The announcement of a second Premier League event in Rotterdam has caused anger among fans who missed out on the…
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Second Premier League Darts night in Rotterdam causes fury among fans
Fans queue outside Rotterdam’s Ahoy Arena (credit:Lawrence Lustig/PDC)
The announcement of a second Premier League event in Rotterdam has caused anger among fans who missed out on the cancelled Exeter event last week.
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The fifth league night of the season had been due to take place at the Westpoint Arena in Exeter last Thursday but was cancelled due to safety concerns following heavy snowfall in the local area.
The planned Night Five fixtures have been moved to Night Ten in Liverpool on April 5 – which will now become Judgement Night as the bottom two players in the league table are eliminated.
The PDC have announced that a second night of action will now be staged at the Rotterdam Ahoy, with five fixtures will be held on Wednesday April 18, preceding the sold-out scheduled event the following evening.
“It was hugely disappointing that last week’s planned Unibet Premier League in Exeter had to be cancelled,” said PDC Chairman Barry Hearn.
“We looked at various options, alongside our host broadcast partners Sky Sports, which would see the Unibet Premier League remain a 16-night season, and it’s great that we’ve been able to add a second night at Rotterdam Ahoy.
“Tickets in Rotterdam have been incredibly popular since we first took the Premier League to the Netherlands in 2016, and this is another great chance for Dutch fans to see the world’s best players live.”
The decision, however, has not been received well by a large number of fans, who believe the fixtures should be rescheduled in Exeter.
Its a money situation They now the place will be full and there is a good crowd. As a Dutchman I love 2 days in Rotterdam but for the fans from Exeter this is terrible. They deserve 2 Thursdays next year with 1 that is for the people who bought there tickets for this year imo.
— LarsRozendal07 (@LarsFromCuracao) March 6, 2018
That’s a really poor show for the folk that have missed out in the past week. Thinking too much about how much money can be made rather than for the fans in a smaller venue.
— Martin Gray (@martingray100) March 6, 2018
Shocking decision. All of us that missed out last Thursday because of the snow, and now if we want to go we’d have to travel the f*cking Netherlands. Embarrassing decision.
— Ashley (@AsherzMason) March 6, 2018
Absolutely appalling and disgusting decision!! All the fans that were meant to be going to Exeter and we just get forgotten about. You could have changed the date and left our tickets vaild. Shocking!
— Emma (@EmmaAngle) March 6, 2018
Absolute joke of a decision PDC. Clearly don’t care about fans in the south west. @BarryHearn I challenge you to appease the fans in this part of the country. Even sort an echo with top 8 down here, discount entry to those who had tickets last week.
— Daniel Clement (@clemy89_3) March 6, 2018
Wow. Think you’ve got this one VERY wrong @OfficialPDC. What about all the darts fans in Exeter?
— Harry Jackman (@harryjackman902) March 6, 2018
@BarryHearn why is the cancellation going to Rotterdam Barry. After Exeter AND Minehead cancelled. This could have been a chance to do the right thing for fans down this way but no. Crap decision. I really do not understand it. Please explain.
— Alex Richards (@AlexRichards222) March 6, 2018
Fixtures for the two league nights at Rotterdam Ahoy will be confirmed following Judgement Night.
Fans who held tickets for last week’s cancelled event in Exeter are entitled to a full refund through their point of purchase.