Gerwyn Price has withdrawn from Thursday's BetMGM Premier League night in Aberdeen as he continues to struggle with a back problem.
2021 World Champion Price was unable to compete in last weekend's Austrian Darts Open after suffering a trapped nerve in his back.
The Welshman has undergone treatment since last Friday but has not recovered sufficiently to travel to Scotland to take part in Night 14 at P&J Live.
Under tournament rules, Price's planned quarter-final opponent in Aberdeen, Luke Humphries, now receives a Bye into the semi-finals on Thursday, as well as gaining two league points and +1 leg difference.
Price, meanwhile, receives -6 leg difference on the league table.
2024 BetMGM Premier League
Night 14 - P&J Live, Aberdeen
Thursday May 2
Quarter-Finals
Peter Wright v Michael Smith
Luke Littler v Nathan Aspinall
Michael van Gerwen v Rob Cross
Luke Humphries Bye (Gerwyn Price withdrawn)
Semi-Finals
Wright/Smith v Littler/Aspinall
Van Gerwen/Cross v Luke Humphries
Final
Wright/Smith/Littler/Aspinall v Van Gerwen/Cross/Humphries