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


"I've always been confident in my own capability, however the way my darts are going at the minute, it's most likely the finest I have actually ever played on a constant basis," Littler informed Sky Sports.


World top Luke Humphries struck the first Premier League nine-darter of 2025 in the quarter-finals however was beaten by Rob Cross, who went on to seal his own ideal leg versus Aspinall before losing a decider.


The pair both get 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 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 came out on top once again in Brighton with a 6-2 success 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 competition.


All the action as it happened in Brighton


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Humphries beaten despite nine-dart surface


Humphries struck the ideal leg with two 180s before a 141 checkout to go 2-0 ahead against Cross.


But the 30-year-old, who was his third nightly win of the campaign, ended up losing 6-4 to his fellow Englishman.


It was the 17th perfect leg in the Premier League given that its beginning in 2005.


But 2018 world champ Cross struck seven 180s of his own and balanced 111.19 as he grabbed the success.


Littler was far from his best 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 went down 6-3 to Van Gerwen, while Stephen Bunting remains without a point after a 5th consecutive defeat, beaten 6-2 by Aspinall, who balanced 106.


Sky consistently apologised to audiences after their TV pictures eliminated at various phases during the early part of the night.


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 final each night.


Each of the 8 gamers 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 means we will get fourth v fifth in Sheffield on the final league-stage night, with the play-off areas possibly on the line.


Players make 2 points per quarter-final win, an extra point if they win their semi-final and 5 for winning the night.


The top four gamers after the group stage progress to the play-off night at London's O2 Arena on 23 May, with first dealing with fourth and second against third in a best-of-19-leg match. The last, 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