The Premier League Darts 2026 rolls into Nottingham for its sixth night on Thursday, March 12, with eight of the world's best players set to clash at the Motorpoint Arena. Nottingham has been a near-constant fixture on the calendar since 2007 and has built a reputation for spectacular matches, including a memorable encounter two years ago where Luke Littler averaged 114.00 to defeat Michael van Gerwen, who averaged 110.94, 6-2. This marks the fifth visit under the current weekly mini-tournament format, with Gerwyn Price claiming the nightly title in both 2023 and 2025, Gary Anderson winning in 2022, and Luke Humphries unbeaten in 2024.
The quarter-final lineup features four intriguing matchups. Josh Rock, still without a point after five nights, faces Stephen Bunting, who has one nightly title but lost all other matches; Rock leads their recent head-to-head 2-0 after Bunting won the first five meetings. Jonny Clayton, the standings leader with fourteen points and an unbeaten opening match record, takes on Michael van Gerwen, who has only twice won his opening tie but claimed the nightly title in Newcastle and sits fifth with eight points; Clayton has won nineteen of their 43 previous meetings and boasts a league-best checkout rate of 46.21%. Luke Humphries, sixth with six points despite a league-high average of 100.79, battles Gian van Veen, fourth with nine points and three nightly finals; Van Veen has won seven of their last eight meetings. Gerwyn Price, with a nightly title in Antwerp and two semi-finals, meets Luke Littler, who won last week's nightly title in Cardiff and the UK Open this past weekend; Littler has won nine of their last ten encounters, leading the head-to-head 14-8.
Action kicks off at 7:15 PM with Josh Rock versus Stephen Bunting, followed by Jonny Clayton against Michael van Gerwen at 7:45 PM, Luke Humphries against Gian van Veen at 8:15 PM, and Gerwyn Price against Luke Littler at 8:45 PM. The semi-finals are scheduled for 9:15 PM and 9:45 PM, with the final at 10:15 PM, all crucial in the race for play-off spots.
