Premier League darts announcement LIVE: Full line-up REVEALED as Luke Littler leads the way but two World Champs AXED

THE PREMIER League Darts line-up has now been CONFIRMED – and two former world champions have been AXED from the competition

Tournament holder and new world champ Luke Littler will be looking to retain the title he won during his unprecedented first 12 months in the sport.

Littler will compete in the 17-week extravaganza alongside some of the sport’s biggest names, including Michael van Gerwen and World No1 Luke Humphries.

But TWO former world champs have been brutally AXED from the star-studded eight-man field.

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