Luke Littler is currently in the top 32 in the world and automatically qualifies for several majors. Premier League Darts returns to Sky Sports on Thursday 1 February as Cardiff begin a 17-week extravaganza leading up to the play-offs on 23 May
12:59, UK, Monday 8 January 2024
Everyone knows Luke Littler’s name and his performance at the World Darts Championship means we’ll be seeing more of him on Sky Sports in 2024.
After a whirlwind six weeks, Littler will first depart for the Bahrain Darts Masters, to be held from January 18th to 19th, the final tournament for the 16-year-old, where eight of PDC’s top players will compete against eight of the Asian Tour’s leading players. Compete against the name.
Five days after his 17th birthday, he will compete in the Netherlands Masters, which will be held from January 26th to 27th.
Fans will be able to see Littler again on Sky Sports when he takes to the Premier League stage in Cardiff on Thursday, February 1st, and the 17-week extravaganza runs through to the O2 in London on Thursday, May 23rd. It’s time for the festival to begin.
This means Littler will take to the stage in front of tens of thousands of darts fans in places such as Berlin, Glasgow, Rotterdam and Dublin.
Although he will not be competing in this year’s Kazoo Masters, which is a competition for the top 24 players, the 16-year-old sensation is in the top 32 in the world and will qualify for the British Open from March 1-3.
The World Cup of Darts will be held in June, and Littler will represent England against current world champion Luke Humphries and former world champion Michael Smith.
And if he is still in the top 32 by July, the Warrington youngster could head to Blackpool’s iconic Winter Gardens for World Match Play.
Only the top 24 players in the world qualify for the World Series of Darts finals in September, so Littler could be narrowly missed out on the draw.
But if his top 32 spot is still intact, the World Grand Prix from October 7 will see Littler follow in Humphries’ footsteps with a big win and a place in the World Darts Championship. There is a possibility that you may try to do so.
Littler’s next big opportunity comes as top players head to Wolverhampton for the Grand Slam of Darts, which starts on November 9th.
The Littlers’ Tour Card means they can attend Players Championship events throughout the year from February 12th to October 31st.
European Tour events held throughout the year, including the Belgian Darts Open from March 8-10 and the Austrian Darts Open from April 26-28, will adopt a new qualifying format in 2024.
Due to a change in the qualifying format from last year, the top 16 players in the PDC Order of Merit will be eligible to participate in each event.
They will be joined by the top 16 non-qualifying players on the Pro Tour Order of Merit as of the entry deadline.
The final 16 participants will be determined as follows.
– 10 players from the PDC Tour Card Holder Qualifier
– 4 players from the host country qualifiers
– 1 Nordic and Baltic Qualifier
– 1 Eastern European Qualifier
Littlers can compete in these events by entering the PDC Tour Cardholder Qualifier.
premier league darts 2024 schedule
- February 1: Premier League, Night 1 – Cardiff (Utilita Arena)
- February 8th: Premier League, night 2 – Berlin (Mercedes-Benz Arena)
- February 15th: Premier League, Night 3 – Glasgow (OVO Hydra)
- February 22: Premier League Night 4 – Newcastle (Utilita Arena)
- February 29th: Premier League, Night 5 – Exeter (West Point)
- March 7th: Premier League, Night 6 – Brighton (Brighton Center)
- March 14th: Premier League, Night 7 – Nottingham (Motorpoint Arena)
- March 21st: Premier League, Night 8 – Dublin (3Arena)
- March 28th: Premier League, Night 9 – Belfast (SSE Arena)
- April 4th: Premier League, Night 10 – Manchester (AO Arena)
- April 11th: Premier League, Night 11 – Birmingham (Utilita Arena)
- April 18th: Premier League, Night 12 – Rotterdam (Rotterdam Ahoy)
- April 25th: Premier League, Night 13 – Liverpool (M&S Bank Arena)
- May 2: Premier League, Night 14 – Aberdeen (P&J Live)
- May 9th: Premier League, Night 15 – Leeds (First Direct Arena)
- May 16th: Premier League, Night 16 – Sheffield (Utilita Arena)
- May 23rd: Premier League Play Offs – London (The O2)
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