The chief executive of the PDC, Matt Porter, has explained the decision behind some players being selected for the Darts Premier League.
The world's top four darts players, world champion Michael Smith, Michael Van Gerwen, Peter Wright and Gerwyn Price were automatically awarded a place in the tournament. But the inclusion of the remaining four players are selected by Sky Sports and the PDC.
Jonny Clayton, Nathan Aspinall, Dimitri van den Bergh and Chris Dobey were chosen for the remaining sports in the tournament, which raised some eyebrows. Since Monday’s shock announcement, Porter sat down to speak about the reasoning behind the choices. "This year it was especially heavy on people's minds because there were so many candidates” he told the PDC.
