Stephen Bunting beats Gerwyn Price 6-5 to win night nine final in Berlin, Germany
Bunting had lost his first eight games in the tournament
Premier League leader Luke Littler lost 6-2 to Chris Dobey in his quarter-final
Michael van Gerwen withdrew with shoulder injury before play started
We reached the halfway mark of the league phase following Luke Littler's win in Newcastle a week ago.
Here's how the Premier League table looks before tonight's matches in Berlin. Gerwyn Price will pick up at least two points tonight thanks to his bye to the semis, but we will bring you a fully updated table once all the darts have been thrown.
Every Thursday, the eight players go head-to-head in a straight knockout tournament. So, each player will be entered at the quarter-final stage, before moving to the semi-finals and then a final. Obviously there's only seven players tonight, following Michael van Gerwen's withdrawal.
These matches are all played over the best of 11 legs.
Players take home points from each of these rounds. The winner of the night gets five points, the runner-up three points, and each semi-finalist wins two points.
All eight players are re-entered into the tournament for the next round on the following Thursday.
The players will meet each other once at the quarter-final stage from weeks one to seven, and then again in weeks nine to 15. The matches in weeks eight and 16 will be played based on position in the league at that point.
The four players at the top of the table by the end of night 16 qualify for the play-offs, which take place on Thursday, 29 May.
The semi-finals of the play-offs are played over 19 legs, while the winner is crowned in a final match played across the best of 21 legs.
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Wayne Mardle
Former World Championship semi-finalist on Sky Sports
Gerwyn Price would love another crack at Luke Littler, if Littler can get rid of Chris Dobey, because his form against him is unrivalled compared to everyone else's.
It's a real blow for Michael but Gezzy will be chuffed. It puts him on 14 points and who knows what tonight brings? He might go on and win his third week.
Mark Webster
Former BDO world champion on Sky Sports
Really disappointed for Michael. I hope it's nothing serious, he gets sufficient rest and he's back in Manchester next week.
Image source, PA Media"Michael van Gerwen has withdrawn from Thursday's Premier League night in Berlin due to a shoulder injury.
"The Dutchman had been hoping to continue his run of success in the Premier League's visits to the Uber Arena, which include victories in the 2022 play-offs and last year's league night.
"However, a shoulder injury has meant that Van Gerwen has withdrawn from the event.
"His scheduled quarter-final opponent, Gerwyn Price, receives a bye through to the semi-finals under tournament rules, taking two league points and +1 leg difference.
"Van Gerwen receives no league points and -6 leg difference."
Some major breaking news to bring you immediately this evening.
Michael van Gerwen has been forced to withdraw from tonight's event due to a shoulder injury.
His scheduled quarter-final opponent, Gerwyn Price, advances straight to the semis.
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Welcome to our coverage of week nine in this year's Premier League Darts, staged at the Uber Arena in Berlin.
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