Premier League Darts 2022 line-up confirmed | Joe Cullen set for debut
Joe Cullen will make his debut in the 2022 Premier League, with the eight player line-up confirmed for this year’s new-look tournament.
Cullen’s selection comes less than 24 hours after lifting his first televised title at The Masters, while world number one Gerwyn Price and World Championship runner-up Michael Smith return to the elite invitational after missing the 2021 season.
Heading up the class of 2022 are the world’s top three box-office stars Price, World Champion Peter Wright and five-time Premier League winner Michael van Gerwen, as well as reigning champion Jonny Clayton.
Former Premier League winners James Wade and Gary Anderson complete the star-studded line-up for the new season, which begins in Cardiff on Thursday.
The 2022 Premier League will return to being played in arenas across the UK, Ireland, Netherlands and Germany with a bumper £1 million prize fund on offer.
The new format sees the 16 league nights being individual events comprising Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals and a final over the best of 11 legs – with a £10,000 bonus to each night’s winner.
Ranking points will also be awarded from each night – with five to the winner, three to the runner-up and two to the semi-finalists – to form the league table from which the top four players will progress to the Play-Offs.
Across the 16 weeks, players will face each other twice in a quarter-final tie to form the draw for 14 nights, with the additional two nights seeing the stars face off again.
The announcement of the competitors comes alongside the news that the 2022 Premier League will be the first event to feature the Winmau Blade 6 dartboard under a new five-year partnership.
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Premier League Darts 2022 line-up
Gerwyn Price
Peter Wright
Michael van Gerwen
James Wade
Michael Smith
Gary Anderson
Jonny Clayton
Joe Cullen
Premier League Darts 2022 Dates
Thursday February 3 – Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff
Thursday February 10 – M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool
Thursday February 17 – SSE Arena, Belfast
Thursday February 24 – Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin
Thursday March 3 – Westpoint Exeter
Thursday March 10 – The Brighton Centre
Thursday March 17 – Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham
Thursday March 24 – Rotterdam Ahoy
Thursday March 31 – Utilita Arena Birmingham
Thursday April 7 – First Direct Arena, Leeds
Thursday April 14 – AO Arena, Manchester
Thursday April 21 – P&J Live, Aberdeen
Thursday April 28 – 3Arena, Dublin
Thursday May 5 – OVO Arena, Glasgow
Thursday May 12 – Utilita Arena, Sheffield
Thursday May 19 – The O2, London
Thursday May 26 – Utilita Arena Newcastle
