Glen Durrant was the reigning champion, having beaten Nathan Aspinall 11–8 in the 2024 final, but a run of seven 9️⃣ successive defeats saw him eliminated on night seven;[5] Durrant eventually became the first player in Premier League Darts history to 9️⃣ fail to score a single point. Rob Cross was also eliminated from the competition for a second consecutive year on 9️⃣ the eighth night, despite earning seven points, which is the most by an eliminated player since elimination came into effect 9️⃣ in 2013.
Two nine-dart finishes were thrown during the tournament. Jonny Clayton threw a nine-darter against José de Sousa on Night 9️⃣ Three, and the very next day, de Sousa threw a nine-darter of his own against Nathan Aspinall. He also hit 9️⃣ 11 maximum scores of 180 during the match, equalling the Premier League record set by Gary Anderson in 2011.[6] De 9️⃣ Sousa threw 96 maximums during the tournament, surpassing Gary Anderson's record of 79.
For the first time, the playoffs featured four 9️⃣ players from four nations: Michael van Gerwen from the Netherlands, Jose de Sousa from Portugal, Nathan Aspinall from England, and 9️⃣ Jonny Clayton from Wales.
Jonny Clayton won his second individual televised title, defeating fellow debutant José de Sousa 11–5 in the 9️⃣ final. He became the first Welshman to win the event, the first champion to have finished fourth in the league 9️⃣ phase, and the first person to defeat Michael van Gerwen in a Premier League semi-final.[7]
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