THE third Championship League Darts tournament will begin on Tuesday September 7, as the stars of the PDC battle for £200,000 in prize money across nine days in the internet-streamed event.
Championship League Darts began in 2008, and sees eight players per group compete in eight league days of the event, with each of the group winners returning on the final day to compete in the Winners Group.
The event is streamed live on the internet via a series of bookmakers' websites, and is also available live in PDCtv for subscribers.
Invitations to players are issued based on the PDC Order of Merit, with the top eight available players competing in Group One on Tuesday September 7.
The Group Winner will progress to the Winners Group in October, while the bottom two players from that day's group, following the round-robin series of matches, being eliminated.
The next three available players from the Order of Merit will then enter for Group Two, with the process being repeated throughout the eight groups.
Groups One to Three will be played from September 7-9, Groups Four to Six will play on September 21-23 and Group Seven, Group Eight and the Winners Group will be held from October 12-14.
The eight players in each group will compete in a round-robin format, with matches played over the best of 11 legs and prize money awarded at £50 per leg won.
Play takes place on two stages simultaneously, and after each player has completed his seven league games the top four players in the league table progress to the play-offs.
Prize money in the semi-finals and final increases to £100 per leg won, with the day's champion progressing to the Winners Group.
Following the Winners Group, the Championship League Darts winner will receive £10,000, the runner-up takes home an additional £5,000 and the losing semi-finalists receive £2,500.
The list of players who will compete in each group will be confirmed in due course after the invited players confirm their participation in the tournament.