Ben Hazelden

Michael van Gerwen made yet another statement victory in 2026 as the Dutchman rolled back the years to win night one of the Premier League in Newcastle. The Green Machine failed to win single night in 2025 but got off to the perfect start this time around at the expense of Dutch number one Gian van Veen. On a fantastic night for Dutch darts, van Veen, who makes his Premier League debut this year after an exceptional 2025, made an instant splash in defeating title favourite Luke Littler....

Luke Littler triumphed over Luke Humphries in a thrilling last set decider to add yet another major title to his resume. The teenager has now won nine out of a possible 10 PDC major titles with only the European Championship needed to complete the sport at the age of 19. It would’ve taken something special to top last year’s World Masters final between Johnny Clayton and Luke Humphries, but on an evening that promised so much, the two Lukes once again delivered on the big stage. Last year it...

Just over two weeks ago the PDC announced who will be taking part in darts most lucrative roadshow, and now we have had time to digest the line-up fans can start to predict what they might see from the class of 2026. There is school of thought that this might just be the most competitive cast in the tournaments 22-year history, or certainly in recent years. This makes predicting who will reach the O2 for finals night an extremely difficult task, not something we're attempt to do. Instead,...