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2023 Premier League Darts

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The 2023 Cazoo Premier League Darts was a darts tournament, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation – the nineteenth edition of the tournament. The event began on Thursday 2 February 2023, at the SSE Arena in Belfast, and finished with the play-offs, at The O2 Arena in London on Thursday 25 May 2023.[1][2]

Quick Facts

Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion after beating Joe Cullen 11–10 in the 2022 final.[3] He successfully defended the title, beating Gerwyn Price 11–5 in the final.

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Format

As introduced in 2022's tournament, the 2023 Premier League Darts used an eight-person knockout bracket every night. Each of the seven matches was played over the best-of-11 legs. The players were guaranteed to meet each other once in the quarter-finals throughout the first seven weeks and once in the quarterfinals 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.[4]

Following the regular phase, the top four players in the league table contested the two knockout semi-finals with 1st playing 4th and 2nd playing 3rd.[2]

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Venues

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The 2023 tournament kept the same 17 venues used in the 2022 Premier League. On 8 October 2022, it was announced that Liverpool and Brighton were switching dates, after Liverpool had been awarded the hosting duties for the Eurovision Song Contest.[5]

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Prize money

The prize money for the 2023 tournament remained at £1 million, including a £10,000 bonus to each night's winner.[6][7]

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Players

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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, with the remaining four announced following the conclusion of the Masters on 29 January 2023.[8]

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  1. Price qualified for the 2021 Premier League Darts, but withdrew following a positive COVID-19 test.
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League stage

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The fixtures were announced on 30 January 2023.[8]

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  1. withdrew due to injury
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    25 May – Play-offs

    The top four players of the league stage contest in the play-offs to decide the champion of the Premier League.

    England The O2, London

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    Standings

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    Five points are awarded for a night win, three points for the runner-up and two points for the semi-finalists. When players are tied on points, nights won is used first as a tie-breaker and after that overall matches won.[citation needed]

    The top 4 players after 16 nights advance to the play-offs on 25 May.

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    As of 25 May 2023 (Week 16)

    (C) Champion after the playoffs, (RU) Runner-up after the playoffs

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    Streaks

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    Positions by Week

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