Luke Littler stormed to the top of the Premier League table with his third nightly victory in the space of four weeks in Berlin last night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The world number one followed up wins in Cardiff and Dublin with a hat-trick of spectacular displays in the German capital to leapfrog Jonny Clayton at the Premier League summit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Littler overcame Stephen Bunting, Gerwyn Price and Michael van Gerwen to triumph at the Uber Arena, producing a brace of 170 checkouts to topple Van Gerwen 6-4 in the Night Eight showpiece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 19-year-old began his Berlin bid with a 6-3 success over Bunting, defying a 107.47 average from the Liverpudlian to win a contest littered with quality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Littler averaged north of 105 to seal his spot in the semi-finals, where he delivered a darting masterclass to sink Price, overturning a 4-3 deficit with an average of 108.58.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This set up a winner-takes-all showdown against Van Gerwen, and Littler raced out of the blocks to lead 3-0, converting a clinical 126 on the bull to pile the pressure on his Dutch opponent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, the seven-time Premier League champion responded with a three-leg flurry of his own to restore parity at three apiece, only for Littler to land a magical 170 to move 5-3 ahead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Van Gerwen hit back with an immediate break of throw as he looked to force a last-leg decider, but Littler wasn’t to be denied, producing another moment of Big Fish brilliance to seal the deal in style.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I think this is definitely the best I’ve played over a night,”\u00a0admitted Littler, who averaged 106.36 and hit a trio of ton-plus finishes in a captivating final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I knew if I won the night I would go top, but you’ve just got to take it game by game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Obviously I won in Cardiff and Dublin, but this tops it. I played very well tonight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Tonight has gone really well. I’m glad to have the weekend off, and then we’ll be back for Manchester!”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Van Gerwen’s run to a third nightly final of 2026 featured impressive wins over Luke Humphries and Josh Rock, as he climbed back into the Play-Off positions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Dutchman punished profligate displays from Humphries and Rock to record consecutive 6-3 wins, although an average of 103.87 wasn’t sufficient to thwart Littler in Thursday’s showpiece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Earlier in the night, Rock broke new ground with his maiden win on the Premier League stage, defeating previous table-topper Clayton 6-3 to end his run of seven straight defeats in this year’s roadshow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the other quarter-final, Price averaged 101 in powering past Gian van Veen 6-1, as the European Champion made his first appearance since undergoing kidney stones surgery last week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Premier League season continues with Night Nine in Manchester on April 2, as Littler continues his pursuit of a fourth nightly crown against Van Veen, in a repeat of January’s World Championship showpiece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Van Gerwen and Bunting go head-to-head in the evening’s opener, Price faces Humphries, while Clayton and Rock lock horns in the quarter-finals for a second consecutive week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Littler boasts a two-point lead over Clayton at the top of the table, with Price and Van Gerwen occupying third and fourth spots respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Humphries is two points adrift of Van Gerwen in fifth, with Van Veen, Bunting and Rock also amongst the chasing pack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Semi-Finals<\/strong>: Michael van Gerwen 6-3 Josh Rock: Luke Littler 6-4 Gerwyn Price<\/p>\n\n\n\n Final<\/strong>: Luke Littler 6-4 Michael van Gerwen<\/p>\n\n\n\n Night Nine – AO Arena, Manchester Luke Littler stormed to the top of the Premier League table with his third nightly victory in the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10934,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[59],"class_list":["post-10933","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-newsbeat","tag-darts"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t
RESULTS
Quarter-Finals<\/strong>: Josh Rock 6-3 Jonny Clayton; Michael van Gerwen 6-3 Luke Humphries; Luke Littler 6-3 Stephen Bunting; Gerwyn Price 6-1 Gian van Veen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/a> <\/td> NW<\/td> MW<\/td> L<\/td> +\/-<\/td> Legs Won<\/td> LWAT<\/td> Pts<\/td><\/tr> Luke Littler<\/td> 3<\/td> 11<\/td> 5<\/td> +9<\/td> 83<\/td> 29<\/td> 21<\/td><\/tr> Jonny Clayton<\/td> 2<\/td> 11<\/td> 6<\/td> +19<\/td> 85<\/td> 33<\/td> 19<\/td><\/tr> Gerwyn Price<\/td> 1<\/td> 8<\/td> 7<\/td> +11<\/td> 78<\/td> 31<\/td> 14<\/td><\/tr> Michael van Gerwen<\/td> 1<\/td> 7<\/td> 6<\/td> +2<\/td> 63<\/td> 28<\/td> 13<\/td><\/tr> Luke Humphries<\/td> 0<\/td> 6<\/td> 8<\/td> -7<\/td> 61<\/td> 19<\/td> 11<\/td><\/tr> Gian van Veen<\/td> 0<\/td> 6<\/td> 7<\/td> -13<\/td> 58<\/td> 17<\/td> 9<\/td><\/tr> Stephen Bunting<\/td> 1<\/td> 4<\/td> 7<\/td> -2<\/td> 47<\/td> 18<\/td> 7<\/td><\/tr> Josh Rock<\/td> 0<\/td> 1<\/td> 8<\/td> -29<\/td> 22<\/td> 6<\/td> 2<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Thursday April 2
Quarter-Finals
<\/strong>Michael van Gerwen v Stephen BuntingGerwyn Price v Luke HumphriesGian van Veen v Luke LittlerJonny Clayton v Josh Rock<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"