Michael van Gerwen has admitted he will “miss” Michael Smith during this year’s Premier League Darts after the Englishman was denied a place in the competition. This season’s Premier League will get underway in Belfast tonight (Thursday), with the season concluding with a Play-Off at the O2 Arena in May.

Michael van Gerwen and Luke Littler have both expressed confidence ahead of their Premier League opening-night clash in Belfast on Thursday; watch Premier League Darts from February 6, with action eve

Littler had overslept during a morning nap and kept Van Gerwen and the six other competitors waiting at the media launch of the new campaign, which kicks off at the SSE Arena on T

Littler destroyed the Dutchman in the World Championship final at Alexandra Palace last month to lift the Sid Waddell Trophy for the first time.

THE first of 17 action-packed Premier League Darts is underway RIGHT NOW at the SSE Arena in Belfast. Luke Littler meets Michael van Gerwen in a repeat of the World Darts Championships final in

Tensions are mounting between darts stars Michael van Gerwen and Luke Littler ahead of their Premier League opening-night clash in Belfast tomorrow, with Van Gerwen criticising the world champion for his late arrival at a media event.

Stephen Bunting made a damning clam about Luke Littler following on from Michael van Gerwen's remarks about him. Prior to this year's eagerly anticipated Premier League getting underway at the SSE Arena in Belfast, the eight stars who will grace the oche took part in a special promotional photoshoot.

He needs to learn’ - Littler had overslept during a morning nap and kept Van Gerwen and the six other competitors waiting at the Premier League media launch

The reigning Premier League Darts champ was 45 minutes late for a media call and Van Gerwen was less than impressed