LUKE ‘The Nuke’ Littler continues the defence of his PDC Premier League Darts title in Scotland on Thursday night.

The Warringtonian stormed to glory in his debut series in 2024, topping the table after 16 rounds before going on to win the play-offs in stunning style against world number one Luke Humphries 11-7 in the final showdown at the O2 Arena in London.

The teenage world champion came out on the wrong side of an epic quarter-final with Dutch legend Michael van Gerwen as the new Premier League Darts season got underway at the SSE Arena in Belfast last week.

Littler registered the second highest losing average in Premier League history during the extraordinary contest, posting a 113.91 average in a deciding-leg defeat.

His opening challenge this week at the OVO Hydro in Glasgow will be Rob Cross, who has had a strong start to the 2025 darts campaign including winning the Bahrain Darts Masters and the opening Players Championship of the year in Wigan on Monday.

It will be the first time the pair have crossed paths this year.

Luke Littler playing against Rob Cross in Premier League Darts 2024 (Image: PA Wire)

The Thursday night rounds take place in the form of mini tournaments over 16 weeks in arenas across Europe in the race to win the £275,000 top prize at the O2 Arena in London at the end of May, with all the action being shown live on Sky Sports.

Here’s everything you need to know:

PDC Premier League Darts, competing players 2025:

(Name, nationality, Order of Merit on January 4, status)

Luke Humphries, English, 1st (2024 World Champion)

Luke Littler, English, 2nd (2025 World Champion)

Michael van Gerwen, Dutch, 3rd (Three-time World Champion)

Rob Cross, English, 4th (2018 World Champion)

Stephen Bunting, English, 5th (2024 Masters winner)

Gerwyn Price, Welsh, 9th (2021 World Champion)

Chris Dobey, English, 10th (2023 Masters winner)

Nathan Aspinall, English, 11th (2023 World Matchplay winner)

Schedule for PDC Premier League Darts Night 2, OVO Hydro, Glagow, live on Sky Sports, Thursday, February 13, 2025, best of 11 legs:

Quarter-finals:

Rob Cross v Luke Littler – 7.15pm

Michael van Gerwen v Stephen Bunting – 7.45pm

Nathan Aspinall v Gerwyn Price - 8.15pm

Luke Humphries v Chris Dobey – 8.45pm

Semi-finals:

Cross/Littler v Van Gerwen/Bunting – 9.15pm

Aspinall/Price v Humphries/Dobey – 9.45pm

Final:

Cross/Littler/Van Gerwen/Bunting v Aspinall/Price/Humphries/Dobey – 10.30pm

Players' comments ahead of PDC Premier League Darts Night 2 in Glasgow:

Luke Humphries:

“I really do think this is the strongest Premier League line-up for a very long time.

“I have to capitalise on the win last week and make sure I keep pushing and keep striving for better, because this is going to be a really tough season in my opinion.

“When you’re winning all the time you have so much belief and so much confidence, but you cannot take it for granted.

“All it takes is a couple of defeats and the confidence can drain from you, so this is a really good moment for myself, but I have to back it up.”

Rob Cross:

“I’ve won two titles already - I’ve never won this early in a year before.

“I’ve been hit and miss in the last few months, but when I do find it, I can play some special darts.

“I’m enjoying myself at the minute, and when I’m on my game, I love it. I love the game.

“I’m looking forward to the game against Luke. I believe I can beat anyone on my day, but we all know that young man is a special talent.”

Michael van Gerwen:

“I’m feeling good. It’s always nice being back in the Premier League.

“After the World Championship I think this is the biggest tournament of the year, so it’s important to compete and perform well.

“I think my game is in a good place. I feel comfortable, and I need to make sure I can do some damage.

“You have to prepare well in any game you play these days. You cannot afford any mistakes, so I need to be at the top of my game.”

Gerwyn Price:

“I’m getting back to my best.

“I’m enjoying the game more. I think my mentality and the way I think has changed, and it has just benefited me.

“I had a little bit of help with a sports psychologist before the World Championship, which really helped.

“There’s a lot more positivity in my game now, and it seems to be working!”

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Results from Premier League Darts Night 1 at SSE Arena, Belfast:

Quarter-finals:

Chris Dobey 6-4 Gerwyn Price

Rob Cross 6-4 Stephen Bunting

Michael van Gerwen 6-5 Luke Littler

Luke Littler acknowledges Michael van Gerwen's victory on Premier League Darts Night 1 in Belfast (Image: PA Wire)

Luke Humphries 6-2 Nathan Aspinall

Semi-finals:

Chris Dobey 6-4 Rob Cross

Luke Humphries 6-5 Michael van Gerwen

Final:

Luke Humphries 6-1 Chris Dobey

Format for PDC Premier League Darts Nights 2025:

Each night will see quarter-finals, semi-finals and a final played over the best of 11 legs (first to six)

Players will face each other twice in quarter-final ties throughout the season, with the fixtures being balanced for players to be in opposite halves of the draw in an equal number of weeks

The fixtures for Night 8 and Night 16 will be based on the league table following Night 7 and Night 15 respectively

The top four players from the final league table will progress to the Play-Offs, which will feature the semi-finals over the best of 19 legs and the final over the best of 21 legs

The order of throw for all league night matches will be decided by a bull-off, which will be conducted beforehand in the practice room. For the Play-Offs, the semi-finals will see the higher-placed player from the final league table throw first, with a bull-off for the final.

League points per night in PDC Premier League Darts 2025:

Night Winner - 5 points + £10,000 bonus

Runner-Up - 3 points

Semi-Finalists - 2 points

Prize Fund in PDC Premier League Darts 2025:

Winner - £275,000

Runner-Up - £125,000

Semi-Finalists - £85,000 each

Fifth in League Table - £75,000

Sixth in League Table - £70,000

Seventh in League Table - £65,000

Eighth in League Table  - £60,000

Nightly Winner Bonus - £10,000 x16

Total - £1million

PDC Premier League Darts 2025 event dates:

Night 1 - The SSE Arena, Belfast, Thursday February 6 (Humphries defeated Dobey 6-1 in final)

Night 2 - OVO Hydro, Glasgow, Thursday February 13

Night 3 - 3Arena, Dublin, Thursday February 20

Night 4 - Westpoint Exeter, Thursday February 27

Night 5 - The Brighton Centre, Thursday March 6

Night 6 - Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham, Thursday March 13

Night 7 - Utilita Arena, Cardiff, Thursday March 20

Night 8 - Utilita Arena, Newcastle, Thursday March 27

Night 9 - Uber Arena, Berlin, Thursday April 3

Night 10 - AO Arena, Manchester, Thursday April 10

Night 11 - Rotterdam Ahoy, Thursday April 17

Night 12 - M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool, Thursday April 24

Night 13 - Utilita Arena, Birmingham, Thursday May 1

Night 14 - First Direct Arena, Leeds, Thursday May 8

Night 15 - P&J Live, Aberdeen, Thursday May 15

Night 16 - Utilita Arena, Sheffield, Thursday May 22

Play-Offs - The O2, London, Thursday May 29

PDC Premier League Darts past winners Roll of Honour:

2005 - Phil Taylor defeated Colin Lloyd 16-4

2006 - Phil Taylor def Roland Scholten 16-6

2007 - Phil Taylor def Terry Jenkins 16-6

2008 - Phil Taylor def James Wade 16-8

2009 - James Wade def Mervyn King 13-8

2010 - Phil Taylor def James Wade 10-8

2011 - Gary Anderson def Adrian Lewis 10-4

2012 - Phil Taylor def Simon Whitlock 10-7

2013 - Michael van Gerwen def Phil Taylor 10-8

2014 - Raymond van Barneveld def Michael van Gerwen 10-6

2015 - Gary Anderson def Michael van Gerwen 11-7

2016 - Michael van Gerwen def Phil Taylor 11-3

2017 - Michael van Gerwen def Peter Wright 11-10

2018 - Michael van Gerwen def Michael Smith 11-4

2019 - Michael van Gerwen def Rob Cross 11-5

2020 - Glen Durrant def Nathan Aspinall 11-8

2021 - Jonny Clayton def Jose de Sousa 11-5

2022 - Michael van Gerwen def Joe Cullen 11-10

2023 - Michael van Gerwen def Gerwyn Price 11-5

2024 - Luke Littler def Luke Humphries 11-7

Nine-darters thrown in PDC Premier League Darts history:

2006 - Raymond van Barneveld v Peter Manley

2010 - Raymond van Barneveld v Terry Jenkins

2010 - Phil Taylor x2 v James Wade (Final)

2012 - Phil Taylor v Kevin Painter

2012 - Simon Whitlock v Andy Hamilton (Semi-Finals)

2016 - Adrian Lewis v James Wade

2017 - Adrian Lewis v Raymond van Barneveld

2020 - Michael Smith v Daryl Gurney

2020 - Peter Wright v Daryl Gurney

2021 - Jonny Clayton v Jose de Sousa

2021 - Jose de Sousa v Nathan Aspinall

2022 - Gerwyn Price v Michael van Gerwen

2022 - Gerwyn Price v James Wade

2024 - Gerwyn Price v Michael Smith

2024 - Luke Littler v Luke Humphries (Final)

Luke Littler celebrates his nine-darter in the 2024 Premier League Darts final against Luke Humphries (Image: PDC)

Luke Littler record of achievement in 2025 so far:

World Darts Championship winner at Alexandra Palace, London, defeating Michael van Gerwen in the final

Semi-finalist in Dutch Darts Masters at De Maaspoort, Den Bosch

Reminder of what happened in PDC Premier League Darts 2024:

Luke Littler was crowned champion on debut after beating Luke Humphries 11-7 in the play-offs final at O2 Arena in London on May 23

Luke Littler won four of the weekly rounds – Night 9 in Belfast, Night 10 in Manchester, Night 13 in Liverpool, Night 14 in Aberdeen

Luke Littler topped the league table after 16 rounds