Premier League darts: Dimitri Van den Bergh dreams of a night in his native Belgium | Darts News

Dimitri Van den Bergh desires of Premier League darts heading to his native Belgium; the 3Arena, Dublin hosts the fourth of 17 particular person venues on Thursday, with the Play-Offs returning to London’s O2 on Thursday Could 25

“How superior would that be!?” Dimitri Van den Bergh desires of the Premier League roadshow to his native Belgium sooner or later.

The recognition of darts has surged in Europe, with the 28-year-old from Antwerp being one of many causes for its rising success.

Van den Bergh, who is thought for his eccentric dance strikes on stage, has hinted at Belgium as one other potential Premier League venue.

The competitors at present visits venues within the UK and Eire, in addition to Amsterdam and Berlin, however there have been talks of increasing it sooner or later.

Van den Bergh mentioned Sky Sports activities Love the Darts Podcast: “I discussed it right here and there. How nice that will be. Once more, they’ve [Belgium] toured Europe this yr and inside an hour all of the tickets had been bought out.

“It is the second time in a row and we simply know that increasingly individuals are watching darts.

“Eight 9 [Belgian] the gamers are actually on the circuit and that is what I would like. All these others who’re good, have probabilities and observe their very own desires.”

Van den Bergh, who gained the World Matchplay in 2020 and reached the semi-finals of this yr’s Worlds at Alexandra Palace, is ready to return to his finest kind after reaching final week’s remaining in Glasgow.

The Belgian is now hoping to climb the Premier League desk and make the Play-Offs, that are scheduled for London’s O2 on Could 25.

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Watch the most effective of the motion from Night time Three in Glasgow as Michael Smith and Van den Bergh thrilled followers

“I have never proven my finest but however I am getting there,” Van den Bergh mentioned. “I see myself rising already and I’ve performed a fairly good week on the skilled circuit and that provides me a lift.

“I really feel like I can go on the market and have some straight averages and that is what I do know I can do.”

Final yr, Van den Bergh suffered a shock World Championship second-round loss to Florian Hempel, however the loss prompted ‘The DreamMaker’ to drastically change their method to the game.

“I feel it should make me higher,” he added. “I wanted to work on myself as a result of possibly I used to be taking it a bit an excessive amount of on my shoulders.

“Earlier than, if one thing went incorrect, my thoughts wasn’t prepared. Now I’ve accepted that it is not all the time my path.

“So principally as a result of I am extra relaxed going into the sport now, that additionally means lots of issues can go incorrect, however I can nonetheless be relaxed.”

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Van den Bergh notched that beautiful 170 end in his World Championship semi-final loss to Michael van Gerwen

The place are we going subsequent?

Premier League roadshow heads to Dublin’s 3Arena on Thursday February 23 for the fourth evening of the championship section.

Michael Smith and Peter Wright lock horns in a rehearsal for the 2022 World Championship remaining.

Gerwyn Value takes on Van den Bergh, Chris Dobey and six-time winner Michael van Gerwen go head-to-head, whereas Jonny Clayton and Nathan Aspinall go head-to-head in entrance of a sold-out Irish crowd.

We’re again for extra Premier League darts motion from Dublin’s 3Arena on Thursday 23 February – reside on Sky Sports activities Motion & Sky Sports activities Primary Occasion from 7pm.