Before Dart Premier League The line-up for the new season, which starts in Belfast on February 6, 2025, will be announced ahead of the PDC World Darts Championship final, but it will take on a different character this year.
Instead, it will be revealed in the form of a squad reveal, at least in the UK, on Sky Sports News at 4.30pm GMT on Monday, January 6, giving fans a chance over the weekend to think about the final squads.
In the past, the PDC, after breaking with tradition announced by Barry Hearn in the coverage, confirmed this after The Masters, for example, which dazzled Chris Dobey. However, it often depends largely on who is on the squad, with some years, including this one, looking more difficult than others.
But at least four of the eight have already been confirmed. Michael van Gerwen, Łukasz Małyr AND Luke Humphries they have no chance for many reasons, including being in the top four led by the latter. Rob Krzyża he also automatically confirmed his place in the top four of qualifying.
This means that four spots will still be confirmed on Monday when the line-up is announced, and with many of the established elite not ready, as well as many new major winners, this could be a really interesting event.
There is also the fact that both Stephen Bunting and Dobey have reached the semi-finals, which could theoretically tip the scales in the fight for a place. But everything will be decided on Monday, also the day when the PDC Q-School begins, when another group of candidates wants to join the group of big boys fighting for these places. As one door closes on the calendar, another opens as 2025 gets off to a strong start.
