Premier League darts - what's at stake on finals night?

(Left to right) Luke Littler, Jonny Clayton, Luke Humphries and Gerwyn PriceImage source, Getty Images
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The 2026 Premier League is the 22nd season of the showpiece event

ByIan Mitchelmore
BBC Sport Wales
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The fixtures for finals night of the 2026 Premier League darts have been determined.

Reigning world champion Luke Littler, 2021 Premier League winner Jonny Clayton, defending champion Luke Humphries and former world champion Gerwyn Price will all battle it out at The O2 on 28 May.

Seven-time winner Michael van Gerwen, Stephen Bunting and debutants Gian van Veen and Josh Rock were all eliminated having finished in the bottom half of the eight-man field.

BBC Sport looks at what's at stake for those heading to finals night and the prize money on offer in this year's showpiece event.

The final league table

Finals night fixtures

The semi-final fixtures for finals night at The O2 in London on 28 May are:

  • Luke Littler v Gerwyn Price

  • Jonny Clayton v Luke Humphries

The winner of each last-four tie will meet in the final. The semi-finals are the best of 19 legs and the final is the best of 21 legs.

By virtue of finishing in the top two of the table, Littler and Clayton will throw first in their respective semi-finals.

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The Premier League darts was launched in 2005

What prize money has been won and what remains at stake?

With a £1.25m prize pot being shared among the eight-man field this year, there is certainly more than just glory at stake.

Let's start with the sums won by the four eliminated players.

Fifth place (Stephen Bunting): £95,000

Sixth place (Michael van Gerwen): £90,000

Seventh place (Gian van Veen): £85,000

Eighth place (Josh Rock): £80,000

As for finals night, the prize money on offer is significantly higher.

The tournament winner will bank £350,000, with the runner-up set to earn £170,000.

The two losing semi-finalists will each claim £110,000.

And then there are the one-off lump sums from the season as a whole.

The winner of each of the 16 nights throughout the season scooped an additional £10,000.

With six nightly wins to his name in total, Littler has done more than just top up his earnings from this year's event.

The full list of prize money earned through night victories is as follows:

Luke Littler: £60,000

Jonny Clayton: £40,000

Gerwyn Price: £20,000

Stephen Bunting: £20,000

Michael van Gerwen: £10,000

Luke Humphries: £10,000

Josh Rock was also awarded a custom-made set of 18 carat gold darts worth £30,000 as a result of the nine-darter he hit on night four in Belfast, the 22nd nine-darter in the history of the Premier League.

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