Premier League darts 2020: Remainder of regular season to be played behind closed doors

By Sporting Life

13:34 · MON August 17, 2020

The remainder of the Unibet Premier League regular season will conclude behind closed doors in Milton Keynes.

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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: