Luke Humphries will begin his defence of the BetMGM Premier League title against Gerwyn Price on the opening night in Newcastle, as Luke Littler and Gian van Veen lock horns in a repeat of January’s World Championship final.
The BetMGM Premier League will feature eight of the sport’s biggest names going head-to-head across 17 nights throughout the UK and Europe, with each of 16 league nights comprising quarter-finals, semi-finals and a final over the best of 11 legs.
Ranking points will be awarded per night - with five to the winner, three to the runner-up and two to the semi-finalists - to form the league table from which the top four players will progress to Finals Night at The O2 in London on Thursday May 28.
Newcastle’s Utilita Arena will play host to the opening night of the 2026 season on Thursday February 5, headlined by the latest clash between reigning two-time World Champion Littler and Dutch number one Van Veen.
Reigning Premier League champion Humphries and 2023 runner-up Price also lock horns, while seven-time Premier League winner Michael van Gerwen opens his title challenge against former Masters champion Stephen Bunting.
Elsewhere, 2021 champion Jonny Clayton makes his return to the Premier League fold against debutant Josh Rock, with Littler or Van Veen awaiting the winner in the semi-finals.
Night Two will feature a landmark first visit to Belgium on February 12, as the world’s top two - Littler and Humphries - renew their rivalry at the AFAS Dome in Antwerp in a repeat of the 2025 Premier League final.
Littler will also headline Night Three in Glasgow on February 19, as he plays Van Gerwen in a repeat of the 2024/25 World Championship final, while Welsh duo Clayton and Price collide on Scottish soil.
Rock will take centre stage on Night Four in Belfast on February 26, and the Northern Irishman will face fellow Premier League newcomer Van Veen in a blockbuster tie at the SSE Arena.
Price and Clayton will be the star attractions when the darting roadshow rolls into Cardiff on Night Five, with the pair pitted against Bunting and Van Veen respectively.
Van Gerwen and Humphries also do battle in the evening’s opener at the Utilita Arena, as Littler - who landed a nine-darter in the Welsh capital 12 months ago - takes on Rock.
World Championship runner-up Van Veen will take on world number two Humphries in Nottingham on March 12, with Littler and Price also poised to renew their rivalry on Night Six.
Dutch stars Van Gerwen and Van Veen go head-to-head on Night Seven in Dublin, while Price - who claimed the nightly spoils in the Irish capital in 2025 - meets Rock for a place in the semi-finals.
Quarter-Final fixtures for 14 of the 16 league nights are listed below in draw bracket order, with fixtures for Night Eight and Night 16 set to be determined by league standings heading into each night.
The second half of the season will also feature the Premier League’s annual trip to Rotterdam, as Dutch number one Van Veen meets defending champion Humphries on Night 11.
Van Gerwen will make his return to home soil against 2021 champion Clayton, before the league season culminates with nights in Liverpool, Aberdeen, Leeds, Birmingham and Sheffield.
All matches in the league phase will be played over the best of 11 legs, with a £10,000 bonus on offer to every nightly winner.
Brand Director at BetMGM, Dan Towse, said: "What better way to kick off the new BetMGM Premier League Darts campaign than with the two World Championship finalists, Luke Littler and Gian van Veen, going head-to-head in Newcastle?
"Littler is the 4/5 pre-tournament favourite and is fancied to get past his Dutch opponent on Night One at 4/9, while he's 13/8 to win the opening night overall.
“But given the quality we've got on show this year, with ten Premier League titles and seven PDC World Championship titles between the eight players, it's hard to rule out any of them if they're on song."
2026 BetMGM Premier League Fixtures
Night One - Utilita Arena, Newcastle
Thursday February 5
Quarter-Finals
Josh Rock v Jonny Clayton
Luke Littler v Gian van Veen
Luke Humphries v Gerwyn Price
Stephen Bunting v Michael van Gerwen
Night Two - AFAS Dome, Antwerp
Thursday February 12
Quarter-Finals
Luke Littler v Luke Humphries
Michael van Gerwen v Josh Rock
Jonny Clayton v Stephen Bunting
Gerwyn Price v Gian van Veen
Night Three - OVO Hydro, Glasgow
Thursday February 19
Quarter-Finals
Stephen Bunting v Gian van Veen
Luke Humphries v Josh Rock
Michael van Gerwen v Luke Littler
Jonny Clayton v Gerwyn Price
Night Four - SSE Arena, Belfast
Thursday February 26
Quarter-Finals
Luke Littler v Jonny Clayton
Stephen Bunting v Luke Humphries
Michael van Gerwen v Gerwyn Price
Gian van Veen v Josh Rock
Night Five - Utilita Arena, Cardiff
Thursday March 5
Quarter-Finals
Michael van Gerwen v Luke Humphries
Gian van Veen v Jonny Clayton
Gerwyn Price v Stephen Bunting
Luke Littler v Josh Rock
Night Six - Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham
Thursday March 12
Quarter-Finals
Josh Rock v Stephen Bunting
Jonny Clayton v Michael van Gerwen
Luke Humphries v Gian van Veen
Gerwyn Price v Luke Littler
Night Seven - 3Arena, Dublin
Thursday March 19
Quarter-Finals
Gian van Veen v Michael van Gerwen
Stephen Bunting v Luke Littler
Josh Rock v Gerwyn Price
Jonny Clayton v Luke Humphries
Night Eight - Uber Arena, Berlin
Thursday March 26
Based on League table after Night 7
Quarter-Finals
1v8
4v5
2v7
3v6
Night Nine - AO Arena, Manchester
Thursday April 2
Quarter-Finals
Michael van Gerwen v Stephen Bunting
Gerwyn Price v Luke Humphries
Gian van Veen v Luke Littler
Jonny Clayton v Josh Rock
Night Ten - The Brighton Centre
Thursday April 9
Quarter-Finals
Luke Humphries v Jonny Clayton
Gerwyn Price v Josh Rock
Luke Littler v Stephen Bunting
Michael van Gerwen v Gian van Veen
Night 11 - Rotterdam Ahoy
Thursday April 16
Quarter-Finals
Luke Littler v Gerwyn Price
Gian van Veen v Luke Humphries
Michael van Gerwen v Jonny Clayton
Stephen Bunting v Josh Rock
Night 12 - M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool
Thursday April 23
Quarter-Finals
Gian van Veen v Gerwyn Price
Stephen Bunting v Jonny Clayton
Josh Rock v Michael van Gerwen
Luke Humphries v Luke Littler
Night 13 - P&J Live, Aberdeen
Thursday April 30
Quarter-Finals
Josh Rock v Luke Littler
Stephen Bunting v Gerwyn Price
Jonny Clayton v Gian van Veen
Luke Humphries v Michael van Gerwen
Night 14 - First Direct Arena, Leeds
Thursday May 7
Quarter-Finals
Gerwyn Price v Jonny Clayton
Luke Littler v Michael van Gerwen
Josh Rock v Luke Humphries
Gian van Veen v Stephen Bunting
Night 15 - Utilita Arena, Birmingham
Thursday May 14
Quarter-Finals
Josh Rock v Gian van Veen
Gerwyn Price v Michael van Gerwen
Luke Humphries v Stephen Bunting
Jonny Clayton v Luke Littler
Night 16 - Utilita Arena, Sheffield
Thursday May 21
Based on League table after Night 15
Quarter-Finals
2v7
3v6
1v8
4v5
Finals Night - The O2, London
Thursday May 28
Semi-Finals & Final
BetMGM Premier League Night One Odds
Quarter-Finals
Josh Rock (4/6) v (6/5) Jonny Clayton
Luke Littler (4/9) v (7/4) Gian van Veen
Luke Humphries (4/6) v (6/5) Gerwyn Price
Stephen Bunting (13/10) v (8/13) Michael van Gerwen
Odds correct at time of writing, subject to fluctuation.