LUKE Littler’s first ever Premier League Darts fixture sees him come up against the man who beat him in last month’s World Darts Championship final.
When the PDC’s annual roadshow kicks off in Cardiff on February 1, Warrington's Littler will start the action by facing world number one ‘Cool Hand’ Luke Humphries after the quarter-final fixtures for each night were confirmed.
“The Nuke,” who turned 17 on Sunday, returned to action with a bang following his jaw-dropping exploits at Alexandra Palace, hitting a nine-darter on his way to winning the Bahrain Masters tournament last weekend.
He will compete in the Dutch Darts Masters this coming weekend before the Premier League action begins.
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.
All matches will be played over the best of 11 legs, with a £10,000 bonus on offer to each night's winner.
Ranking points will also be awarded each 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 the Play-Offs at The O2 in London on Thursday May 23.
Premier League Darts 2024, quarter final fixtures
Night One – Cardiff
Thursday, February 1
Peter Wright v Rob Cross
Gerwyn Price v Nathan Aspinall
Michael van Gerwen v Michael Smith
Luke Littler v Luke Humphries
Night Two - Berlin
Thursday, February 8
Nathan Aspinall v Michael van Gerwen
Michael Smith v Gerwyn Price
Luke Littler v Rob Cross
Luke Humphries v Peter Wright
Night Three - Glasgow
Thursday, February 15
Rob Cross v Michael Smith
Michael van Gerwen v Peter Wright
Nathan Aspinall v Luke Humphries
Gerwyn Price v Luke Littler
Night Four - Newcastle
Thursday, February 22
Michael Smith v Nathan Aspinall
Rob Cross v Luke Humphries
Peter Wright v Luke Littler
Gerwyn Price v Michael van Gerwen
Night Five - Exeter
Thursday, February 29
Luke Humphries v Michael van Gerwen
Nathan Aspinall v Peter Wright
Gerwyn Price v Rob Cross
Luke Littler v Michael Smith
Night Six – Brighton
Thursday, March 7
Luke Humphries v Gerwyn Price
Rob Cross v Michael van Gerwen
Nathan Aspinall v Luke Littler
Michael Smith v Peter Wright
Night Seven – Nottingham
Thursday, March 14
Peter Wright v Gerwyn Price
Luke Humphries v Michael Smith
Michael van Gerwen v Luke Littler
Rob Cross v Nathan Aspinall
Night Eight – Dublin
Thursday, March 21
Fixtures confirmed following Night Seven
Night Nine – Belfast
Thursday, March 28
Luke Humphries v Luke Littler
Michael Smith v Michael van Gerwen
Nathan Aspinall v Gerwyn Price
Rob Cross v Peter Wright
Night 10 – Manchester
Thursday April 4
Nathan Aspinall v Rob Cross
Luke Littler v Michael van Gerwen
Michael Smith v Luke Humphries
Gerwyn Price v Peter Wright
Night 11 –Birmingham
Thursday, April 11
Peter Wright v Luke Humphries
Rob Cross v Luke Littler
Gerwyn Price v Michael Smith
Michael van Gerwen v Nathan Aspinall
Night 12 – Rotterdam Ahoy
Thursday, April 18
Michael Smith v Luke Littler
Rob Cross v Gerwyn Price
Peter Wright v Nathan Aspinall
Michael van Gerwen v Luke Humphries
Night 13 – Liverpool
Thursday, April 25
Luke Littler v Gerwyn Price
Luke Humphries v Nathan Aspinall
Peter Wright v Michael van Gerwen
Michael Smith v Rob Cross
Night 14 – Aberdeen
Thursday, May 2
Peter Wright v Michael Smith
Luke Littler v Nathan Aspinall
Michael van Gerwen v Rob Cross
Gerwyn Price v Luke Humphries
Night 15 – Leeds
Thursday, May 9
Michael van Gerwen v Gerwyn Price
Luke Littler v Peter Wright
Luke Humphries v Rob Cross
Nathan Aspinall v Michael Smith
Night 16 – Sheffield
Thursday, May 16
Fixtures confirmed following Night 15
Play-Offs - The O2, London
Thursday, May 23
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