Ryan Searle wants big changes to the Premier League after one of the most surprising seasons in darts history in 2024.
There were three debuting major winners in 2024, including: Mike Decker winning the World Grand Prix, Łukasz Małyr winning the Grand Slam of Darts and the Premier League and Ritchie Edhouse winning the European championship.
With new faces challenging the elite, next year’s Premier League has become one of the least predictable darts tournaments, and Ryan Searle has urged the PDC to make some bold decisions.
Ryan Searle wants new faces in the Premier League
Following the victory over Matt Campbell, Heavy Metal turned its attention to the Premier League and stated that some of the bigger stars should be concerned about their place in the main event.
Speaking to Darts Now, Searle said: “I think the Premier League probably needs some changes and obviously there will have to be some new faces in the Premier League this season.
“Ordinary faces don’t play well enough to play there. It’s really simple.
“I’m not saying I should be above anyone, but if I do well enough in this tournament, you know, maybe get to the semi-finals or finals or something, I would love to be in it if I was selected just on merit. I know, so yeah, we’ll see, we’ll just see how it goes.
Ryan Searle will face Ryan Joyce in the third round of the Alexandra Palace tournament.
Ryan Searle could emerge as a dark horse after Matt Campbell’s impressive win
Ryan Searle dominated Matt Campbell in the second round match, suggesting he will be seen at this year’s Ally Pally.
Heavy Metal lost only one leg in his 3-0 victory over the Canadian, averaging 99.39, one of the tournament’s best performances so far.
With the arrival of the world’s 33rd Relentless Ryan Joyce, Searle wi
I hope he will have a chance to place well in the tournament this year.
