Premier League Darts heading to Germany as the PDC releases tournament calendar for 2018

The world's biggest names will descend on Berlin's Mercedes-Benz Arena on Thursday February 22 as the Premier League visits Germany for the first time while Rotterdam's Ahoy arena retains its place in the 16-week campaign for a third successive year, following two previous sell-out nights.

The Premier League action all begins at Dublin's 3Arena on February 1 while Judgement Night occurs in Belfast on March 29, with London's O2 hosting the finale of the play-offs on May 17.

Premier League Darts Dates 2018

• Dublin - February 1
• Cardiff - February 8
• Newcastle - February 15
• Berlin - February 22
• Exeter - March 1
• Leeds - March 8
• Nottingham - March 15
• Glasgow - March 22
• Belfast - March 29 (Judgement Night)
• Liverpool - April 5
• Sheffield - April 12
• Rotterdam - April 19
• Manchester - April 26
• Birmingham - May 3
• Aberdeen - May 10
• London - May 17 (Play-offs at the O2 Arena)

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Tickets for the 2018 Premier League are likely to go on sale in September or October 2017 and fans are advised to check www.pdc.tv/tickets on a regular basis.

Elsewhere on the overall calendar, the sport's Dutch popularity sees a second European Tour event being held in the Netherlands, with Zwolle joining Maastricht in staging a tournament next year while a new competition will be staged in Copenhagen, meaning the European Tour will be expanded to 13 tournaments.

As usual, the top PDC players will begin their seasons with the The Masters in Milton Keynes in January while the other main televised majors take place in their usual spots.

Venues and dates for World Series of Darts events will be confirmed in due course.

PDC Tournament Calendar 2018

Televised majors in bold

JANUARY

18 - 21 Wigan - UK Q-School

18 - 21 Hildesheim, Germany - European Q-School

22 Dorchester Hotel - Awards Dinner

26 - 28 Milton Keynes - The Masters

FEBRUARY

1 Dublin, Ireland - Premier League Darts 1

2 Wigan - UK Open Qualifier 1

3 Wigan - UK Open Qualifier 2

4 Wigan - UK Open Qualifier 3

8 Cardiff - Premier League Darts 2

9 Wigan - UK Open Qualifier 4

10 Wigan - UK Open Qualifier 5

11 Wigan - UK Open Qualifier 6

15 Newcastle - Premier League Darts 3

16 Barnsley - European Tour 1 + 2 UK qualifier

17 Barnsley - Players Championship 1

18 Barnsley - Players Championship 2

22 Berlin, Germany - Premier League Darts 4

MARCH

1 Exeter - Premier League Darts 5

2 - 4 Minehead - UK Open Finals

8 Leeds - Premier League Darts 6

9 Barnsley - European Tour 3 + 4 UK qualifier

10 Barnsley - Players Championship 3

11 Barnsley - Players Championship 4

15 Nottingham - Premier League Darts 7

17 Milton Keynes - Players Championship 5

18 Milton Keynes - Players Championship 6

22 Glasgow - Premier League Darts 8

22 Leverkusen, Germany - ET1 - European + HN qualifier; ET2 - European qualifier

23 - 25 Leverkusen, Germany - European Tour 1

24 Milton Keynes - Challenge Tour 1, 2

25 Milton Keynes - Challenge Tour 3, 4

29 Belfast Premier League Darts 9

30 Munich, Germany - European Tour 2 - HN qualifier

31 - Apr 2 Munich, Germany - European Tour 2

APRIL

5 Liverpool - Premier League Darts 10

7 Wigan - Players Championship 7

8 Wigan - Players Championship 8

12 Sheffield - Premier League Darts 11

12 Saarbruecken, Germany ET 3 - European + HN qualifier; ET4 - European qualifier

13 - 15 Saarbruecken, Germany - European Tour 3

14 Wigan - Development Tour 1, 2

15 Wigan - Development Tour 3, 4

19 Rotterdam, Netherlands - Premier League Darts 12

19 Graz, Austria - European Tour 4 - HN qualifier

20 - 22 Graz, Austria - European Tour 4

26 Manchester - Premier League Darts 13

27 Wigan - European Tour 5 + 6 - UK qualifier

28 Wigan - Players Championship 9

29 Wigan - Players Championship 10

MAY

3 Birmingham - Premier League Darts 14

3 Sindelfingen, Germany ET5 - European + HN qualifier; ET6 - European qualifier

4 - 6 Sindelfingen, Germany - European Tour 5

5 Wigan - Challenge Tour 5, 6

6 Wigan - Challenge Tour 7, 8

10 Aberdeen - Premier League Darts 15

10 Zwolle, Netherlands European Tour 6 - HN qualifier

11 - 13 Zwolle, Netherlands - European Tour 6

17 London - Premier League Darts Play-Offs

18 Milton Keynes European Tour 7 + 8 - UK qualifier

19 Milton Keynes - Players Championship 11

20 Milton Keynes - Players Championship 12

26 Hildesheim, Germany Development Tour 5, 6

27 Hildesheim, Germany Development Tour 7, 8

30 Frankfurt, Germany European Tour 7 + 8 - European qualifier

31 - Jun 3 Frankfurt, Germany - World Cup

JUNE

2 TBC Challenge Tour 9, 10

3 TBC Challenge Tour 11, 12

7 Gibraltar European Tour 7 - HN qualifier

8 - 10 Gibraltar - European Tour 7

9 Wigan - Development Tour 9, 10

10 Wigan - Development Tour 11, 12

15 Wigan - European Tour 9 - UK qualifier

16 Wigan - Players Championship 13

17 Wigan - Players Championship 14

21 Copenhagen, Denmark European Tour 8 - HN qualifier

22 - 24 Copenhagen, Denmark - European Tour 8

28 Hamburg, Germany European Tour 9 - European + HN qualifier

29 - July 1 Hamburg, Germany - European Tour 9

JULY

6 Barnsley European Tour 10 - UK qualifier

7 Barnsley - Players Championship 15

8 Barnsley - Players Championship 16

21 - 29 Blackpool - World Matchplay

AUGUST

3 Barnsley - European Tour 11 + 12 - UK qualifier

4 Barnsley - Players Championship 17

5 Barnsley - Players Championship 18

30 Hildesheim, Germany ET10 - European + HN qualifier; ET11 - European qualifier

31 - Sep 2 Hildesheim, Germany European Tour 10

SEPTEMBER

6 Maastricht, Netherlands ET11 - HN qualifier

7 - 9 Maastricht, Netherlands European Tour 11

8 Wigan - Challenge Tour 13, 14

9 Wigan - Challenge Tour 15, 16

13 Riesa, Germany ET12 - European + HN qualifier; ET13 - European qualifier

14 - 16 Riesa, Germany - European Tour 12

22 Peterborough Development Tour 13, 14

23 Peterborough Development Tour 15, 16

22 - 23 TBC Champions League of Darts

27 Dublin, Ireland - European Tour 13 - UK qualifier

28 Dublin, Ireland - Players Championship 19

29 Dublin, Ireland - Players Championship 20

Sep 30 - Oct 6 Dublin, Ireland - World Grand Prix

OCTOBER

11 Goettingen, Germany - European Tour 13 - HN qualifier

12 - 14 Goettingen, Germany - European Tour 13

19 Barnsley - World Series Finals - qualifiers

20 Barnsley - Players Championship 21

21 Barnsley - Players Championship 22

25 - 28 Dortmund - European Championship

NOVEMBER

2 - 4 TBC World Series Finals

3 Wigan - Development Tour 17, 18

4 Wigan - Development Tour 19, 20

5 Wigan - GSoD, WYC Qualifiers

10 Peterborough - Challenge Tour 17, 18

11 Peterborough - Challenge Tour 19, 20

10 - 18 Wolverhampton - Grand Slam

23 - 25 Minehead - Players Championship Finals

25 Minehead - World Youth Championship Final

26 Wigan - World Championship - PDPA qualifier

DECEMBER

Dates TBC London - World Darts Championship