Michael Smith and Peter Wright left out of Premier League Darts line-up
The IndependentSign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Former world champions Michael Smith and Peter Wright have missed out on a place in this year’s Premier League Darts line-up. Smith was a semi-finalist in last season’s edition after he clinched World Championship success in 2023 but has dropped to 16th in the world rankings, while former Premier League runner-up Wright has struggled for form over the past 12 months. Newly crowned world champion Luke Littler, Luke Humphries, Michael van Gerwen and Rob Cross were already assured of a place in the Professional Darts Corporation tournament and they will be joined by wild cards Stephen Bunting, Gerwyn Price, Chris Dobey and Nathan Aspinall. PDC chief executive Matt Porter told Sky Sports: “Obviously with Price, Dobey and Aspinall, there are players above them in the rankings who haven’t been selected but we have looked at it in terms of big stage presence, popularity, and the way they can get a 10,000-person crowd every Thursday going.
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