6 March 2025

Luke Littler won night 5 of the Premier League in Brighton on an evening which saw 2 nine-dart surfaces.

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

Defending champion Littler struck five 180s as he thrived once again, four days after thrashing James Wade 11-2 to win the UK Open.

"I've always been positive in my own ability, however the method my darts are going at the minute, it's probably the finest I have actually ever played on a constant basis," Littler told Sky Sports.

World top Luke Humphries hit 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 perfect leg against Aspinall before losing a decider.

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

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

In a rematch of January's world final, where Littler end up being 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 champ, has yet to make a final in this year's competition.

All the action as it took place in Brighton

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Humphries beaten regardless of nine-dart finish

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

But the 30-year-old, who was seeking his 3rd nightly win of the campaign, wound up losing 6-4 to his fellow Englishman.

It was the 17th ideal leg in the Premier League because its inception in 2005.

But 2018 world champ Cross struck 7 180s of his own and balanced 111.19 as he got the success.

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

Gerwyn Price paid the price for missing functions as he decreased 6-3 to Van Gerwen, while Stephen Bunting remains without a point after a fifth successive defeat, beaten 6-2 by Aspinall, who averaged 106.

Sky repeatedly apologised to viewers after their TV images cut out at different phases throughout 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 preliminary weeks in the league phase with quarter-finals, semi-finals and a last 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 indicates we will get 4th v 5th in Sheffield on the final league-stage night, with the play-off spots possibly on the line.

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

The four gamers after the group stage progress to the play-off night at London's O2 Arena on 23 May, with very first dealing with fourth and second against 3rd 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