Peter Wright and Michael van Gerwen will renew rivalries on the opening night of the 2020 Unibet Premier League season in Aberdeen on Thursday February 6, with fixtures for the opening nine nights now confirmed.<\/p>\n
Wright claimed World Championship glory on New Year’s Day at Alexandra Palace as he defeated Van Gerwen 7-3 to claim the Sid Waddell Trophy and take the Dutchman’s mantle as World Champion.<\/p>\n
Van Gerwen, though, will be aiming for revenge as he opens his challenge to win an unprecedented fifth successive Premier League title in their meeting at the new P&J Live in Aberdeen.<\/p>\n
The opening night will also see Scottish hero Gary Anderson make his Premier League return against Daryl Gurney, while newcomer Glen Durrant plays Michael Smith and Gerwyn Price takes on Rob Cross.<\/p>\n
Local hero John Henderson will be the Challenger in Aberdeen, and he will face UK Open champion Nathan Aspinall in the opening night’s other fixture, with over 8,000 fans set to pack the venue.<\/p>\n
Fallon Sherrock, who created history as the first female to taste victory at the World Championship in December, will appear as a Challenger on Night Two in Nottingham, taking on three-time BDO Champion Durrant.<\/p>\n
The night also features a rematch of the 2019 UK Open final as Aspinall plays Cross, while Scottish World Cup champions Wright and Anderson face off and Van Gerwen plays Gurney.<\/p>\n
Top Welshman Price will take on Gurney on Night Three as the Premier League visits Cardiff, where Welsh number two Jonny Clayton appears as a Challenger against Smith, while Van Gerwen plays Aspinall in a repeat of their recent World Championship semi-final.<\/p>\n
Night Four in Dublin sees Ireland’s World Cup finalist William O’Connor compete as a Challenger against Van Gerwen, as Price and Wright meet in a rematch of their thrilling clashes in the 2019 Grand Slam of Darts final and recent World Championship semi-finals.<\/p>\n
World Youth Champion Luke Humphries’ appearance as a Challenger in Exeter will see him take on Anderson, while Van Gerwen and Smith meet in a repeat of the 2018 Premier League and 2019 World Championship finals.<\/p>\n
The meeting between Van Gerwen and Price will headline the visit to Liverpool’s M&S Bank Arena on Night Six, where Merseyside’s Stephen Bunting returns to the Premier League to take on Cross.<\/p>\n
Chris Dobey takes to the stage in Newcastle on Night Seven, with the local hero set to face Gurney on a night which also sees Middlesbrough’s Durrant take on World Champion Wright and Van Gerwen’s clash with Cross.<\/p>\n
The first phase of the Premier League season then concludes with a double-header at Rotterdam Ahoy on March 25-26, which includes Judgement Night as the ninth-placed player in the league table is eliminated.<\/p>\n
Night Eight sees Van Gerwen taking on Durrant, while rising Dutch star Jeffrey de Zwaan will take on Wright.<\/p>\n
The fixtures on Judgement Night include Van Gerwen resuming his rivalry with Anderson on the Premier League stage and Price facing Dutch Challenger Jermaine Wattimena.<\/p>\n
Following Judgement Night, the remaining eight players meet once more in the remaining seven league nights in Belfast, Sheffield, Manchester, Berlin, Birmingham, Glasgow and Leeds.<\/p>\n
The top four players then progress to face off for the title, and a \u00a3250,000 top prize, in the Play-Offs at The O2 in London on Thursday May 21.<\/p>\n
Tickets for the 2020 Unibet Premier League are available from venue box offices listed below.<\/p>\n
The tournament will be broadcast live on Sky Sports in the UK, on PDCTV-HD for Rest of the World Subscribers and through the PDC’s worldwide broadcast partners including DAZN and RTL7.<\/p>\n
2020 Unibet Premier League
\nNight One, Thursday February 6 – Aberdeen
\nP&J Live
\nMichael Smith v Glen Durrant
\nGary Anderson v Daryl Gurney
\nMichael van Gerwen v Peter Wright
\nNathan Aspinall v John Henderson
\nGerwyn Price v Rob Cross
\nTickets: ticketmaster.co.uk <\/p>\n
Night Two, Thursday February 13 – Nottingham
\nMotorpoint Arena
\nRob Cross v Nathan Aspinall
\nGerwyn Price v Michael Smith
\nGary Anderson v Peter Wright
\nGlen Durrant v Fallon Sherrock
\nDaryl Gurney v Michael van Gerwen
\nTickets: motorpointarenanottingham.com<\/p>\n
Night Three, Thursday February 20 – Cardiff
\nMotorpoint Arena
\nPeter Wright v Rob Cross
\nJonny Clayton v Michael Smith
\nMichael van Gerwen v Nathan Aspinall
\nDaryl Gurney v Gerwyn Price
\nGlen Durrant v Gary Anderson
\nTickets: motorpointarenacardiff.co.uk<\/p>\n
Night Four, Thursday February 27 – Dublin
\n3Arena
\nGlen Durrant v Nathan Aspinall
\nRob Cross v Gary Anderson
\nDaryl Gurney v Michael Smith
\nWilliam O’Connor v Michael van Gerwen
\nGerwyn Price v Peter Wright
\nTickets: ticketmaster.ie<\/p>\n
Night Five, Thursday March 5 – Exeter
\nWestpoint Exeter
\nRob Cross v Daryl Gurney
\nGerwyn Price v Glen Durrant
\nNathan Aspinall v Peter Wright
\nGary Anderson v Luke Humphries
\nMichael Smith v Michael van Gerwen
\nTickets: ticketzone.co.uk<\/p>\n
Night Six, Thursday March 12 – Liverpool
\nM&S Bank Arena
\nMichael Smith v Peter Wright
\nDaryl Gurney v Glen Durrant
\nGerwyn Price v Michael van Gerwen
\nRob Cross v Stephen Bunting
\nGary Anderson v Nathan Aspinall
\nTickets: mandsbankarena.com<\/p>\n
Night Seven, Thursday March 19 – Newcastle
\nUtilita Arena
\nMichael Smith v Gary Anderson
\nMichael van Gerwen v Rob Cross
\nNathan Aspinall v Gerwyn Price
\nChris Dobey v Daryl Gurney
\nPeter Wright v Glen Durrant
\nTickets: ticketmaster.co.uk<\/p>\n
Night Eight, Wednesday March 25 – Rotterdam
\nRotterdam Ahoy
\nGary Anderson v Gerwyn Price
\nNathan Aspinall v Daryl Gurney
\nMichael Smith v Rob Cross
\nMichael van Gerwen v Glen Durrant
\nPeter Wright v Jeffrey de Zwaan
\nTier tickets: ticketmaster.nl
\nTable tickets: ticketmaster.nl<\/p>\n
Judgement Night, Thursday March 26 – Rotterdam
\nRotterdam Ahoy
\nGlen Durrant v Rob Cross
\nNathan Aspinall v Michael Smith
\nPeter Wright v Daryl Gurney
\nMichael van Gerwen v Gary Anderson
\nJermaine Wattimena v Gerwyn Price
\nTier tickets: ticketmaster.nl
\nTable tickets: ticketmaster.nl<\/p>\n
Night Ten, Thursday April 2 – Belfast
\nThe SSE Arena
\nTickets: ticketmaster.ie<\/p>\n
Night 11, Thursday April 9 – Sheffield
\nThe FlyDSA Arena
\nTickets: flydsaarena.co.uk<\/p>\n
Night 12, Thursday April 16 – Manchester
\nThe Manchester Arena
\nTickets: ticketmaster.co.uk<\/p>\n
Night 13, Thursday April 23 – Berlin
\nMercedes-Benz Arena
\nTickets: mercedes-benz-arena-berlin.de<\/p>\n
Night 14, Thursday April 30 – Birmingham
\nArena Birmingham
\nTickets: theticketfactory.com<\/p>\n
Night 15, Thursday May 7 – Glasgow
\nThe SSE Hydro
\nTickets: ticketmaster.co.uk<\/p>\n
Night 16, Thursday May 14 – Leeds
\nFirst Direct Arena
\nTickets: firstdirectarena.com<\/p>\n
Play-Offs, Thursday May 21 – London
\nThe O2
\nTickets: theo2.co.uk<\/p>\n
Format
\nLeague matches in the first nine nights will be the best of 12 legs; first to seven, or a six-all draw.
\nLeague matches in the second phase of the season will be the best of 14 legs; first to eight, or a seven-all draw.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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