DARTS fans were left furious when Sky Sports prematurely cut off its coverage of the Premier League to show A League of Their Own.
Coverage of night one abruptly ended at 11pm on Sky Sports Mix and Sky Showcase – despite the final still being played.
Sky’s coverage of the Premier League Darts night one final was prematurely cut off on two channelsSportsfile
PALuke Humphries beat Chris Dobey to top the Premier League Darts table[/caption]
As a result, many fans were unable to watch some of the clash between Luke Humphries and Chris Dobey.
It’s understood the coverage was off for around 45 seconds before returning as Humphries threw the winning darts.
And some took to social media to vent their anger, with one person writing: “Sky Sports cutting the end of the darts coverage? What an absolute disgrace.”
Another commented: “Hey @skytv how about waiting until the @OfficialPDC darts is actually finished on sky showcase before putting @ALOTO on at exactly 11pm.”
A third said: “@SkySports sky sports mix and showcase cut away from darts at 11pm. Not a great look on opening night. Fix this for future nights. Investing 4 hours to end prematurely is poor.”
A fourth fumed: “Shocking finish to the darts on Sky Mix.”
While another wrote: “Thanks @SkyUK It was great that you put the first night of the @OfficialPDC Premier League on Sky Mix & Sky Showcase so everyone could watch UNTIL you cut the feed off in the final!!! ON BOTH CHANNELS!!”
Sky Showcase appeared to be the main channel affected, with Sky Sports Plus coverage continuing as normal.
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Humphries won the final 6-1 in Belfast.
He now tops the Premier League Darts table with five points.
After the victory, Humphries told Sky Sports: “I thought I played pretty well in the first game, then against Michael [van Gerwen] I was very fortunate.
“It’s not like him to miss that amount of doubles but in that eighth or ninth leg, he let me in.
“Then in the final, me and Chris noticed there was a bit of a breeze that was hard to play through.
“But they were blowing my darts into the doubles so I was happy. Hopefully there’s a breeze more often!”
Premier League Darts 2025: Dates and venues
Night 1 – The SSE Arena, Belfast – Thursday February 6Night 2 – OVO Hydro, Glasgow – Thursday February 13Night 3 – 3Arena, Dublin – Thursday February 20Night 4 – Westpoint Exeter – Thursday February 27Night 5 – The Brighton Centre – Thursday March 6Night 6 – Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham – Thursday March 13Night 7 – Utilita Arena, Cardiff – Thursday March 20Night 8 – Utilita Arena, Newcastle – Thursday March 27Night 9 – Uber Arena, Berlin – Thursday April 3Night 10 – AO Arena, Manchester – Thursday April 10Night 11 – Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam – Thursday April 17Night 12 – M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool – Thursday April 24Night 13 – Utilita Arena, Birmingham, Thursday May 1Night 14 – First Direct Arena, Leeds – Thursday May 8Night 15 – P&J Live, Aberdeen – Thursday May 15Night 16 – Utilita Arena, Sheffield – Thursday May 22Play-Offs – The O2, London – Thursday May 29
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