On this edition of Love The Darts, Michael Bridge hosts as he's joined by commentator and presenter Chris Murphy and Sky Sports' very own Polly James. The trio discuss all the latest news from the world of darts, including Luke Littler's triumph in the World Grand Prix and whether he should have played in the World Youth Championship 24 hours later. There's also an interview with another special guest, darts referee Huw Ware, who shares with us the life of a referee, how ref selection works and his most memorable match.

PDC president Barry Hearn discusses the future of the sport in Saudi Arabia ‘with a twist’, the Matchroom Netflix documentary, Luke Littler’s impact on the sport and whether we will see him on the oche in the future.


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On this episode of Love The Darts, Emma Paton is joined by Michael Bridge and Paul Nicholson to discuss the upcoming World Grand Prix. As well as an interview with PDC president Barry Hearn, which can be listened to in full right here on Love the Darts in a seperate episode.

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Michael Bridge and Chris Murphy join Emma Paton to review the World Matchplay Darts. They discuss Luke Littler's triumph, the shock early exits and just how gripping the tournament was. They also speak to Lisa Ashton following her victory over Fallon Sherrock to take home the Women’s World Matchplay.

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Michael Bridge and Paul Nicholson join Emma Paton to preview the World Matchplay Darts. They discuss the main contenders, if we could see a few upsets and their favourite moments from the Winter Gardens. They also speak to Raymond van Barneveld to see how his preparations are coming along for the tournament. 


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Emma Paton is joined by Matt Edgar and Abigail Davies as they review the World Cup of Darts.

They discuss Northern Ireland's unexpected triumph in Frankfurt and debate why England suffered an early exit in the last 16 at the hands of Germany.

The team talk about Scotland's struggles, with world champions Gary Anderson and Peter Wright losing 8-0 to the Netherlands.

They also reflect on both Luke Little and Luke Humphries being awarded an MBE before reviewing the changes that have been made to the World Darts Championship format.

Emma Paton is joined by Matthew Edgar and Laura Turner to review the World Cup of Darts, come up with their all-time fantasy pairings and speak to Gian van Veen on his debut in the tournament, his partnership with Danny Noppert and also look ahead to the World Matchplay.  
   
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Emma Paton is joined by Michael Bridge and Stuart Pyke to review the 2025 Premier League season after Luke Humphries was victorious in the play-offs at the O2 Arena.

The panel discuss Finals Night and give out their end of season grades to each player, look back at their pre-season predictions and pick some of their highlights from the season. 

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Emma Paton is joined by Abigail Davies and Matthew Edgar to discuss the Premier League finals night at the O2 Arena and also speak to the 'Ferret' Jonny Clayton about his recent good form as he became the new world number five.

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Abi Davies rounds up all the action from Sheffield, on a night where Luke Littler defeated Luke Humphries 6-3, for his sixth nightly win. 
 
The other story of the evening featured Nathan Aspinall, who secured the final Premier League play-off spot with a win over Michael van Gerwen. 

Hear from The Asp as he heads to the O2, as well as Littler and former Premier League winner Glen Durrant. 

You can watch the Premier League play-offs exclusively on Sky Sports on Thursday, 29th May. 

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Michael Bridge hosts Love The Darts this week and is joined by Polly James and Devon Petersen as they discuss the latest news from the darting world, including week 16 in the Premier League as the play-offs loom closer. Also, there's an interview with the Players Championship 16 winner, Ross Smith, after his dominant display in Germany which saw him hit two nine-darters en route to victory.

Abi Davies is joined by Dan Dawson to look back on Luke Humphries' victory on Night 14 of the Premier League in Leeds.

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Luke Littler made history, again, by becoming the first player to win five weekly nights in the same Premier League season! The Nuke beat Michael van Gerwen 6-4 in the final to wrap up victory on Night 13 in Birmingham. 
 
Polly James brings you all the reaction to a thrilling night of darts. Hear from Littler as well as Sky Sports' Stuart Pyke and Raz Mirza. 

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Gerwyn Price won night 12 of the Premier League Darts in Liverpool with a 6-4 victory over Luke Humphries in the final.

Polly James looks back on all the action from Merseyside. Hear from Price, as well as darts experts - commentator Stuart Pyke and journalist Phill Barrs, who asks if darts is too nice.

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Emma Paton is joined by Laura Turner and Chris Murphy to take a look back at a number of topics from the darting world, including Michael van Gerwen's European Tour title win, an exclusive interview with Chris Dobey and a look ahead to week 12 in the Premier League, taking place in Stephen Bunting's hometown of Liverpool.

Abi Davies is in Rotterdam to review the action from Night 11 of the Premier League where Chris Dobey got the better of Stephen Bunting to pick up his first night win of the season.

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Polly James is joined by Meg Wellens to review the action from Night 10 of the Premier League in Manchester.

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Emma Paton hosts Love the Darts and is joined by Michael Bridge and Polly James as the trio discuss a range of topics from the darts world, such as Luke Humphries' statement about the darting schedule, Stephen Bunting's success in Germany and the news that the PDC have increased the prize fund across their events.

Abi Davies is joined by Dan Dawson to review the action from Night 8 of the Premier League in Newcastle, where Luke Littler earned his fourth night victory of the season so far.

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Luke Littler does it again! He hit a nine-darter on the way to beating Michael van Gerwen 6-4 in the final and win night seven of the Premier League in Cardiff. 

Polly James rounds up the darting action, as we hear from Littler and his manager, Martin, after the teenager moved six points clear at the top of the table. 

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