In 2005, introduced by Matchroom Sports as the strongest competition in world darts, the premier league is a travelling darts circus all around Great Britain and Europe. 
 
The World’s top four is automatically qualified for the Premier League. In addition, four places are wildcards. The final list is ususally announced on the day of the World Championship final. 

The PDC EuroTour starts in 2012, it is played as a series of tournaments on the European continent. With the start of the EuroTour, the Players Championship tournaments on mainland Europe disappear from the calendar. From that moment on the tournaments will be played on big stages with a large audience. However, the Players Championships made a comeback in Europe in 2019.

From May 2nd to 4th, the eleventh edition of the European Darts Grand Prix was held in Sindelfingen, Germany. Almost all the prominent players are present, including defending champion Gary Anderson.
 
No less than eight of the sixteen seeded players lose their first match, including the top seed Damon Heta, who loses to Martin Lukeman and number two Michael van Gerwen, who loses to fellow dutchman Dirk van Duijvenbode. Jonny Clayton (4) and Stephen Bunting (5) also do not advance to the next round. They lose to Andrew Gilding and Cameron Menzies.

Final

Gary Anderson

92.49

8

0

Andrew Gilding

85.59