2016 Premier League Darts fixtures: Taylor begins against Barney

Sam Barnard, Assistant Sports Editor | January 9, 2016

Make sure to keep your Thursday evenings free as, from February 4th, the next 16 weeks on that day will see the best arrowsmiths battle it out in the 2016 Premier League Darts.

Each of the world’s top 10 PDC players will be taking part this year, with wildcards Peter Wright, James Wade, Robert Thornton Michael Smith, Raymond van Barneveld and Dave Chisnall joining automatic qualifiers Michael van Gerwen, Gary Anderson, Adrian Lewis and Phil Taylor.

Here is the Premier League Darts 2016 line-up (via @SkySportsDarts) pic.twitter.com/dPam8vgXLj

— Coral (@Coral) January 3, 2016

The action kicks off in Leeds with a set of mouth-watering duels, including two fixtures between past champions of this tournament as six-time winner Taylor takes on old foe Barney and Mighty Mike tussles with Wade.

PDC World Darts Championship finalists Anderson and Lewis, meanwhile, go head-to-head once again, debutant Smith opens up against Snakebite and Chizzy faces Grand Prix title holder Thornton.

Read on for the outright odds and Premier League season fixture list…

Outright odds

Van Gerwen – 6/5
Anderson – 3/1
Taylor – 6/1
Lewis – 12/1
Wright – 16/1
Chisnall – 20/1
Smith – 22/1
Wade – 25/1
Van Barneveld – 25/1
Thornton – 50/1

Darts Premier League 2016 winner prices: MVG 6/5 Anderson 3/1 Taylor 6/1 Lewis 12/1 https://t.co/1KRuKR9EFF pic.twitter.com/4qHWAtpfig

— Coral (@Coral) January 3, 2016

Fixture list

Night 1 – February 4th
First Direct Arena, Leeds

Peter Wright v Michael Smith
Michael van Gerwen v James Wade
Phil Taylor v Raymond van Barneveld
Gary Anderson v Adrian Lewis
Robert Thornton v Dave Chisnall

Night 2 – February 11th
Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle

Michael Smith v Robert Thornton
Raymond van Barneveld v Peter Wright
Adrian Lewis v Dave Chisnall
Gary Anderson v Michael van Gerwen
James Wade v Phil Taylor

Night 3 – February 18th
3Arena, Dublin

Peter Wright v James Wade
Dave Chisnall v Michael Smith
Phil Taylor v Gary Anderson
Michael van Gerwen v Adrian Lewis
Robert Thornton v Raymond van Barneveld

Night 4 – February 25th
GE Oil & Gas Arena, Aberdeen

Adrian Lewis v James Wade
Gary Anderson v Raymond van Barneveld
Michael van Gerwen v Michael Smith
Phil Taylor v Dave Chisnall
Peter Wright v Robert Thornton

Night 5 – March 3rd
Westpoint Arena, Exeter

Phil Taylor v Adrian Lewis
Dave Chisnall v James Wade
Robert Thornton v Gary Anderson
Peter Wright v Michael van Gerwen
Michael Smith v Raymond van Barneveld

Night 6 – March 10th
Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham

Michael Smith v Gary Anderson
Peter Wright v Adrian Lewis
Raymond van Barneveld v James Wade
Robert Thornton v Phil Taylor
Dave Chisnall v Michael van Gerwen

Night 7 – March 17th
The SSE Hydro, Glasgow

James Wade v Robert Thornton
Adrian Lewis v Michael Smith
Michael van Gerwen v Phil Taylor
Gary Anderson v Peter Wright
Raymond van Barneveld v Dave Chisnall

Night 8 – March 24th
Echo Arena, Liverpool

James Wade v Michael Smith
Gary Anderson v Dave Chisnall
Adrian Lewis v Raymond van Barneveld
Michael van Gerwen v Robert Thornton
Phil Taylor v Peter Wright

Judgement Night – March 31st
Motopoint Arena, Cardiff

Dave Chisnall v Peter Wright
Raymond van Barneveld v Michael van Gerwen
Robert Thornton v Adrian Lewis
Michael Smith v Phil Taylor
James Wade v Gary Anderson

Night 10 – April 7th
Sheffield Arena, Sheffield

Night 11 – April 14th
The SSE Arena, Belfast

Night 12 – April 21st
Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth

Night 13 – April 28th
The Barclaycard Arena, Birmingham

Night 14 – May 5th
Manchester Arena, Manchester

Night 15 – May 12th
Ahoy Arena, Rotterdam

Finals Night – May 19th
The O2 Arena, London

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