MICHAEL Smith faces reigning champion Michael van Gerwen on the opening night of the BetMGM Premier League on February 1, with each night's opening fixtures now confirmed.

The 2023 World Champion Smith takes on the Dutch superstar who begins his bid for a record-extending eighth Premier League crown.

Meanwhile Luke Humphries and Luke Littler will lock horns in a repeat of the World Championship final.

The BetMGM Premier League will see eight of the sport’s top stars contesting 16 mini-events during the season, with each league night comprising quarter-finals, semi-finals and a final over the best of 11 legs.

The 2024 season begins at Cardiff's Utilita Arena on February 1, with the opening night’s quarter-finals headlined by a blockbuster showdown between World Champion Humphries and teenage sensation Littler.

Humphries prevailed in a record-breaking World Championship final on January 3, and the world number one will make his fully-fledged Premier League debut against the World Youth Champion.

Home hero Gerwyn Price will also take centre stage in Cardiff, as he plays World Matchplay champion Nathan Aspinall in a repeat of last year’s decider in the Welsh capital.

Meanwhile, in the opening match of the tournament, former finalists Rob Cross and Peter Wright will go head-to-head in a battle of the World Champions.

Night Two will take place at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin on February 8, as Van Gerwen and Aspinall open the show in the German capital, while Humphries and Wright also collide.

Wright will headline Night Three at Glasgow’s OVO Hydro when he faces his old adversary Van Gerwen, while Littler makes his debut on Scottish soil against Price.

The Welshman will also star on Night Four at Newcastle’s Utilita Arena on Thursday February 22, as he takes on Van Gerwen in a repeat of last year’s final.

Night Five will then see the world's top two go head-to-head as Humphries meets Van Gerwen, while Littler is pitted against Smith in the fourth quarter-final of the evening at the Westpoint Exeter.

The sport’s biggest roadshow continues with Night Six on March 7 in Brighton, where Humphries and Price renew their rivalry in a repeat of October’s World Grand Prix decider.

Van Gerwen and Littler will clash on Night Seven in Nottingham on Thursday March 14, which also features a battle between the most recent World Champions, as Humphries faces Smith.

Quarter-final fixtures for 14 of the 16 league nights are listed below in draw bracket order, with fixtures for Night Eight and Night 16 set to be determined by league standings heading into each night.

All matches will be played over the best of 11 legs, with a £10,000 bonus on offer to each night's winner.

Ranking points will also be awarded each night - with five to the winner, three to the runner-up and two to the semi-finalists - to form the league table from which the top four players will progress to the Play-Offs at The O2 in London on Thursday May 23.

The 2024 BetMGM Premier League will be broadcast live on Sky Sports in the UK & Ireland, through the PDC's worldwide broadcast partners including DAZN and Viaplay, and on PDCTV for Rest of the World Subscribers.

2024 BetMGM Premier League Fixtures.

Night One - Utilita Arena, Cardiff.

Thursday February 1.

Quarter-Finals.

Peter Wright v Rob Cross.

Gerwyn Price v Nathan Aspinall.

Michael van Gerwen v Michael Smith.

Luke Littler v Luke Humphries.

Night Two - Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin.

Thursday February 8.

Quarter-Finals.

Nathan Aspinall v Michael van Gerwen.

Michael Smith v Gerwyn Price.

Luke Littler v Rob Cross.

Luke Humphries v Peter Wright.

Night Three - OVO Hydro, Glasgow.

Thursday February 15.

Quarter-Finals.

Rob Cross v Michael Smith.

Michael van Gerwen v Peter Wright.

Nathan Aspinall v Luke Humphries.

Gerwyn Price v Luke Littler.

Night Four - Utilita Arena, Newcastle.

Thursday February 22.

Quarter-Finals.

Michael Smith v Nathan Aspinall.

Rob Cross v Luke Humphries.

Peter Wright v Luke Littler.

Gerwyn Price v Michael van Gerwen.

Night Five - Westpoint Exeter.

Thursday February 29.

Quarter-Finals.

Luke Humphries v Michael van Gerwen.

Nathan Aspinall v Peter Wright.

Gerwyn Price v Rob Cross.

Luke Littler v Michael Smith.

Night Six – The Brighton Centre.

Thursday March 7.

Quarter-Finals.

Luke Humphries v Gerwyn Price.

Rob Cross v Michael van Gerwen.

Nathan Aspinall v Luke Littler.

Michael Smith v Peter Wright.

Night Seven - Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham.

Thursday March 14.

Quarter-Finals.

Peter Wright v Gerwyn Price.

Luke Humphries v Michael Smith.

Michael van Gerwen v Luke Littler.

Rob Cross v Nathan Aspinall.

Night Eight - 3Arena, Dublin.

Thursday March 21.

Fixtures confirmed following Night Seven.

Night Nine - SSE Arena, Belfast.

Thursday March 28.

Quarter-Finals.

Luke Humphries v Luke Littler.

Michael Smith v Michael van Gerwen.

Nathan Aspinall v Gerwyn Price.

Rob Cross v Peter Wright.

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Night Ten - AO Arena, Manchester.

Thursday April 4.

Quarter-Finals.

Nathan Aspinall v Rob Cross.

Luke Littler v Michael van Gerwen.

Michael Smith v Luke Humphries.

Gerwyn Price v Peter Wright.

Night 11 - Utilita Arena, Birmingham.

Thursday April 11.

Quarter-Finals.

Peter Wright v Luke Humphries.

Rob Cross v Luke Littler.

Gerwyn Price v Michael Smith.

Michael van Gerwen v Nathan Aspinall.

Night 12 - Rotterdam Ahoy.

Thursday April 18.

Quarter-Finals.

Michael Smith v Luke Littler.

Rob Cross v Gerwyn Price.

Peter Wright v Nathan Aspinall.

Michael van Gerwen v Luke Humphries.

Night 13 - M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool.

Thursday April 25.

Quarter-Finals.

Luke Littler v Gerwyn Price.

Luke Humphries v Nathan Aspinall.

Peter Wright v Michael van Gerwen.

Michael Smith v Rob Cross.

Night 14 - P&J Live, Aberdeen.

Thursday May 2.

Quarter-Finals.

Peter Wright v Michael Smith.

Luke Littler v Nathan Aspinall.

Michael van Gerwen v Rob Cross.

Gerwyn Price v Luke Humphries.

Night 15 - First Direct Arena, Leeds.

Thursday May 9.

Quarter-Finals.

Michael van Gerwen v Gerwyn Price.

Luke Littler v Peter Wright.

Luke Humphries v Rob Cross.

Nathan Aspinall v Michael Smith.

Night 16 - Utilita Arena, Sheffield.

Thursday May 16.

Fixtures confirmed following Night 15.

Play-Offs - The O2, London.

Thursday May 23.

Semi-Finals.

Final.