Darts Analysis: PDC Premier League & Worlds

The World Cup of Darts is back in Frankfurt and, for the first time in years, the pundit community is genuinely split. England arrive as the overwhelming favourites on paper, yet Northern Ireland return as…

The 2026 Nordic Darts Masters final in Copenhagen delivered a fiercely contested deciding leg, a controversial crowd atmosphere, and a timely title for a resurgent Michael van Gerwen. This piece examines what…

England's top two darts players return to the Frankfurt venue where their partnership fell apart in 2025, and both admit last year's second-round defeat to Germany taught them lessons they intend to act on.…

After nearly 400 main tour tournaments across more than a decade, Luke Woodhouse finally broke his title duck earlier in May. What followed was even more extraordinary. This piece examines how Woodhouse turned…

This piece goes beyond the final scoreline to examine what Luke Littler's second Premier League Darts title actually cost him: a bruising campaign marked by crowd hostility, a spell at the foot of the table,…

The darting world is fixated on the prospect of a third successive Premier League final between Luke Littler and Luke Humphries, but Littler himself is not indulging that conversation just yet. Here we examine…

Ross Smith had stood on the wrong side of four European Tour finals before Sunday in Riesa. This piece examines how the 37-year-old finally converted that fifth opportunity, what it took to get past Michael…

Day two of the International Darts Open in Riesa was defined not by the favourites coasting through, but by the chaos around them. This piece digs into the fightbacks, the squandered leads and what the results…

Friday's opening sessions at the International Darts Open in Riesa produced a debut to savour for England's Charlie Manby, alongside a devastating display from Kevin Doets and a vital win for Rob Cross. We…

With Premier League Darts Finals Night at the O2 Arena now confirmed, the question is whether Luke Humphries can back up a blistering end to the regular season with a second straight title. Wayne Mardle has…

Michael van Gerwen's victory at Players Championship 15 in Leicester was not merely a title win - it was a signal that one of the sport's most decorated competitors has found top gear again at precisely the…

England's two best players are heading back to the World Cup of Darts with unfinished business after last year's shock exit at the hands of Germany. This piece examines what has changed, what Wales lose…

Josh Rock's victory in Graz was built on nerve, precision, and one moment of maximum-pressure brilliance. This piece unpacks the turning point that decided the final, traces how both finalists arrived at…

Saturday in Graz delivered everything a darts fan could want: a perfect nine-dart leg, the tournament's top seed sent home in a final-leg decider, and seven seeds eliminated before the tournament's second day…

Night 14 of the 2026 Premier League Darts season in Leeds produced one of its most compelling evenings yet, with every match bar one going to a deciding leg. This piece examines what Littler's record-equalling…

Mark Webster's public revelation of his blood cancer diagnosis is one of the most personal stories to emerge from the darts world in years. This piece looks at what he said, what hairy cell leukaemia actually…

With three Premier League nights remaining before the O2 showpiece, Luke Humphries finds himself in unfamiliar territory: fighting for his play-off life rather than coasting through as he did last year. This…

Wessel Nijman is rapidly rewriting what elite-level PDC floor darts looks like in 2026, and this piece examines just how far his transformation has taken him. We also chart what the continued absence of a…

Kevin Doets arrived in Hildesheim having twice fallen at the semi-final stage the previous week. This piece examines how the 27-year-old Dutchman finally converted that near-miss momentum into a first PDC…

Luke Littler produced one of the great Premier League Darts recoveries in Aberdeen on Thursday night, reeling off three consecutive legs from 5-3 down to beat Luke Humphries 6-5 in the Night 13 final and seize…

Beau Greaves has rewritten the history books. The 22-year-old became the first woman ever to win a PDC ranking title on Monday, defeating former world champion Michael Smith in a breathtaking last-leg decider…

Luke Littler delivered one of the performances of his Premier League campaign on Night 12 in Liverpool, brushing aside Luke Humphries, Michael van Gerwen, and Jonny Clayton in a single evening to dramatically…

Gerwyn Price has written his name into darts history by becoming only the second player ever to collect 10 European Tour titles, joining Michael van Gerwen in that exclusive bracket. The Welshman claimed the…

Michael Unterbuchner's attempt at pre-match wit has gone spectacularly wrong. After joking that he did not know who Van Gerwen was, the German was dispatched 6-2 and subjected to a very public dressing-down.…

Cameron Menzies opened the 2026 European Darts Grand Prix in Sindelfingen with one of his finest performances of the year, posting a 104.5 average to beat former world champion Raymond van Barneveld for a…

Jonny Clayton produced one of the performances of the Premier League Darts season so far in Rotterdam, coming from behind to beat Luke Littler in the Night 11 final and open a five-point gap at the top of the…

Three weeks after one of the most talked-about moments in Premier League Darts this season, Gian van Veen is standing his ground. The Dutchman has heard Luke Littler's version of events and remains completely…