Glen Durrant was the reigning champion, having beaten Nathan Aspinall 11–8 in the 2024 final, but a run of seven 💋 successive defeats saw him eliminated on night seven;[5] Durrant eventually became the first player in Premier League Darts history to 💋 fail to score a single point. Rob Cross was also eliminated from the competition for a second consecutive year on 💋 the eighth night, despite earning seven points, which is the most by an eliminated player since elimination came into effect 💋 in 2013.

Two nine-dart finishes were thrown during the tournament. Jonny Clayton threw a nine-darter against José de Sousa on Night 💋 Three, and the very next day, de Sousa threw a nine-darter of his own against Nathan Aspinall. He also hit 💋 11 maximum scores of 180 during the match, equalling the Premier League record set by Gary Anderson in 2011.[6] De 💋 Sousa threw 96 maximums during the tournament, surpassing Gary Anderson's record of 79.

For the first time, the playoffs featured four 💋 players from four nations: Michael van Gerwen from the Netherlands, Jose de Sousa from Portugal, Nathan Aspinall from England, and 💋 Jonny Clayton from Wales.

Jonny Clayton won his second individual televised title, defeating fellow debutant José de Sousa 11–5 in the 💋 final. He became the first Welshman to win the event, the first champion to have finished fourth in the league 💋 phase, and the first person to defeat Michael van Gerwen in a Premier League semi-final.[7]

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