Luke Littler will headline US Darts Masters at Madison Sq. Backyard in New York on Might 31 and June 1.
Teenage celebrity Littler will make his debut in ‘The Huge Apple’ later this yr, with the eight PDC representatives now confirmed for the occasion.
The 17-year-old has created international headlines over current months, reaching the World Championship remaining earlier than touchdown a nine-darter on his approach to celebrating Bahrain Darts Masters glory on his World Sequence debut in January.
Littler, who additionally struck perfection on his approach to on his European Tour debut victory on the Belgian Open in Wieze on the weekend, will now set his sights on a second World Sequence of Darts crown when the game’s greatest names tackle eight North American representatives.
World champion and world No 1 Luke Humphries, and reigning champion Michael van Gerwen will headline the star-studded 16-player discipline, alongside former US Darts Masters winners Michael Smith and Nathan Aspinall.
Three different former world champions – Peter Wright, Gerwyn Worth and Rob Cross – may also return to the massive stage.
PDC Tour Card Holders Matt Campbell, Jules van Dongen and Danny Lauby will head up the eight North American rivals, with Grand Slam of Darts quarter-finalist Stowe Buntz assured of qualification following his 2023 CDC Continental Cup triumph.
US Darts Masters & North American Championship
Might 31-June 1, The Theater at Madison Sq. Backyard, New York
Session Schedule
Friday Might 31 (2pm BST)
US Darts Masters first spherical
Saturday June 1
Afternoon Session (8am BST)
North American Championship quarter-finals, semi-finals & remaining
Night Session (2pm BST)
US Darts Masters quarter-finals, semi-finals & remaining
US Darts Masters discipline
PDC Representatives
Luke Humphries
Michael van Gerwen
Michael Smith
Nathan Aspinall
Gerwyn Worth
Rob Cross
Peter Wright
Luke Littler
North American Representatives
Matt Campbell
Jules van Dongen
Danny Lauby
Stowe Buntz
2024 CDC Cross-Border Problem Winner
3x CDC Qualifiers
The place does the Premier League head subsequent?
The Premier League continues in Nottingham, as Humphries and Smith meet in a repeat of the Brighton showpiece.
Van Gerwen and Littler will renew their rivalry within the quarter-finals, with the Dutchman eyeing a return to profitable methods within the East Midlands.
Cross and Aspinall additionally collide in a repeat of the Night time 5 decider, whereas the underside two lock horns within the night’s opener, as Wright takes on Worth.
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