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Littler beats Humphries for record-equalling win
TL;DR
Luke Littler defeated Luke Humphries to secure his sixth victory of the Premier League season, equaling a record. The 19-year-old now leads the standings by five points with two league nights remaining.
Key points
- Luke Littler beat Luke Humphries in the Premier League final
- Littler has six victories this season, equaling a record
- He leads the standings by five points
- Littler is guaranteed a playoff spot
- The playoffs will occur at London's O2 Arena on May 28
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Luke Littler beat Luke Humphries to claim a third successive night win and a record-equalling sixth victory of the season in the Premier League.
The 19-year-old set the record last year and now has two more nights in the league phase to break it.
The win in Leeds backed up victories in Liverpool and Aberdeen in the past two weeks and has seen him open up a five-point advantage at the top of the standings.
The 2024 champion, who is guaranteed a place in the play-offs at London's O2 Arena on 28 May, beat Michael van Gerwen 6-5 in the quarter-finals, before edging past Jonny Clayton in another last-leg decider in the semis.
He won by the same scoreline in the final - for the second successive week against defending champion Humphries.
The final was a sublime game with both players averaging in excess of 100 and more than 45% on the checkouts.
Littler missed darts to break in the fifth leg, and Humphries had the opportunity to break and seal victory in leg 10.
But Littler raised his level in the decider to take the win and deny Humphries a third straight success in Leeds.
More to follow.
Premier League Darts night 14 results
Quarter-finals
Gerwyn Price 2-6 Jonny Clayton
Luke Littler 6-5 Michael van Gerwen
Josh Rock 5-6 Luke Humphries
Gian van Veen 5-6 Stephen Bunting
Semi-finals
Clayton 5-6 Littler
Humphries 6-5 Bunting
Final
Littler 6-5 Humphries
Premier League Darts table
Premier League Darts week 15 fixtures
Thursday, 14 May - Utilita Arena, Birmingham
Quarter-finals
Josh Rock v Gian van Veen
Gerwyn Price v Michael van Gerwen
Luke Humphries v Stephen Bunting
Jonny Clayton v Luke Littler
Premier League Darts format and points system
Premier League Darts is played across 16 initial weeks in the league stage with quarter-finals, semi-finals and a final each night.
Each of the eight players is guaranteed to face the other seven in the quarter-finals in weeks one to seven and 9-15, with week eight and week 16 fixtures compiled according to the table. It means we will get fourth v fifth in Sheffield on the final league-stage night, with the play-off spots potentially on the line.
Q&A
How many wins does Luke Littler have in the Premier League this season?
Luke Littler has achieved a record-equalling six wins in the Premier League this season.
What is the significance of Littler's win against Humphries?
Littler's win against Humphries marks his third consecutive night victory and solidifies his lead in the league standings.
When are the Premier League play-offs scheduled?
The Premier League play-offs are scheduled to take place at London's O2 Arena on May 28.
