

Peter Wright v Michael van Gerwen

Michael Smith v Rob Cross

 

Night 14 - P&J Live, Aberdeen

Thursday May 2

Quarter-Finals

Peter Wright v Michael Smith

Luke Littler v Nathan Aspinall

Michael van Gerwen v Rob Cross

Gerwyn Price v Luke Humphries

 

Night 15 - First Direct Arena, Leeds

Thursday May 9

Quarter-Finals

Michael van Gerwen v Gerwyn Price

Luke Littler v Peter Wright

Luke Humphries v Rob Cross

Nathan Aspinall v Michael Smith

 

Night 16 - Utilita Arena, Sheffield

Thursday May 16

Fixtures confirmed following Night 15

 

Play-Offs - The O2, London

Thursday May 23

Semi-Finals

Final

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