Michael Smith's final rematch on opening night of Premier League

Following the announcement of a radical new format for the Premier League this season, each night will now feature a mini-tournament of quarter-finals, semi-finals and a final.

The season commences at Cardiff's Motorpoint Arena on Thursday February 3, with the opening night's quarter-finals headlined by the meeting of Wright and Smith a month after their epic Ally Pally decider, which the Scot won to claim World Championship glory.

Darts icons Michael van Gerwen and Gary Anderson also collide on a special night for the tournament as fans return to a recognised Premier League arena for the first time in almost two years.

Reigning champion Jonny Clayton will make his Cardiff homecoming against debutant Joe Cullen, while world number one Gerwyn Price returns to home territory against former Premier League winner James Wade.

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

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

Ranking points will also be awarded from 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.

The 2022 Cazoo Premier League will return to being played in arenas across the UK, Ireland, Netherlands and Germany with a bumper £1 million prize fund on offer.

The planned night in Berlin on Thursday March 24 has been rescheduled to Monday June 13 due to ongoing coronavirus restrictions in Germany. Further details will be issued to ticket holders in due course.

Tickets are now on General Sale via pdc.tv/PLTickets.

The 2022 Cazoo Premier League will be broadcast live on Sky Sports in the UK, through the PDC's worldwide broadcast partners including DAZN and Viaplay, and on PDCTV for Rest of the World Subscribers.

2022 Cazoo Premier League Fixtures

Night 1 - Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff

Thursday February 3

Quarter-Finals

Jonny Clayton v Joe Cullen

Gerwyn Price v James Wade

Peter Wright v Michael Smith

Michael van Gerwen v Gary Anderson

Night 2 - M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool

Thursday February 10

Quarter-Finals

Peter Wright v Michael van Gerwen

Jonny Clayton v Michael Smith

James Wade v Joe Cullen

Gerwyn Price v Gary Anderson

Night 3 - The SSE Arena, Belfast

Thursday February 17

Quarter-Finals

Michael Smith v Gerwyn Price

Joe Cullen v Michael van Gerwen

Gary Anderson v Peter Wright

James Wade v Jonny Clayton

Night 4 - Westpoint Exeter

Thursday March 3

Quarter-Finals

Jonny Clayton v Michael van Gerwen

Michael Smith v Joe Cullen

Gerwyn Price v Peter Wright

James Wade v Gary Anderson

Night 5 - The Brighton Centre

Thursday March 10

Quarter-Finals

Gary Anderson v Michael Smith

Peter Wright v Jonny Clayton

Michael van Gerwen v James Wade

Joe Cullen v Gerwyn Price

Night 6 - Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham

Thursday March 17

Quarter-Finals

Michael Smith v James Wade

Michael van Gerwen v Gerwyn Price

Gary Anderson v Jonny Clayton

Joe Cullen v Peter Wright

Night 7

Quarter-Finals

Peter Wright v James Wade

Gary Anderson v Joe Cullen

Jonny Clayton v Gerwyn Price

Michael van Gerwen v Michael Smith

Night 8

Quarter-Finals

Rank 1 v Rank 8

Rank 4 v Rank 5

Rank 2 v Rank 7

Rank 3 v Rank 6

Night 9

Quarter-Finals

Michael Smith v Peter Wright

Gary Anderson v Michael van Gerwen

Joe Cullen v Jonny Clayton

James Wade v Gerwyn Price

Night 10

Quarter-Finals

Peter Wright v Gerwyn Price

Gary Anderson v James Wade

Michael van Gerwen v Jonny Clayton

Joe Cullen v Michael Smith

Night 11

Quarter-Finals

Jonny Clayton v Gary Anderson

Peter Wright v Joe Cullen

James Wade v Michael Smith

Gerwyn Price v Michael van Gerwen

Night 12

Quarter-Finals

James Wade v Michael van Gerwen

Gerwyn Price v Joe Cullen

Michael Smith v Gary Anderson

Jonny Clayton v Peter Wright

Night 13

Quarter-Finals

Peter Wright v Gary Anderson

Jonny Clayton v James Wade

Gerwyn Price v Michael Smith

Michael van Gerwen v Joe Cullen

Night 14

Quarter-Finals

Joe Cullen v James Wade

Gary Anderson v Gerwyn Price

Michael van Gerwen v Peter Wright

Michael Smith v Jonny Clayton

Night 15

Quarter-Finals

Gerwyn Price v Jonny Clayton

Michael Smith v Michael van Gerwen

James Wade v Peter Wright

Joe Cullen v Gary Anderson

Night 16

Quarter-Finals

Rank 1 v Rank 8

Rank 4 v Rank 5

Rank 2 v Rank 7

Rank 3 v Rank 6

Play-Offs

Semi-Finals

Rank 1 v Rank 4

Rank 2 v Rank 3

Schedule subject to change

Format

Each night will see quarter-finals, semi-finals and a final played over the best of 11 legs (first to six).

Each player will meet the other seven players twice over the course of the season in a quarter-final game, plus two further nights will feature additional fixtures in the same format.

League Points

Night Winner - 5 points + £10,000 bonus

Runner-Up - 3 points

Semi-Finalists - 2 points