I had a tough run all the way to the final as well. So I was just pretty consistent and that's my game. If my darts are consistent, I won't be far away. Obviously I knew what had happened the previous two years with Joe and Jonny but after each each and every game I kept on being asked the question about the Premier League and I just kept pushing it aside.

Points will be awarded each night to form the league table with the top four players progressing to the play-offs. The Premier League changed its format last season so that the eight players play off in 16 weekly tournaments across the season. Players will receive two points per semi-final finish, three points per runner-up finish, and five points per final win and the top four players in the league standings at the end of the season will contest finals night at London's 02 Arena. I'm up there now. Everybody can beat everybody on the tour and the standard is so high now but playing this week in week out, I believe I can win now after getting my first first major title. I'm putting some good stuff together so hopefully another win is around the corner." Discover a wide range of dart shirts at Premier Darts. We offer various types of dart shirts, including the Cool Play shirts from Target and Vertex DataDart shirts. You'll also find shirts from other well-known brands such as Winmau, Harrows & more. Dart Shirt Colours and DesignsI'm Newcastle through and through, supporting them all of my life. I remember my first game was an FA Cup game against Everton. My grandad took me to St. James' Park when I was eight years old, we won 4-1, and it was great to soak up the atmosphere with him. His association with Newcastle United has been well documented but the support goes both ways. Dobey has become good friends with the Longstaff brothers and also grew close to former Magpies goalkeeper Freddie Woodman during his time at the club. Newcastle United assure fans of stringent 'consultation' if club ever decides to change their crest Chris Dobey after beating three-time world champion Michael van Gerwen in Nottingham last week (Image: PDC)

Considering where Newcastle are currently positioned in the table, I'd like to think I can win a major title before my club lift a Premier League trophy but if we can stay up next year, it would be nice to see them competing towards the top end of the division. I just want to go there, enjoy it and take it all in and hopefully win for everybody out there," he finished.

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Hollywood’ became a regular in the major events and made further strides reaching the semi-finals of the 2019 World Grand Prix, 2019 Players Championship Finals and 2022 European Championship. In-between those major runs he clinched his first two PDC titles on the 2021 ProTour, winning two Players Championship events on the floor. In 2023, Dobey lifted his first major title, beating Joe Cullen, Luke Humphries, Dirk van Duijvenbode, Michael Smith and Rob Cross to win the prestigious Masters crown and earn a full-time spot in the Premier League later that season. World champion and world number one Michael Smith leads the field, while reigning champion Michael van Gerwen will be chasing a record-breaking seventh crown with 2017 runner-up Peter Wright set to make his tenth consecutive Premier League appearance. Week in week out you're playing against the best in the world and I'm not going to get the results every week. So I'm happy with the way I'm playing and hopefully, we'll start building the points over time to get in the top four at the end of the season.

The 2023 season starts in Belfast on Thursday with the play-offs at London's O2 on Thursday, 25 May. Chris Dobey emerged onto the professional darts scene after securing his PDC tour card in 2015. The Bedlington thrower started to show his potential on stage the following year with runs to the quarter-finals of the German Darts Masters and Grand Slam of Darts. In 2019, Dobey was selected as one of the Premier League ‘contenders’ and played a match in his home venue in Newcastle, drawing 6-6 with Mensur Suljovic. He plans to do the same tonight when he takes on reigning world champion Michael Smith and he hopes the crowd being on his side can inspire him to a second weekly win.

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And just like the previous two Masters champions (Joe Cullen in 2022 and Jonny Clayton in 2021), Dobey's reward was a place in the 17-week darts showpiece. It was nice to get it under my belt straight away and I've been playing well, obviously not getting the results since then but to go out last week and perform the way I did, I think there's a lot more to give and I know I'm a bit better than that. You can level up your own game using his signature Unicorn Chris Dobey darts. Find out more about the darts ‘Hollywood’ uses in the section below. Chris Dobey Darts by UnicornWhereas before Dobey was considered as a potential future star, his mindset has changed now where he believes he belongs with and can mix it with the sport's very best.