Littler Triumphs As Brighton Sees Two Nine-darters
6 March 2025
Luke Littler won night 5 of the Premier League in Brighton on a night which saw two nine-dart surfaces.
The 18-year-old declared his 2nd night success of the year with a 6-3 win in the final over Nathan Aspinall.
Defending champion Littler struck 5 180s as he thrived once again, 4 days after surging James Wade 11-2 to win the UK Open.
"I've always been positive in my own capability, but the method my darts are addressing the minute, it's most likely the very best I have actually ever used a consistent basis," Littler informed Sky Sports.
World primary Luke Humphries struck 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 perfect leg versus Aspinall before losing a decider.
The set both receive a set of solid gold darts, worth an estimated ₤ 30,000 each, from league sponsors BetMGM.
Littler's success sees him cut the space on league leader Humphries to 2 points from 7, with the set conference in Nottingham next week.
In a rematch of January's world last, where Littler become darts' youngest champion, he triumphed again in Brighton with a 6-2 victory over Michael van Gerwen in the semi-finals.
The Dutchman, a seven-time Premier League champion, has yet to make a final in this year's competitors.
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the best leg with two 180s before a 141 checkout to go 2-0 ahead versus Cross.
But the 30-year-old, who was seeking his third nighttime win of the campaign, ended up losing 6-4 to his fellow Englishman.
It was the 17th ideal leg in the Premier League since its beginning 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 trailed 5-4 before levelling and clinching the decider with a 110 finish.
Gerwyn Price paid the rate for missing out on functions as he decreased 6-3 to Van Gerwen, while Stephen Bunting stays without a point after a 5th successive defeat, beaten 6-2 by Aspinall, who averaged 106.
Sky repeatedly apologised to audiences after their TV photos eliminated at different phases throughout 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 across 16 preliminary weeks in the league phase with quarter-finals, semi-finals and a last each night.
Each of the 8 gamers 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 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 earn 2 points per quarter-final win, an extra point if they win their semi-final and five for winning the night.
The leading four players after the group stage development to the play-off night at London's O2 Arena on 23 May, with very first facing 4th and 2nd against 3rd in a best-of-19-leg match. The final, which is the 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