Littler Triumphs As Brighton Sees 2 Nine-darters
6 March 2025
Luke Littler won night 5 of the Premier League in Brighton on an evening which saw 2 nine-dart finishes.
The 18-year-old declared his second night success of the year with a 6-3 win in the final over Nathan Aspinall.
Defending champion Littler struck five 180s as he triumphed again, four days after thrashing James Wade 11-2 to win the UK Open.
"I have actually always been positive in my own capability, but the method my darts are addressing the minute, it's probably the finest I've ever played on a consistent basis," Littler informed Sky Sports.
World primary Luke Humphries struck the very first Premier League nine-darter of 2025 in the quarter-finals but was beaten by Rob Cross, who went on to seal his own best leg against Aspinall before losing a decider.
The pair both get a set of solid gold darts, worth an approximated ₤ 30,000 each, from league sponsors BetMGM.
Littler's success sees him cut the space on league leader Humphries to two points from 7, with the set meeting in Nottingham next week.
In a rematch of January's world last, where Littler end up being darts' youngest champion, he came out on top once again in Brighton with a 6-2 triumph over Michael van Gerwen in the semi-finals.
The Dutchman, a seven-time Premier League champ, has yet to make a final in this year's competition.
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Humphries struck the perfect leg with two 180s before a 141 checkout to go 2-0 ahead against Cross.
But the 30-year-old, who was seeking his 3rd nightly win of the project, ended up losing 6-4 to his fellow Englishman.
It was the 17th best leg in the Premier League considering that its creation in 2005.
But 2018 world champ Cross hit seven 180s of his own and balanced 111.19 as he grabbed the victory.
Littler was far from his finest in his opener versus Chris Dobey, where he tracked 5-4 before levelling and clinching the decider with a 110 finish.
Gerwyn Price paid the cost for missing out on functions as he decreased 6-3 to Van Gerwen, while Stephen Bunting stays without a point after a fifth successive defeat, beaten 6-2 by Aspinall, who balanced 106.
Sky consistently apologised to viewers after their TV pictures cut out at various stages during the early part of the night.
Premier League Darts Night 5 results
Luke Littler 6-3 Nathan Aspinall
van Gerwen 2-6 Luke Littler
Rob Cross 5-6 Nathan Aspinall
Gerwyn Price 3-6 Michael van Gerwen
Luke Littler 6-5 Chris Dobey
Rob Cross 6-4 Luke Humphries
Stephen Bunting 2-6 Nathan Aspinall
Premier League Darts is played throughout 16 preliminary weeks in the league stage with quarter-finals, semi-finals and a last each night.
Each of the eight players is ensured to face the other seven in the quarter-finals in weeks 1-7 and 9-15, with the weeks 8 and 16 components done off the table. It suggests we will get 4th v fifth in Sheffield on the final league-stage night, with the play-off areas potentially on the line.
Players make two points per quarter-final win, an additional point if they win their semi-final and 5 for winning the night.
The leading 4 gamers after the group phase development to the play-off night at London's O2 Arena on 23 May, with first facing fourth and second against 3rd in a best-of-19-leg match. The final, which is the very best of 21 legs, follows.
Premier League Darts Night 6 order of play
Nottingham, 13 March, 19:00 GMT
Luke Humphries v Luke Littler
Rob Cross v Chris Dobey
Stephen Bunting v Gerwyn Price