The Holsten Premier League Darts will start on February 16 at St George's Hall, Blackburn, UK and culminate with a finals night to be played in Plymouth at the end of May.
Matches between seven top professionals take place on Thursday nights at 10 different venues across the country. All matches will be screened live on Sky Sports One.
Last year’s winner and the recently crowned PDC world champion, Phil Taylor, will defend his trophy against opponents that include current world number one Colin Lloyd, Premier League newcomer Ronnie Baxter, Dutch star Roland Scholten and crowd favourite Wayne Mardle.
The final two players will be confirmed in January shortly after the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship
The top four from the league series will progress to the play-offs, where £50,000 is on offer to the winner of the final and £30,000 to the runner-up from the total prize fund of £167,500, making the Holsten Premier League Darts the second most lucrative event on the PDC’s £2million-plus circuit.
“Holsten Pils leads the Pils category and by uniting with darts, the second most watched sport on Sky Sports we have a fantastic opportunity to put ourselves at the heart of British pub life,” said Gareth Roberts, sponsorship controller at Carlsberg UK.
Holsten Premier League matches are scheduled to take place in Blackburn, Sunderland, Aberdeen, Wolverhampton, Bournemouth, Carlisle, Newport, Doncaster and Reading. The play-offs will take place on May 29 at Plymouth Pavilions.
