Price Ruled Out Of The Premier League 

After testing positive for Covid-19, world number one Gerwyn Price has been ruled out of the Unibet Premier League and will be replaced in the field by James Wade.

All Unibet Premier League players and officials were screened upon arrival at Milton Keynes’ Marshall Arena on Sunday, ahead of the 17-night tournament.

Price, the World Champion, received a positive result and will now return to Markham to begin a period of self-isolation in accordance with government guidelines.

Wade, the next highest-ranked player on the PDC Order of Merit not originally selected in the field for the Premier League, was in Milton Keynes on standby and will take Price’s place.

On Sunday, all other players and officials that were screened came back with negative results.

Wade, the 2009 Premier League winner, will now face Gary Anderson in the opening fixtures on Easter Monday, before facing Rob Cross in Milton Keynes on Tuesday evening.

The Unibet Premier League commences from 1900 BST on Monday evening, with the opening five nights to be held from April 5-9 before the action continues from April 19-22 as the ten players meet each other once in the first half of the season

Price Ruled Out Of The Premier League 
Price Ruled Out Of The Premier League  (PDC)

2021 Unibet Premier League

Night One – Monday April 5

Nathan Aspinall v Glen Durrant

Rob Cross v Jose de Sousa

Peter Wright v Jonny Clayton

James Wade v Gary Anderson

Michael van Gerwen v Dimitri Van den Bergh

 

Night Two – Tuesday April 6

Gary Anderson v Jose de Sousa

Jonny Clayton v Glen Durrant

Dimitri Van den Bergh v Nathan Aspinall

Michael van Gerwen v Peter Wright

James Wade v Rob Cross

 

Night Three – Wednesday April 7

Rob Cross v Michael van Gerwen

Glen Durrant v Dimitri Van den Bergh

Peter Wright v Gary Anderson

Nathan Aspinall v James Wade

Jose de Sousa v Jonny Clayton

 

Night Four – Thursday April 8

Dimitri Van den Bergh v Peter Wright

Jonny Clayton v Rob Cross

Jose de Sousa v Nathan Aspinall

James Wade v Michael van Gerwen

Gary Anderson v Glen Durrant

 

Night Five – Friday April 9

Gary Anderson v Jonny Clayton

Peter Wright v Rob Cross

Michael van Gerwen v Nathan Aspinall

James Wade v Glen Durrant

Dimitri Van den Bergh v Jose de Sousa

 

Night Six – Monday April 19

Rob Cross v Gary Anderson

Jose de Sousa v James Wade

Jonny Clayton v Dimitri Van den Bergh

Glen Durrant v Michael van Gerwen

Nathan Aspinall v Peter Wright

 

Night Seven – Tuesday April 20

Glen Durrant v Jose de Sousa

Rob Cross v Dimitri Van den Bergh

Nathan Aspinall v Jonny Clayton

Peter Wright v James Wade

Michael van Gerwen v Gary Anderson

 

Night Eight – Wednesday April 21

Rob Cross v Nathan Aspinall

Gary Anderson v Dimitri Van den Bergh

Michael van Gerwen v Jose de Sousa

James Wade v Jonny Clayton

Peter Wright v Glen Durrant

 

Judgement Night – Thursday April 22

Jonny Clayton v Michael van Gerwen

Glen Durrant v Rob Cross

Jose de Sousa v Peter Wright

Nathan Aspinall v Gary Anderson

Dimitri Van den Bergh v James Wade