Littler Triumphs As Brighton Sees 2 Nine-darters

6 March 2025


Luke Littler won night five of the Premier League in Brighton on a night which saw two nine-dart finishes.


The 18-year-old declared his 2nd night victory of the year with a 6-3 win in the final over Nathan Aspinall.


Defending champ Littler hit five 180s as he thrived once again, 4 days after surging James Wade 11-2 to win the UK Open.


"I've always been confident in my own ability, but the method my darts are addressing the minute, it's probably the very best I've ever used a consistent basis," Littler told 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 ideal leg versus Aspinall before losing a decider.


The set both get a set of solid gold darts, worth an approximated ₤ 30,000 each, from league sponsors BetMGM.


Littler's triumph sees him cut the gap on league leader Humphries to two points from 7, with the pair meeting in Nottingham next week.


In a rematch of January's world final, where Littler end up being darts' youngest champ, he came out on leading again in Brighton with a 6-2 triumph over Michael van Gerwen in the semi-finals.


The Dutchman, a seven-time Premier League champion, has yet to make a last in this year's competitors.


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Humphries hit the ideal leg with two 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, ended up losing 6-4 to his fellow Englishman.


It was the 17th best leg in the Premier League considering that its beginning in 2005.


But 2018 world champion Cross hit seven 180s of his own and averaged 111.19 as he got the victory.


Littler was far from his finest in his opener against Chris Dobey, where he routed 5-4 before levelling and clinching the decider with a 110 .


Gerwyn Price paid the cost for missing doubles as he decreased 6-3 to Van Gerwen, while Stephen Bunting stays without a point after a fifth consecutive defeat, beaten 6-2 by Aspinall, who balanced 106.


Sky repeatedly apologised to viewers after their TV photos cut out at numerous phases during the early part of the night.


Premier League Darts Night 5 outcomes


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 final each night.


Each of the 8 gamers is ensured to deal with the other seven in the quarter-finals in weeks 1-7 and 9-15, with the weeks 8 and 16 fixtures done off the table. It implies we will get 4th v 5th in Sheffield on the final league-stage night, with the play-off areas potentially on the line.


Players earn two points per quarter-final win, an additional point if they win their semi-final and five for winning the night.


The leading 4 players after the group phase development to the play-off night at London's O2 Arena on 23 May, with very first facing fourth and second against third 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