2023 Cazoo Premier League Darts |
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Winner |
Michael van Gerwen |
Runner-up |
Gerwyn Price |
Score |
11–5 |
Dates |
2 February – 25 May 2023 |
Edition |
19th |
Number of players |
8 |
Venues |
17 |
Premier League Darts |
< 2022 | 2023 | 2024 > |
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.
Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion after beating Joe Cullen 11–10 in the 2022 final. He successfully defended the title, beating Gerwyn Price 11–5 in the final.
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.
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.
Venues
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.
LiverpoolGlasgowExeterNottinghamLeedsCardiffSheffieldAberdeenManchesterBirminghamNewcastleLondonBelfastDublinBrightonclass=notpageimage| Locations of the 2023 Premier League venues in the UK and Ireland. BerlinRotterdamclass=notpageimage| Other locations of the 2023 Premier League venues in Europe.Belfast | Cardiff | Glasgow | Dublin |
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SSE Arena Belfast Thursday 2 February |
Cardiff International Arena Thursday 9 February |
OVO Hydro Thursday 16 February |
3Arena Thursday 23 February |
Exeter | Liverpool | Nottingham | Newcastle |
Westpoint Arena Thursday 2 March |
M&S Bank Arena Thursday 9 March |
Nottingham Arena Thursday 16 March |
Newcastle Arena Thursday 23 March |
Berlin | Birmingham | Brighton | Rotterdam |
Mercedes-Benz Arena Thursday 30 March |
Arena Birmingham Thursday 6 April |
Brighton Centre Thursday 13 April |
Rotterdam Ahoy Thursday 20 April |
Leeds | Manchester | Sheffield | Aberdeen |
First Direct Arena Thursday 27 April |
AO Arena Thursday 4 May |
Utilita Arena Sheffield Thursday 11 May |
P&J Live Thursday 18 May |
London | |||
The O2 Thursday 25 May | |||
Prize money
The prize money for the 2023 tournament remained at £1 million, including a £10,000 bonus to each night's winner.
Stage | Prize Money | |
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Winner | £275,000 | |
Runner-up | £125,000 | |
Semi-finalists (x2) | £85,000 | |
5th place | £75,000 | |
6th place | £70,000 | |
7th place | £65,000 | |
8th place | £60,000 | |
Weekly Winner Bonus (x16) | £10,000 | |
Total | £1,000,000 |
Players
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.
Player | Appearance in Premier League |
Consecutive Streak |
Order of Merit Rank on 30/1/23 |
Previous best performance |
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Michael Smith | 6th | 2 | 1 | Runner-up (2018) |
Peter Wright | 10th | 10 | 2 | Runner-up (2017) |
Michael van Gerwen | 11th | 11 | 3 | Winner (2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022) |
Gerwyn Price | 5th | 2 | 4 | 5th place (2019, 2020) |
Jonny Clayton | 3rd | 3 | 7 | Winner (2021) |
Nathan Aspinall | 3rd | 1 | 9 | Runner-up (2020) |
Dimitri Van den Bergh | 2nd | 1 | 11 | 5th place (2021) |
Chris Dobey | 1st | 1 | 21 | Debut |
- Price qualified for the 2021 Premier League Darts, but withdrew following a positive COVID-19 test.
League stage
The fixtures were announced on 30 January 2023.
2 February – Night 1Night 1 was played in Belfast. Chris Dobey was the winner in his Premier League debut, after beating Michael van Gerwen 6–5 in the night's final.
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9 February – Night 2Cardiff International Arena, Cardiff Night 2 was played in Cardiff. Gerwyn Price was the winner, after beating Nathan Aspinall 6–3 in the night's final.
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16 February – Night 3Night 3 was played in Glasgow. Michael Smith was the winner, after beating Dimitri Van den Bergh 6–4 in the night's final.
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23 February – Night 4Night 4 was played in Dublin. Michael van Gerwen was the winner, after beating Gerwyn Price 6–5 in the night's final.
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2 March – Night 5Night 5 was played in Exeter. Michael van Gerwen was the winner, after beating Jonny Clayton 6–3 in the night's final.
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9 March – Night 6Night 6 was played in Liverpool. Michael van Gerwen was the winner, after beating Michael Smith 6–4 in the night's final.
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16 March – Night 7Motorpoint Arena Nottingham, Nottingham Night 7 was played in Nottingham. Gerwyn Price was the winner, after beating Chris Dobey 6–4 in the night's final.
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23 March – Night 8Utilita Arena Newcastle, Newcastle Night 8 was played in Newcastle. Gerwyn Price was the winner, after beating Michael van Gerwen 6–1 in the night's final.
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30 March – Night 9Night 9 was played in Berlin. Jonny Clayton was the winner, after beating Michael Smith 6–4 in the night's final.
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6 April – Night 10Utilita Arena Birmingham, Birmingham Night 10 was played in Birmingham. Jonny Clayton was the winner, after beating Peter Wright 6–5 in the night's final.
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13 April – Night 11Night 11 was played in Brighton. Gerwyn Price was the winner, after beating Michael Smith 6–3 in the night's final.
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20 April – Night 12
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27 April – Night 13
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4 May – Night 14
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11 May – Night 15Utilita Arena Sheffield, Sheffield
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18 May – Night 16
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- withdrew due to injury
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.
Score | ||
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Semi-finals (best of 19 legs) | ||
107.54 Gerwyn Price | 10–2 | Jonny Clayton 90.19 |
97.90 Michael Smith | 8–10 | Michael van Gerwen 101.45 |
Final (best of 21 legs) | ||
99.50 Gerwyn Price | 5–11 | Michael van Gerwen 105.43 |
Night's Total Average: 100.33 | ||
Highest Checkout: Michael van Gerwen 170 | ||
Most 180s: Michael van Gerwen 12 | ||
Night's 180s: 25 |
Standings
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.
The top 4 players after 16 nights advance to the play-offs on 25 May.
Pos | Name | Nights | Matches | Legs | Scoring | |||||||||||||||
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Pts | W | RU | SF | QF | Pld | W | L | LF | LA | LD | LWAT | 100+ | 140+ | 180 | A | HC | CR | C% | ||
1 | Gerwyn Price (RU) | 39 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 36 | 24 | 12 | 191 | 144 | +47 | 76 | 343 | 221 | 112 | 98.31 | 158 | 191/486 | 39.30% |
2 | Michael Smith | 33 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 32 | 20 | 12 | 158 | 141 | +17 | 55 | 340 | 214 | 102 | 97.70 | 164 | 158/401 | 39.40% |
3 | Michael van Gerwen (C) | 33 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 19 | 13 | 159 | 132 | +27 | 61 | 295 | 191 | 87 | 98.19 | 170 | 159/420 | 37.85% |
4 | Jonny Clayton | 24 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 122 | 137 | –15 | 42 | 319 | 159 | 50 | 94.70 | 170 | 122/277 | 44.04% |
5 | Nathan Aspinall | 24 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 13 | 15 | 124 | 140 | –16 | 48 | 297 | 198 | 82 | 95.72 | 143 | 124/342 | 36.25% |
6 | Dimitri Van den Bergh | 16 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 9 | 15 | 102 | 115 | –13 | 44 | 232 | 149 | 59 | 95.59 | 151 | 102/260 | 39.23% |
7 | Chris Dobey | 14 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 93 | 116 | –23 | 35 | 220 | 130 | 62 | 97.32 | 170 | 93/250 | 37.20% |
8 | Peter Wright | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 86 | 115 | –29 | 29 | 225 | 125 | 44 | 93.45 | 156 | 86/224 | 38.39% |
- As of 25 May 2023 (Week 16)
(C) Champion after the playoffs, (RU) Runner-up after the playoffs
Streaks
Player | Nights | |||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Play-offs | ||
Gerwyn Price | QF | W | QF | RU | QF | W | SF | W | RU | QF | RU | RU | ||||||
Michael Smith | QF | SF | W | SF | QF | RU | QF | RU | QF | RU | QF | W | QF | SF | ||||
Michael van Gerwen | RU | SF | QF | W | SF | RU | QF | SF | QF | SF | QF | SF | W | |||||
Jonny Clayton | QF | SF | RU | QF | W | QF | SF | QF | RU | SF | QF | SF | ||||||
Nathan Aspinall | SF | RU | SF | QF | SF | QF | SF | QF | W | SF | QF | SF | DNQ | |||||
Dimitri Van den Bergh | SF | QF | RU | QF | SF | QF | SF | QF | SF | QF | W | |||||||
Chris Dobey | W | QF | RU | SF | QF | SF | QF | |||||||||||
Peter Wright | QF | SF | QF | RU | SF | QF | SF | QF |
Legend: | DNQ | Did not qualify | QF | Lost in Quarterfinals | SF | Semi-finalist | RU | Runner-up | W | Night winner |
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Positions by Week
Player | Nights | |||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |
Gerwyn Price | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||
Michael Smith | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | ||||
Michael van Gerwen | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||
Jonny Clayton | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | |||||||
Nathan Aspinall | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||||
Dimitri Van den Bergh | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | |||||||
Chris Dobey | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | ||||||
Peter Wright | 6 | 7 | 8 |
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External links
- Professional Darts Corporation, official website
- PDC Professional Darts Corporation, official website, Tournaments
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