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2025 IDF Premier League Darts
Winner
Runner-up
Score
Dates
TBA
Edition
3rd
Number of players
8
Venues
?
Premier League Darts
< 2025 | 2026 | 2027 >

The 2026 Premier League Darts (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2026 Volterra Energy Premier League) is an ongoing professional darts tournament organized by the International Darts Federation (IDF), and is the 3rd edition of the Premier League since its establishment. The tournament features eight of the top-ranked and most popular darts players, competing across 16 nights in a knockout format with a league-based points system.

The tournament began on February 5, 2026 and will conclude with the Playoffs in May 2026. Alex Brow will be the defending champion having defeated Logan White 11–8 in the 2025 final. Max Mad, Harrison Lewis, Zion Carter, Mason Owens, and Lukas Parker are making their Premier League debuts.

Overview[edit | edit source]

Background[edit | edit source]

2026 Premier League Darts is the 3rd edition of the tournament to be staged by the International Darts Federation (IDF) since the inaugural event in 2024. The inaugural event was played in venues across the United Kingdom and was won by Duncan MacLeod, who defeated Niko Brant 11–6 in the final. The tournament has expanded outside of the United Kingdom, with nights held in Germany, the Netherlands and Ireland, as well as Belgium from 2026 onward.

The 2026 Premier League is taking place from 5 February to 28 May 2026. Sportsbook BetMGM continued its sponsorship of the event after becoming title sponsor in 2024. Alex Brow entered the tournament as defending champion after defeating Logan White 11–8 in the 2025 final to win his first Premier League title.

Format[edit | edit source]

The 2026 Premier League uses the same format that was introduced for the inaugural edition. It remains an eight-person knockout bracket every Friday night. The players are guaranteed to meet each other once in the quarter-finals throughout the first seven weeks, and once in the quarter-finals in weeks 9–15, with weeks 8 and 16 being drawn based on the league standings at that point. Players receive two points per semi-final finish, three points per runner-up finish, and five points per final win. Following the league phase, the top four players in the table contest the two play-off semi-finals with 1st playing 4th and 2nd playing 3rd, where the winners progress to the Premier League final.

All matches are played in leg format, with the number of legs required to win increasing as the tournament progresses:

  • League stage: Best of 11 legs
  • Semi-finals: Best of 19 legs
  • Final: Best of 21 legs

Prize money[edit | edit source]

As part of the IDF's biggest prize money increase in its history, the prize fund for the 2026 Premier League is £1,250,000, up from £1,000,000 the previous year. The champion will receive £350,000 and each night's winner during the league phase will earn a £10,000 bonus.

Stage Prize money
Winner £350,000
Runner-up £170,000
Semi-finalists (x2) £110,000
5th place £95,000
6th place £90,000
7th place £85,000
8th place £80,000
Weekly winner bonus (x16) £10,000
Total £1,250,000

Players[edit | edit source]

Four players Logan White, Alex Brow, Max Mad, and Duncan MacLeod were automatically qualified for the 2026 Premier League. The remaining four players will be announced on 10 January 2026 following discussions by the International Darts Federation Selection Committee. Harrison Lewis, Zion Carter, Mason Owens, and Lukas Parker

Player Appearance inPremier League ConsecutiveStreak Previous best performance
Logan White 2nd 2 Runner-up (2025)
Alex Brow 2nd 2 Winner (2025)
Max Mad Debut 1 Debut
Duncan MacLeod 2nd 1 Winner (2024)
Harrison Lewis Debut 1 Debut
Zion Carter Debut 1 Debut
Mason Owens Debut 1 Debut
Lukas Parker Debut 1 Debut

League stage[edit | edit source]

The fixtures were released on 22 January 2026. All matches during the league stage will be played to the best of 11 legs. Match winners are shown in bold and all players are accompanied by their three-dart average for the match.

Standings[edit | edit source]

Five points are awarded for a night win, three points for the runner-up and two points for the losing semi-finalists. When players are tied on points, nights won is used first as a tie-breaker and after that overall matches won.

The top four players after 16 nights advance to the play-offs.

Pos Name Nights Matches Legs Scoring
Pts W RU SF QF Pld W L LF LA LD 100+ 140+ 180 A HC CR C%
1 Alex Brow 5 1 0 0 1 4 3 1 22 18 +4 32 18 20 99.52 118 16/36 44.44%
2 Logan White 5 1 0 0 1 4 3 1 22 22 0 46 54 12 96.30 160 22/59 37.29%
3 Mason Owens 3 0 1 0 1 4 2 2 20 19 +1 35 21 9 97.63 126 16/44 36.36%
4 Lukas Parker 3 0 1 0 1 4 2 2 22 21 +1 50 60 16 99.10 142 22/57 38.60%
5 Max Mad 4 0 0 2 0 4 2 2 22 21 +1 51 37 9 97.93 136 15/43 34.88%
6 Harrison Lewis 2 0 0 1 1 3 1 2 14 16 -2 35 18 4 95.02 100 8/27 29.63%
7 Duncan MacLeod 2 0 0 1 1 3 1 2 12 16 -4 36 27 5 96.54 124 13/43 30.23%
8 Zion Carter 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 7 12 -5 20 17 3 93.87 96 6/20 30.00%


As of 13 February 2026
(Week 1 of 16)


Streaks[edit | edit source]

Player Nights
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Play-offs
Alex Brow QF W
Logan White W QF
Mason Owens QF RU
Lukas Parker RU QF
Max Mad SF
Harrison Lewis QF SF
Duncan MacLeod SF QF
Zion Carter QF
Legend: DNQ Did not qualify WD withdrew QF Lost in Quarterfinals SF Semi-finalist RU Runner-up W Night winner

Positions by week[edit | edit source]

Player Nights
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Alex Brow 5 1
Logan White 1 2
Mason Owens 8 3
Lukas Parker 2 4
Max Mad 3 5
Harrison Lewis 6
Duncan MacLeod 4 7
Zion Carter 7 8

Broadcasting rights[edit | edit source]

In the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, the tournament was broadcast live on Sky Sports. Viaplay and DAZN also aired the tournament. In the United States, Peacock streamed the play-offs. The IDF's streaming service, IDFTV, is broadcasting the tournament for Rest of the World subscribers.

References[edit | edit source]

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