2017 Premier League Darts
| 2017 Premier League Darts |
|---|
| Winner |
 Michael van Gerwen
|
| Runner-up |
 Peter Wright
|
| Score |
| 11–10 |
| Dates |
| 2 February – 18 May |
| Edition |
| 13th |
| Number of players |
| 10 |
| Venues |
| 16 |
| Premier League Darts |
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The 2017 Betway Premier League Darts was a darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation – the thirteenth edition of the tournament. The event began on Thursday 2 February at the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle and ended with the Play-Offs at The O2 Arena in London on Thursday 18 May. This is the fourth year that the tournament is sponsored by Betway.
Michael van Gerwen,the 2016 champion, retained his title by winning the last-leg decider against Peter Wright in the final. Kim Huybrechts became the first player in Premier League Darts history to fail to win a match in the tournament.
The tournament format is identical to that since 2013. During the first nine weeks (Phase 1) each player plays the other nine players once. The bottom two players are then eliminated from the competition. In the next six weeks (phase 2) each player plays the other seven players once. Phase 2 consists of four weeks where five matches are played followed by two weeks where four matches are played. At the end of phase 2 the top four players contest the two semi-finals and the final in the play-off week.
The players in this year's tournament were announced following the 2017 PDC World Darts Championship final on 2 January 2017, with the top four of the PDC Order of Merit joined by six Wildcards - two chosen by Sky Sports and four by the PDC.
Previous PDC wildcards Robert Thornton and Michael Smith were dropped in favour of Jelle Klaasen and Kim Huybrechts. The 2017 edition marks the first time in which the six-time champion Phil Taylor appears as a wildcard entry, having finished outside the Order of Merit places. It is also the first Premier League without a player making his debut in the competition.
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