Premier League darts 2020: Remainder of regular season to be played behind closed doors
The remainder of the Unibet Premier League regular season will conclude behind closed doors in Milton Keynes.
The nine-player event, which has been on hold since March, returns next Tuesday at the Marshall Arena with six consecutive nights of action (August 25-30) without fans and will now be followed by the concluding four rounds of league fixtures from September 3-6.
It had initially been hoped that arenas in Glasgow, Manchester, Newcastle and Sheffield would be able to stage those nights on weekly Thursday nights but the continued impact of the coronavirus has prevented that from happening.
In addition, should it not be possible to stage the Play-Offs at The O2 in London with a crowd as planned on Thursday October 22, a further night behind closed doors will be added in Milton Keynes on Wednesday September 2, making Sunday September 6 the Play-Offs.
"We have continued to work with all relevant parties in recent weeks in a bid to stage these four Unibet Premier League nights with a crowd," said PDC Chief Executive Matt Porter.
"As we are still not able to guarantee this and bearing in mind the need to provide clarity for fans with tickets to these events, we will now be staging a further four nights behind closed doors in Milton Keynes.
"We are continuing to work with The O2 in a bid to end the season in style with the Play-Offs in front of a live crowd on Thursday October 22 if practicable, with the option of adding a further night in September in Milton Keynes available should this not be possible."
Fans with tickets to any of the rescheduled nights will have their booking transferred to the equivalent night of the 2021 Premier League, as follows:
- Utilita Arena, Newcastle - Thursday February 18
- The Manchester Arena - Thursday March 25
- The FlyDSA Arena, Sheffield - Thursday April 15
- The SSE Hydro, Glasgow - Thursday May 6
Any fans wishing to receive a refund must apply to their point of purchase (the Box Office where they bought their tickets).
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Revised Schedule - At August 13 2020
- Night 7 - Tuesday August 25, Milton Keynes
- Night 8 - Wednesday August 26, Milton Keynes
- Judgement Night - Thursday August 27, Milton Keynes
- Night 10 - Friday August 28, Milton Keynes
- Night 11 - Saturday August 29, Milton Keynes
- Night 12 - Sunday August 30, Milton Keynes
- Night 13 - Thursday September 3, Milton Keynes
- Night 14 - Friday September 4, Milton Keynes
- Night 15 - Saturday September 5, Milton Keynes
- Night 16 - Sunday September 6, Milton Keynes
- Play-Offs - Thursday October 22, The O2, London
2021 Premier League Schedule
- Night 1 - Thursday February 4, Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff
- Night 2 - Thursday February 11, 3Arena, Dublin
- Night 3 - Thursday February 18, Utilita Arena, Newcastle
- Night 4 - Thursday February 25, Rotterdam Ahoy
- Night 5 - Thursday March 4, Westpoint Exeter
- Night 6 - Thursday March 11, The SSE Arena, Belfast
- Night 7 - Thursday March 18, Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham
- Night 8 - Thursday March 25, The Manchester Arena
- Night 9 - Thursday April 1, The Brighton Centre
- Night 10 - Thursday April 8, M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool
- Night 11 - Thursday April 15, The FlyDSA Arena, Sheffield
- Night 12 - Thursday April 22, P&J Live, Aberdeen
- Night 13 - Thursday April 29, Utilita Arena, Birmingham
- Night 14 - Thursday May 6, The SSE Hydro, Glasgow
- Night 15 - Thursday May 13, First Direct Arena, Leeds
- Night 16 - Thursday May 20, The O2, London
- Play-Offs - Thursday May 27, Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin