Littler Triumphs As Brighton Sees 2 Nine-darters
6 March 2025
Luke Littler won night five of the Premier League in Brighton on an evening which saw 2 nine-dart finishes.
The 18-year-old claimed his 2nd night triumph of the year with a 6-3 win in the last over Nathan Aspinall.
Defending champion Littler hit 5 180s as he thrived once again, four days after surging James Wade 11-2 to win the UK Open.
"I've constantly been positive in my own ability, but the way my darts are going at the minute, it's probably the very best I've ever used a constant basis," Littler informed Sky Sports.
World top Luke Humphries hit the 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 receive a set of strong 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 pair meeting in Nottingham next week.
In a rematch of January's world last, where Littler become darts' youngest champ, he triumphed 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 hit the perfect leg with 2 180s before a 141 checkout to go 2-0 ahead against Cross.
But the 30-year-old, who was seeking his third nightly win of the project, wound up losing 6-4 to his fellow Englishman.
It was the 17th best leg in the Premier League because its beginning in 2005.
But 2018 world champ Cross struck seven 180s of his own and averaged 111.19 as he grabbed the success.
Littler was far from his finest in his opener versus Chris Dobey, where he routed 5-4 before levelling and clinching the with a 110 finish.
Gerwyn Price paid the rate for missing out on functions as he went down 6-3 to Van Gerwen, while Stephen Bunting stays without a point after a fifth successive defeat, beaten 6-2 by Aspinall, who averaged 106.
Sky consistently apologised to viewers after their TV pictures cut out at numerous phases throughout the early part of the evening.
Premier League Darts Night 5 results
Luke Littler 6-3 Nathan Aspinall
Michael 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 initial weeks in the league stage with quarter-finals, semi-finals and a last each night.
Each of the 8 players is ensured to deal with the other 7 in the quarter-finals in weeks 1-7 and 9-15, with the weeks 8 and 16 components done off the table. It means we will get 4th v 5th in Sheffield on the final league-stage night, with the play-off spots potentially on the line.
Players earn 2 points per quarter-final win, an additional point if they win their semi-final and 5 for winning the night.
The top 4 gamers after the group phase progress 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