HUGE BOOST FOR DARTS DOWN UNDER AS PDC ANZ PREMIER LEAGUE INTRODUCED

A new PDC ANZ Premier League is to be introduced in 2025, being held in eight arenas across Australia and New Zealand in October and November - with a place in the 2025/26 World Darts Championship on offer for the eventual champion.

The PDC ANZ Premier League will see eight players from the Australian and New Zealand domestic circuits battle on the big stage across eight consecutive Saturdays in the region's biggest-ever roadshow event.

Organised with leading sports Promoters TEG Sport, each night of the PDC ANZ Premier League will give fans in arenas as far afield as Adelaide, Canberra, Hobart and Wellington the chance to experience the Event live.

The PDC ANZ Premier League will begin on Saturday October 4 at The Cairns Convention Centre.

The action then moves to the Newcastle Entertainment Centre on October 11, visits Canberra's AIS Arena on October 18 and then heads to the MyState Bank Arena in Hobart on October 25.

Saturday November 1 sees Round Five being held at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre before the stars cross the Tasman Sea to visit the TSB Arena in Wellington on November 8.

Hamilton's GLOBOX Arena - which has hosted the World Series of Darts' visit to New Zealand in recent years - will stage Round Seven on Saturday November 15, before the event concludes at the Nissan Arena in Brisbane on November 22.