Dimitri Van den Bergh is dreaming of Premier League Darts heading to his homeland of Belgium; the 3Arena, Dublin hosts the fourth of 17 particular person venues on Thursday, with the Play-Offs returning to The O2 in London on Thursday Might 25

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Talking on Love The Darts, Dimitri Van den Bergh spoke about getting recognised in public and the rising reputation of the game in Belgium

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

Darts’ reputation has surged in Europe with the 28-year-old from Antwerp one of many causes behind its rising success.

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

The competitors presently visits venues inside the UK and Eire, in addition to Amsterdam and Berlin, however there was discuss of increasing it sooner or later.

Van den Bergh instructed Sky Sports activities’ Love the Darts podcast: “I’ve talked about it right here and there. How superior would that be. As soon as once more, they’ve [Belgium] carried out the European Tour this 12 months and in an hour all of the tickets had been offered.

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

“Eight, 9 [Belgian] gamers at the moment are on the tour and that is what I need. All these others which might be good, get probabilities and they’re making their very own goals come true.”

Van den Bergh, who gained the World Matchplay in 2020 and reached the semi-finals of this 12 months’s Worlds at Alexandra Palace, is on the street to rediscovering his finest type once more after reaching final week’s ultimate in Glasgow.

The Belgian is now hopeful of surging up the Premier League desk and making the Play-Offs, that are set for London’s O2 on Might 25.

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Watch one of the best of the motion from Night time Three in Glasgow as Michael Smith and Van den Bergh delighted the followers

“I have not proven one of the best but however I am getting there,” Van den Bergh stated. “I am already seeing myself develop and I’ve performed fairly week on the professional tour and that provides me a lift.

“I really feel like I can go there and have a few plus averages back-to-back and that is what I do know I can do.”

Final 12 months, Van den Bergh suffered a shock World Championship second-round loss to Florian Hempel, however the defeat prompted ‘The DreamMaker’ to drastically change his strategy to the game.

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

“Earlier than if one thing goes mistaken, my thoughts’s not prepared. Now I’ve accepted that it can not all the time be my means.

“So mainly, as a result of I’m extra relaxed in approaching the sport now, that additionally means quite a bit can go mistaken however I can nonetheless be relaxed.”

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Van den Bergh reeled on this gorgeous 170 end throughout his world championship semi-final defeat to Michael van Gerwen

The place are we heading subsequent?

The Premier League roadshow heads to the 3Arena, Dublin on Thursday February 23 for Night time 4 of the league section.

Michael Smith and Peter Wright lock horns in a repeat of the 2022 World Championship ultimate.

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

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