Gerwyn Price is not a fan of the Premier League’s ‘repetitive’ current format.The world No.8 has admitted the nightly tournaments are ‘tough’ for the players as they do not know how long they will end up at the venue.Price has admitted he is not a fan of the Premier League’s ‘tough’ formatAFPSince 2022, the Premier League has consisted of a 16-week regular season with the eight players competing to be crowned the nightly winner each week.However, players and fans have criticised the format with the same matches often taking place each week.Whilst the quarter-final fixtures differ from week to week, the same players can meet in the semi-finals and final at different events.For example, Price has played Luke Littler in each of the last three weeks, including last Thursday’s final in Dublin. Price on ‘tough’ Premier LeagueAhead of night eight in Berlin on Thursday, the Iceman joined talkSPORT’s Max Rushden and Charlie Baker to preview the event.The Welshman had an honest response when asked if he likes the current format, simply replying: “No.”Price continued: “I just think it’s a little bit repetitive, we’re playing that format every single tournament.“Not just as a player, it’s quite tough. With the old format it would be one game, you prepare for one game so you could be at the venue for maybe three or four hours.“But now you’re prepping for a possible eight or nine hours at the venue, which is quite tough especially when you’ve got tournaments around it. So it’s a little bit repetitive.”Price was then asked whether the PDC have asked players to say they like the current format, which is into it’s fifth year in operation.Price won night two in Antwerp but has called the current Premier League format ‘repetitive’Shutterstock EditorialHe added: “They don’t but they probably want you to but I don’t know, it’s something I’ve mentioned in the past.“I’m enjoying playing the Premier League and playing the last couple of months but it’s not my favourite event. Like I said, it’s a bit repetitive for 16, 17 weeks.”Price has already picked up a nightly win in Antwerp this year and currently sits third in the standings.He is set to face Gian van Veen in the quarter-finals, with the action getting underway in the German capital from 6pm GMT.This year represents Price’s eighth appearance in the Premier League line-up and his fifth in a row having been forced to withdraw in 2021.His best performance to date came in 2023, where he finished as runner-up by losing the final to Michael van Gerwen.Price lost to Littler in last week’s final as Dublin hosted night sevenShutterstock EditorialPDC chief defends formatPDC chief executive Matt Porter defended the current Premier League format ahead of the current staging of the tournament.However, he also hinted that changes could be made to the event in the future.Speaking to the Metro in February, Porter explained: “I would accept that that is the biggest criticism of it. There is a lot of repetition.“But you’re looking at it through the eyes of somebody who’s perhaps watching it on TV every week.“If you’re in Nottingham, you want to see Littler vs Humphries, and if you’re in Aberdeen, you might want to see the same, and if you’re in Brighton, you might want to see the same.“It’s very difficult to turn around to people and say, ‘oh, sorry, you can’t see the biggest matchup in your city.’The format of the Premier League is dividing opinionShutterstock Editorial“Actually the nature of the bracket with those short format games, you should get enough variety in it anyway. But clearly with the same eight players playing each other over 16 weeks, there is going to be some repetition.“I don’t remember many tennis fans complaining about watching Roger Federer versus Rafael Nadal.”Prior to the current format’s introduction, the 2021 Premier League saw ten players in the field, with each playing a single match every week.The bottom two players were then eliminated after nine weeks with the league format continuing for the remaining seven weeks before finals night.