Wednesday 12 September 2018 22:16, UK
The PDC have confirmed their calendar for 2019, with the Premier League moving to an expanded 17-night schedule.
The first stop in the Premier League campaign is at Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle on February 7. Following the success of the competition's maiden visit to Berlin in 2018, it will return to the Mercedes-Benz Arena on Thursday, March 21 for the seventh league night.
Rotterdam Ahoy is set to host a doubleheader at the midway point of the tournament, with Night Eight taking place in the Dutch venue on Wednesday, March 27, followed by Judgement Night on the Thursday evening, which will see the bottom two players eliminated.
"It's fantastic that we can again announce an expansion for what is already the widest-reaching tournament in darts," said PDC chairman Barry Hearn.
"The Unibet Premier League has been a massive success with our growth across the UK, Ireland and now into Europe and the response we received from fans, our broadcast partners and players in both Rotterdam and Berlin in 2018 was tremendous.
"Whilst the double-header in Rotterdam in 2018 was introduced to replace the cancelled Exeter event, the incredible interest for two sold-out nights meant that it was a natural progression to compete twice in the Netherlands next year.
"That addition also means players only compete once per league night in the second half of the season, and over an increased best-of-14 leg format in each match."
Night One - Thursday, February 7 - Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle
Night Two - Thursday, February 14 - The SSE Hydro, Glasgow
Night Three - Thursday, February 21 - 3Arena, Dublin
Night Four - Thursday, February 28 - Westpoint Exeter
Night Five - Thursday, March 7 - First Direct Arena, Leeds
Night Six - Thursday, March 14 - Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham
Night Seven - Thursday, March 21 - Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin
Night Eight - Wednesday, March 27 - Rotterdam Ahoy
Judgement Night - Thursday, March 28 - Rotterdam Ahoy
Night Ten - Thursday, April 4- SSE Arena, Belfast
Night 11 - Thursday, April 11 - Echo Arena, Liverpool
Night 12 - Thursday, April 18 - Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff
Night 13 - Thursday, April 25 - Arena Birmingham
Night 14 - Thursday, May 2 - The Manchester Arena
Night 15 - Thursday, May 9 - The FlyDSA Arena, Sheffield
Night 16 - Thursday, May 16 - The BHGE Arena, Aberdeen
Play-Offs - Thursday, May 23 - The O2, London
Tickets will then go on general sale from Monday October 8. Full ticket information will be confirmed at www.pdc.tv/tickets
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2019 PDC Calendar (ET = European Tour)
DATE | VENUE | TOURNAMENT |
JANUARY | ||
1 | London | World Championship final |
3 - 6 | Hildesheim | European Q-School |
17 - 20 | Wigan | UK Q-School |
21 | The Dorchester | Awards Dinner |
26 | Wigan | Challenge Tour 1, 2 |
27 | Wigan | Challenge Tour 3, 4 |
31 - Feb 1 | Hildesheim | ET S&W Europe Qualifier 1, 2, 3, 4 |
FEBRUARY | ||
1 - 3 | Milton Keynes | The Masters |
7 | Newcastle | Premier League Darts 1 |
9 | Wigan | Players Championship 1 |
10 | Wigan | Players Championship 2 |
14 | Glasgow | Premier League Darts 2 |
16 | Wigan | Players Championship 3 |
17 | Wigan | Players Championship 4 |
21 | Dublin | Premier League Darts 3 |
22 | Barnsley | European Tour UK Qualifier 1 + 2 |
23 | Barnsley | Players Championship 5 |
24 | Barnsley | Players Championship 6 |
28 | Exeter | Premier League Darts 4 |
MARCH | ||
1 - 3 | Minehead | UK Open |
7 | Leeds | Premier League Darts 5 |
9 | Wigan | Development Tour 1, 2 |
10 | Wigan | Development Tour 3, 4 |
14 | Nottingham | Premier League Darts 6 |
15 | Wigan | European Tour UK Qualifier 3 + 4 |
16 | Wigan | Players Championship 7 |
17 | Wigan | Players Championship 8 |
21 | Berlin | Premier League Darts 7 |
21 | Leverkusen | European Tour Host Nation Qualifier 1 |
22 - 24 | Leverkusen | European Tour 1 |
27 | Rotterdam | Premier League Darts 8 |
28 | Rotterdam | Premier League Darts 9 |
28 | Hildesheim | European Tour Host Nation Qualifier 2 |
29 - 31 | Hildesheim | European Tour 2 |
APRIL | ||
4 | Belfast | Premier League Darts 10 |
6 | Barnsley | Players Championship 9 |
7 | Barnsley | Players Championship 10 |
10 - 12 | Hildesheim | ET S&W Europe Qualifier 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 |
11 | Liverpool | Premier League Darts 11 |
12 | Barnsley | European Tour UK Qualifier 5 + 6 |
13 | Barnsley | Players Championship 11 |
14 | Barnsley | Players Championship 12 |
18 | Cardiff | Premier League Darts 12 |
19 | Munich | ET Host Nation Qualifier 3 |
20 | Wigan | Development Tour 5, 6 |
21 | Wigan | Development Tour 7, 8 |
20 - 22 | Munich | European Tour 3 |
25 | Birmingham | Premier League Darts 13 |
25 | Saarbrücken | ET Host Nation Qualifier 4 |
26 - 28 | Saarbrücken | European Tour 4 |
30 | Barnsley | Players Championship 13 |
MAY | ||
1 | Barnsley | Players Championship 14 |
2 | Manchester | Premier League Darts 14 |
2 | Graz | ET Host Nation Qualifier 5 |
3 - 5 | Graz | European Tour 5 |
9 | Sheffield | Premier League Darts 15 |
9 | Sindelfingen | ET Host Nation Qualifier 6 |
11 | Wigan | Challenge Tour 5, 6 |
12 | Wigan | Challenge Tour 7, 8 |
10 - 12 | Sindelfingen | European Tour 6 |
16 | Aberdeen | Premier League Darts 16 |
17 | Barnsley | European Tour UK Qualifier 7 + 8 |
18 | Barnsley | Players Championship 15 |
19 | Barnsley | Players Championship 16 |
23 | London | Premier League Darts Play-Offs |
23 | TBC, Netherlands | European Tour Host Nation Qualifier 7 |
24 - 26 | TBC, Netherlands | European Tour 7 |
JUNE | ||
6 - 9 | Hamburg | World Cup |
8 | Milton Keynes | Development Tour 9, 10 |
9 | Milton Keynes | Development Tour 11, 12 |
13 | Copenhagen | ET Host Nation Qualifier 8 |
14 - 16 | Copenhagen | European Tour 8 |
21 | Wigan | European Tour UK Qualifier 9 + 10 |
22 | Wigan | Players Championship 17 |
23 | Wigan | Players Championship 18 |
27 | Prague | ET Host Nation Qualifier 9 |
28 - 30 | Prague | European Tour 9 |
JULY | ||
12 | Peterborough | European Tour UK Qualifier 11 + 12 |
13 | Peterborough | Challenge Tour 9, 10 |
14 | Peterborough | Challenge Tour 11, 12 |
16 | Barnsley | Players Championship 19 |
17 | Barnsley | Players Championship 20 |
20 - 28 | Blackpool | World Matchplay |
AUGUST | ||
3 | Hildesheim | Players Championship 21 |
4 | Hildesheim | Players Championship 22 |
10 | Wolverhampton | Challenge Tour 13, 14 |
11 | Wolverhampton | Challenge Tour 15, 16 |
17 | Hildesheim | Development Tour 13, 14 |
18 | Hildesheim | Development Tour 15, 16 |
19 - 20 | Hildesheim | ET S&W Europe Qualifier 10, 11, 12, 13 |
29 | Vienna | ET Host Nation Qualifier 10 |
30 - Sep 1 | Vienna | European Tour 10 |
SEPTEMBER | ||
5 | Mannheim | ET Host Nation Qualifier 11 |
6 - 8 | Mannheim | European Tour 11 |
10 | Barnsley | Players Championship 23 |
11 | Barnsley | Players Championship 24 |
12 | Riesa | ET Host Nation Qualifier 12 |
13 - 15 | Riesa | European Tour 12 |
20 | Barnsley | European Tour UK Qualifier 13 |
21 | Barnsley | Players Championship 25 |
22 | Barnsley | Players Championship 26 |
26 | Gibraltar | ET Host Nation Qualifier 13 |
28 | Wigan | Challenge Tour 17, 18 |
29 | Wigan | Challenge Tour 19, 20 |
27 - 29 | Gibraltar | European Tour 13 |
OCTOBER | ||
3 | Dublin | World Series Finals Qualifier |
4 | Dublin | Players Championship 27 |
5 | Dublin | Players Championship 28 |
6 - 12 | Dublin | World Grand Prix |
14 | Barnsley | Players Championship 29 |
15 | Barnsley | Players Championship 30 |
19 - 20 | VENUE TBC | Champions League |
24 - 27 | Göttingen | European Championship |
NOVEMBER | ||
1 - 3 | Amsterdam | World Series Finals |
2 | Wigan | Development Tour 17, 18 |
3 | Wigan | Development Tour 19, 20 |
4 | Wigan | Grand Slam Qualifier + WYC L64 |
9 - 17 | Wolverhampton | Grand Slam of Darts |
22 - 24 | Minehead | Players Championship Finals |
24 | Minehead | World Youth Championship Final |
25 | Wigan | World Championship Qualifier |
DECEMBER | ||
TBC | London | World Championship |
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