Author: Peter Fryers (Peter Fryers)

2023 Premier League Darts Night Six Betting Tips And Predictions

Pete’s Darts Betting Tips

• The Iceman Gerwyn Price has pinned 23 180s so back world number four Price to win against Peter Wright and land the most 180s but Snakebite to pin the highest checkout which is worth 9/2 at bet365.
• Tournament maximum leader Michael van Gerwen winning against Jonny Clayton and landing the most 180s looks like a sound bet and is worth the enhanced odds of 6/4 from 13/10 at bet365.
• In the match between Chris Dobey and Nathan Aspinall, expect The Asp, who has hit 33 maximums in the tournament so far, to hit the most 180s which is worth 6/4 with bet365.
• Back The Bully Boy to win his quarter final match against Dimitri van den Bergh and land the most 180s at the bet365 boosted odds of 7/4 from 13/8.

Note: All betting lines are correct at the time of writing.

Less than a week after 200/1 outsider Andrew Gilding produced one of the biggest shocks in darts history by beating Michael van Gerwen 11-10 in the UK Open final to become a major winner at the age of 52, Night Six of the Premier League of Darts rolls into Liverpool.

Night Five saw Michael van Gerwen become the first multi-night winner of the new season following back-to-back wins in Dublin and Exeter. Mighty Mike beat Jonny Clayton in the Exeter final to solidify his place at the top of DPL table.

The final saw van Gerwen take hold of proceedings in the early stages as he opened up a 3-0 lead over the 2021 champion Clayton, who was taking part in his first nightly final of this campaign. The Welshman came back strong though, reducing the deficit to one leg as he trailed 3-4. MVG then took back to back legs for a second successive night victory.

Clayton now moves up two places into fifth thanks to picking up three league points following wins over Peter Wright – who remains pointless – and Dimitri van den Bergh. Elsewhere, semi finalists Aspinall and van den Bergh also picked up two points apiece thanks to quarter final wins over Michael Smith and Chris Dobey respectively.

The Premier League roadshow now heads to Liverpool’s M&S Bank Arena on Thursday March 9th for Night Six where once again van Gerwen and Jonny Clayton will go head to head, this time in the quarter finals. Peter Wright will be looking to get his first points as he faces Gerwyn Price while Chris Dobey takes on Nathan Aspinall and Michael Smith steps up to the oche against Dimitri van den Bergh.

Gerwyn Price v Peter Wright 

Things get underway in Liverpool with two former world champions facing off against each other as Gerwyn Price meets Peter Wright. Snakebite Wright is having a horrible campaign so far and he’s yet to win a game. The Scotsman also has a leg difference of minus ten.

Price on the other hand has won five games and also Night Two in Cardiff. Both players lost their one and only game last week but everything looks like pointing to a Price victory where a second night win for the Welshman would see him move up to second in the league table behind Michael van Gerwen.

The Iceman has also pinned more than double the 180s than Snakebite with 23 compared to Wright’s 11 so that might be another market worth taking a look at. Price to win and land the most 180s. Wright, however, boasts the better ton plus checkout stats having posted six 100+ checkouts despite only playing five games so far.

Michael van Gerwen v Jonny Clayton

League leader Michael van Gerwen won week five after beating Price 6-3, Nathan Aspinall 6-4 and Jonny Clayton 6-3 in the final. The Green Machine now has two night wins as well as nine games in total giving himself a six point lead at the top of the table.

This week the Dutch darts master steps out with Jonny Clayton in his first game of the night in a repeat of last week’s final. When they met last week Mighty Mike notched up an average of 97.45 and also hit a highest checkout of 106 compared to the Ferret’s 24.

It’s hard not to see another win coming for MVG but the odds are a little short considering the ability of his Welsh opponent. The Dutchman has the highest average in the tournament so far with 99.03 and has also landed more 180s than anyone else with 33 making a Michael van Gerwen win and smashing the most 180s looking like a safe bet.

Chris Dobey v Nathan Aspinall 

Next up is Chris Dobey versus Nathan Aspinall, which sees second bottom taking on third place. Despite being the lower placed, it is Dobey that has actually won a night, but Aspinall who has been steadily collecting game wins and points too.

Hollywood lost his one and only game last week against Dimitri van den Bergh while Aspinall reached the last four where he lost 6-4 against eventual night winner van Gerwen. The stats for both players read very similarly so it is likely to be a close match but I am leaning towards The Asp to make it through to the next round again this week.

Michael Smith v Dimitri van den Bergh 

Last up, we have Michael Smith versus Dimitri van den Bergh to round off the first round of Thursday night’s tungsten action. PDC world champion Bully Boy is currently second behind van Gerwen having won five games and one night leaving himself with nine points.

The St Helens man was disappointing last week when he lost 6-3 to Nathan Aspinall but still has the second highest average in the competition with 97.89. Smith also has the joint highest ton plus checkouts and legs won.

Belgian Dream Maker van den Bergh has shown plenty of quality in spells but is still to win a night and faces a tough task to beat Smith. Instead of backing Smith to simply win I’m going with The Bully Boy to win and land the most 180s at the bet365 boosted odds of 7/4.

Bet365 Darts Premier League Match Betting Odds Night Six: Liverpool

• Gerwyn Price (4/6) v (6/5) Peter Wright 
• Michael van Gerwen (4/9) v (7/4) Jonny Clayton 
• Chris Dobey (6/5) v (4/6) Nathan Aspinall 
• Michael Smith (8/13) v (13/10) Dimitri Van den Bergh 

2023 bet365 Premier League Darts Night Six Outright Night Winner Odds

• Michael van Gerwen @ 9/4 with bet365
• Michael Smith @ 7/2 with bet365
• Gerwyn Price @ 4/1 with bet365
• Peter Wright @ 7/1 with bet365
• Nathan Aspinall @ 9/1 with bet365
• Dimitri van den Bergh @ 10/1 with bet365
• Jonny Clayton @ 11/1 with bet365
• Chris Dobey @ 20/1 with bet365

2023 bet365 Premier League Darts Outright Winner Odds

• Michael van Gerwen @ 11/8 with bet365
• Michael Smith @ 7/2 with bet365
• Gerwyn Price @ 4/1 with bet365
• Jonny Clayton @ 17/2 with bet365
• Nathan Aspinall @ 10/1 with bet365
• Dimitri van den Bergh @ 14/1 with bet365
• Peter Wright @ 18/1 with bet365
• Chris Dobey @ 50/1 with bet365

2023 Premier League Darts Table (after five nights)

Player	Nights Won	Games Won	Leg Difference	Points
Michael van Gerwen	2	9	+19	15
Michael Smith	1	5	-3	9
Nathan Aspinall	0	5	-3	9
Gerwyn Price	1	5	+6	8
Dimitri van den Bergh	0	4	+2	7
Jonny Clayton	0	4	-2	7
Chris Dobey	1	3	-6	5
Peter Wright	0	0	-10	0

2023 Premier League Darts Schedule

• Night 1 – The SSE Arena, Belfast – Thursday February 2 (Winner: Chris Dobey)
• Night 2 – Cardiff International Arena – Thursday February 9 (Winner: Gerwyn Price)
• Night 3 – OVO Hydro, Glasgow – Thursday February 16 (Winner: Michael Smith)
• Night 4 – 3 Arena, Dublin – Thursday February 23  (Winner: Michael van Gerwen)
• Night 5 – Westpoint Arena, Exeter – Thursday March 2 (Winner: Michael van Gerwen)
• Night 6 – M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool – Thursday March 9
• Night 7 – Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham – Thursday March 16
• Night 8 – Utilita Arena, Newcastle – Thursday March 23
• Night 9 – Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin – Thursday March 30
• Night 10 – Utilita Arena, Birmingham – Thursday April 6
• Night 11 – The Brighton Centre – Thursday April 13
• Night 12 – Rotterdam Ahoy – Thursday April 20
• Night 13 – First Direct Arena, Leeds – Thursday April 27
• Night 14 – AO Arena, Manchester – Thursday May 4
• Night 15 – Utilita Arena, Sheffield – Thursday May 11
• Night 16 – P&J Live, Aberdeen – Thursday May 18
• Play Offs – The O2, London – Thursday May 25

QUICK GLANCE AT THE 2023 PREMIER LEAGUE OF DARTS NIGHT SIX

Venue: M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool

Dates: Thursday February 2^nd – Thursday May 25

Format: Best of 11 legs (First to six)

Current Champion: Michael van Gerwen

Where To Watch: Sky Sports Main Event HD & Sky Sports Arena HD

When To Watch: 19:00 UK

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2023 UK Open Darts Betting Tips And Predictions

Pete’s Darts Betting Tips (each way pays 1^st and 2^nd places at ½ the odds at bet365)

• Back Dirk van Duijvenbode each way to win the UK Open for 20/1 with bet365.
• Dave Chisnall to win the UK Open each way at 25/1 with bet365 could pay off.
• bet365 are offering 22/1 on Josh Rock winning the UK Open and looks like a tasty each way wager.
• Ryan Searle can finally win a televised PDC event by taking down the UK Open which is worth 40/1 with bet365 making it nice for an each way bet.

Betting lines are accurate at the time of the writing.

Known as the FA Cup of Darts, the UK Open gets underway this Friday at the Butlins Resort Minehead. The competition gets its nickname because of the randomness of the draw after each round plus the presence of amateur qualifiers in what will be a whopping 158 player deep field. Amateur qualifiers, multiple stages and no seedings, means anything can and usually does happen when the biggest field in darts comes together on the Somerset coast.

Play will take place across eight stages and will feature the likes of Michael van Gerwen, Michael Smith, Gerwyn Price, Peter Wright, Jonny Clayton and defending champion Danny Noppert who are all bidding for glory.

Round One is made up of the Tour Card Holders ranked from 97 – 128 plus the top eight players from the 2022 Challenge Tour and Development Tour, and a further 16 amateur qualifiers. Round One winners will then be joined by Tour Card Holders ranked 65 – 96 in Round Two. The 32 Second Round winners will then be accompanied by Tour Card Holders ranked 33 – 64 in Round Three.

The world’s top 32 will enter the event in the Friday evening session’s Fourth Round before the action continues on Saturday March 4th with the fifth and sixth rounds held over two sessions. The quarter finals, semi finals and final are then contested on the Main Stage on Sunday.

The random nature of the draw can play havoc with the fate of your selections and the standard down the rankings is so high that over a best-of-19 leg format, as it is fourth round onwards, means that there are no foregone conclusions. In short, there are sure to be plenty of cup upsets and underdog stories along the way and it doesn’t necessarily mean that we will see a winner from the top 32.

Six Winners In The Last Six Years

This tournament has delivered different winners in the last six years – Peter Wright, Gary Anderson, Nathan Aspinall, Michael van Gerwen, James Wade and Danny Noppert – which tells you everything you need to know about the tournament. Even the legendary Phil Taylor only won the UK Open five times. Another multiple winner, three time champ Michael van Gerwen leads the betting and arrives in Minehead fresh from Thursday night’s win in the Premier League in Exeter as do the other seven Premier League Darts participants. Thursday also saw Gerwyn Price, Michael Smith, Chris Dobey and (yes, once again) Peter Wright all eliminated in the quarter final stages of the DPL Night Five, which saw Michael van Gerwen crowned the winner.

Snakebite, who is still to break his point scoring duck in this year’s Premier League, was even sporting duck patterned trousers to mark the occasion. Also wearing a yellow Chizzy tribute jersey to try and inspire a win, Wright lost to Jonny Clayton who also beat Dimitri van den Bergh on his way to play in the final against Michael van Gerwen. 

The Green Machine also beat Gerwyn Price in the first round and Nathan Aspinall in the second round in Exeter. In doing so, Mighty Mike becomes the first player this Premier League of Darts season to win two nights following back to back victories. Elsewhere, Michael Smith lost out in the quarter finals to Nathan Aspinall, while Chris Dobey lost to van den Bergh. The Premier League is a much shorter format, however, and in a race to 10 legs, any DPL form might not necessarily be carried over to the UK Open, especially as some the players looked like they already had one eye on Minehead.

Despite this tournament having a history of heavy priced finalists, generally speaking it is the good players that have tended to prevail and, even allowing for such a large field, the cream usually rises to the top, even with the random draw. 

High Priced Outsiders

Because the field is so large, this can be a tournament where each way bets can pay off. Every darts punter will have their favourites, and Major winners in waiting such as Dirk van Duijvenbode and Ryan Searle are definitely more than capable of going as deep as anyone so long as the draw is kind enough to allow them.

2020 Grand Prix runner up van Duijvenbode has enjoyed a strong start to this new calendar year with a win on the Players Championship floor when he beat Searle 8-2 in the final a fortnight ago. This success has been accompanied by quarter final spots at both the PDC Darts Masters and Baltic Sea Open. The Aubergenius is a confidence player and has put some of the scruffy form of 2022 behind him timing things nicely for another crack at the UK Open. 

The same can also be said for Ryan Searle. Having reached round five in 2021 then round six last year, Heavy Metal is making improvements in this tournament and his trajectory at what for him is his home venue looks encouraging. 

The world number 14 was runner up to Peter Wright at the 2021 in the Players Championship Finals just over a year ago before going off the boil for a while. 2023 has been much better for him though, reaching two Pro Tour finals in four starts and making it to the semis of the Baltic Sea Darts Open where he lost 7-6 to Luke Humphries with an average of 101 in Kiel last Sunday.

Chizzy Getting Busy

That event, the first European Tour event of the season, was won by another player still to take down a televised PDC title, Dave Chisnall. Chizzy was playing some great darts towards the back end of last year, winning a Pro Tour title and reaching the latter stages in plenty of others. What’s more, he has carried his good form into the new year, reaching two quarter finals and one semi final in the opening four Players Championship events of the season before winning at the Wunderino Arena in Germany at the weekend.

There, he managed to shake off Gerwyn Price’s average of 108 to win by a 6-4 scoreline and a 107 average of his own. That was before he defeated local favourite Martin Schindler and Jonny Clayton before putting in an excellent display in the final against Luke Humphries, where he averaged 101 in an 8-5 win.

Elsewhere, this will probably be the last year that Josh Rock enters the UK Open as early as round three but if he can make it past an awkward looking opening match against Luke Woodhouse, then he could definitely go on a deep run to the later stages.

Bet365 Outright Winner Betting Odds Darts UK Open 2023

• Michael van Gerwen – 11/2
• Gerwyn Price – 7/1
• Michael Smith – 15/2
• Peter Wright – 12/1
• Jonny Clayton – 12/1
• Luke Humphries – 20/1
• Dirk van Duijvenbode – 20/1
• Josh Rock – 22/1
• Rob Cross – 25/1
• Nathan Aspinall – 25/1
• Dimitri van den Bergh – 25/1
• Dave Chisnall – 25/1
• Damon Heta – 28/1
• Danny Noppert – 33/1
• Joe Cullen – 33/1
• Ryan Searle 40/1
• Ross Smith – 40/1
• Chris Dobey – 40/1
• 50/1 bar

UK Open 2023: How the players qualified

• Players 1-32 – Enter in Fourth Round
• Players 33-64 – Enter in Third Round
• Players 65-96 – Enter in Second Round
• Players 97-126 – Enter in First Round
• 2022 Winmau Development Tour Qualifiers
• 2022 Winmau Challenge Tour Qualifiers
• Rileys Amateur Qualifiers

UK Open 2023 Schedule 

Friday March 3rd

First, Second & Third Rounds (Best of 11 legs)

• Luke Littler v Nick Fullwell (R1)
• Jelle Klaasen v Josh Payne (R1)
• Danny Jansen v Bradley Brooks (R2)
• Connor Scutt v Jimmy Hendriks (R2)
• James Richardson/Tricole v Richie Burnett (R2)
• Keegan Brown v Girvan/Zonneveld (R2)
• Adrian Lewis v Joe Murnan (R3)
• Josh Rock v Luke Woodhouse (R3)
• Montgomery/Jenkins/Warner v Simon Whitlock (R3)

• Gian van Veen v Robert Owen (R1)
• James Richardson v Thibault Tricole (R1)
• Lukas Wenig v Jeffrey de Zwaan (R1)
• Sebastian Bialecki v Joshua Richardson (R1)
• Jules van Dongen v Kevin Doets (R2)
• Rusty-Jake Rodriguez v Littler/Fullwell (R2)
• Matt Campbell v Van Trijp/Holt (R2)
• Labre/Klose v Mario Vandenbogaerde (R2)
• Florian Hempel v Jamie Hughes (R3)
• Boris Krcmar v Jermaine Wattimena (R3)
• Steve Beaton v Scutt/Hendriks (R3)
• Scott Williams v Klaasen/Payne/Pietreczko (R3)

• Jurjen van der Velde v Brett Claydon (R1)
• Geert Nentjes v Christian Kist (R1)
• Arron Monk v Vladimir Andersen (R1)
• Dan Read v Callum Loose (R1)
• Jose Justicia v Mickey Mansell (R2)
• Cameron Menzies v Moston/Neyens (R2)
• Ted Evetts v McEwan/Lauby (R2)
• L Gurney/Pilgrim v Burton/Smith-Neale (R2)
• William O’Connor v Devon Petersen (R3)
• Lewy Williams v Jansen/Brooks (R3)
• Van Dongen/Doets v Szaganski/Kciuk (R3)
• Labre/Klose/Vandenbogaerde v Adam Gawlas (R3)
• Rusty-Jake Rodriguez/Littler/Fullwell v Ritchie Edhouse (R3)

• Conor Heneghan v Daniel Lee (R1)
• Graham Hall v Jeffrey Sparidaans (R1)
• Jacques Labre v Daniel Klose (R1)
• Karel Sedlacek v Harry Lane (R1)
• Luc Peters v James Wilson (R2)

• Damian Mol v Davey/L Evans (R2)
• Read/Loose v Brian Raman (R2)
• Bialecki/Joshua Richardson v White/Roelofs (R2)
• Ryan Joyce v Mike De Decker (R3)
• Menzies/Moston/Neyens v Ian White (R3)
• Jim Williams v Van Veen/Owen/Waites (R3)
• Slevin/Kuivenhoven/Wilkinson v Monk/Andersen/Goffin/Knops (R3)
• Andy Jenkins v Adam Warner (R1)

• Noel Grant v Graham Usher (R1)
• Nathan Girvan v Niels Zonneveld (R1)
• Michael Flynn v Jonathan Wynn (R1)
• Richard Veenstra v Jamie Clark (R2)
• Taylor/Webster v Tony Martinez (R2)
• Heneghan/Lee v Rupprecht/Kenny (R2)
• Hall/Sparidaans v Thomas Banks (R2)
• Martijn Kleermaker v Steve Lennon (R3)
• Martin Lukeman v Read/Loose/Raman (R3)
• Madars Razma v Cole/Van der Wal/Killington (R3)
• James Richardson/Tricole/Burnett v Van der Velde/Claydon/R Huybrechts (R3)

• Callum Goffin v Robbie Knops (R1)
• Pascal Rupprecht v Nick Kenny (R1)
• Jarred Cole v Jitse Van der Wal (R1)
• Jim McEwan v Danny Lauby (R1)
• Kevin Burness v Nathan Rafferty (R2)
• Grant/Usher v John O’Shea (R2)
• Wenig/De Zwaan v Nentjes/Kist (R2)
• Klaasen/Payne v Ricardo Pietreczko (R2)
• Mensur Suljovic v Justicia/Mansell (R3)
• Keane Barry v Mol/Davey/L Evans (R3)
• Jeff Smith v Campbell/Van Trijp/Holt (R3)
• Flynn/Wynn/Sedlacek/Lane v L Gurney/Pilgrim/Burton/Smith-Neale (R3)

• Jim Moston v Kenny Neyens (R1)
• Dylan Slevin v Maik Kuivenhoven (R1)
• Gary Davey v Lee Evans (R1)
• Danny van Trijp v Christopher Holt (R1)
• Radek Szaganski v Krzysztof Kciuk (R2)
• Van Veen/Owen v Scott Waites (R2)
• Van der Velde/Claydon v Ronny Huybrechts (R2)
• Flynn/Wynn v Sedlacek/Lane (R2)
• Ryan Meikle v Burness/Rafferty (R3)

• Andrew Gilding v Taylor/Webster/Martinez (R3)
• Brown/Girvan/Zonneveld v Darius Labanauskas (R3)
• Evetts/McEwan/Lauby v Bialecki/Joshua Richardson/S White/Roelofs (R3)
• Dom Taylor v Darren Webster (R1)
• Lewis Gurney v Darryl Pilgrim (R1)
• Stuart White v Owen Roelofs (R1)
• Stephen Burton v Adam Smith-Neale (R1)
• Ross Montgomery v Jenkins/Warner (R2)
• Slevin/Kuivenhoven v Shaun Wilkinson (R2)
• Cole/Van der Wal v George Killington (R2)
• Monk/Andersen v Goffin/Knops (R2)
• Veenstra/Clark v Rowby-John Rodriguez (R3)
• Ricky Evans v Grant/Usher/O’Shea (R3)
• Wenig/De Zwaan/Nentjes/Kist v Peters/Wilson (R3)
• Hall/Sparidaans/Banks v Heneghan/Lee/Rupprecht/Kenny (R3)

Fourth Round (Best of 19 legs)

Players that are ranked inside the world’s top 32 will join the competition at this point, alongside the 32 who have come through the previous three rounds.

• 32 Matches

Saturday March 4

Fifth Round (Best of 19 legs)

• 16 Matches

Sixth Round (Best of 19 legs)

• Eight Matches

Sunday March 5th

Quarter-Finals (Best of 19 legs)

• Four Matches

Semi-Finals (Best of 21 legs)

• Two Matches

Final (Best of 21 legs)

• Winner SF 1 v Winner SF 2

QUICK GLANCE AT THE UK OPEN DARTS 2023

Venue: Butlin’s Minehead Resort, Minehead

Dates: March 3rd – 5^th, 2023

Format: Best of 11, 19, 21  legs

Current Champion: Danny Noppert

Where To Watch: ITV 4 

When To Watch: 11:45, 19:00 UK

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