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 finishes.


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


Defending champ Littler struck 5 180s as he triumphed once again, 4 days after whipping James Wade 11-2 to win the UK Open.


"I've always been positive in my own ability, but the way my darts are going at the minute, it's most likely the very best I've ever used a constant basis," Littler informed Sky Sports.


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


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


Littler's success sees him cut the gap on league leader Humphries to 2 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 top again in Brighton with a 6-2 victory 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 competitors.


All the action as it happened in Brighton


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Humphries beaten regardless of nine-dart finish


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, wound up losing 6-4 to his fellow Englishman.


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


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


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


Gerwyn Price paid the rate for missing 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 cut out at different stages during 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 across 16 preliminary weeks in the league stage with quarter-finals, semi-finals and a final each night.


Each of the eight players 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 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 additional point if they win their semi-final and 5 for winning the night.


The leading 4 gamers after the group stage progress to the play-off night at London's O2 Arena on 23 May, with first facing fourth and 2nd versus third in a best-of-19-leg match. The last, 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