Luke Littler surged to his fourth nightly victory of the Premier League season with Night Twelve glory in Liverpool last night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Littler overcame Luke Humphries, Michael van Gerwen and Jonny Clayton to prevail at the M&S Bank Arena and cut Clayton’s lead at the Premier League summit to just three points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Welshman defeated Littler in last week’s Rotterdam showpiece, but the world number one avenged that result with a mesmerising performance on Merseyside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“It was a good night. I’m very happy with myself,”\u00a0reflected Littler, who is eyeing top spot for a third consecutive campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Usually the doubling isn’t that good, but I’m very thankful it was there tonight. I hit a lot of crucial doubles at crucial times throughout the night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I was definitely focused. I wanted to win tonight and that’s what I’ve done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I’m very close to Jonny now, three points off. I’m going to go chasing, I want to finish top once again.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Littler opened Thursday’s proceedings with a 6-2 win over Humphries, punishing the reigning’s champion doubling woes to book a semi-final clash against Van Gerwen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The three-time World Champion averaged north of 107, landed nine 180s and pinned 71% of his attempts at double but still succumbed to a relentless Littler, who fought back from 3-1 down to triumph.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Warrington sensation then capped off a terrific night’s work with a 6-1 thumping of Clayton to take the title, averaging 104.54 in the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Littler also crashed in six 180s and pinned 60% of his attempts at double, racing into a five-leg lead before halting Clayton’s brief resistance with a superb 11-darter to seal the \u00a310,000 nightly prize.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Despite missing out on a fifth nightly crown, Clayton recorded deciding-leg victories over Stephen Bunting and Gian van Veen in advancing to a third successive nightly final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Welshman denied home favourite Bunting in a contest featuring 11 consecutive holds of throw, before overturning a 3-1 deficit to topple a spirited Van Veen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 2021 champion converted 121, 101 and 156 checkouts to complete the comeback, while also averaging 102.37 to cement top spot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Van Veen accounted for Clayton’s World Cup partner Gerwyn Price earlier in the evening, running out a 6-4 winner to move up to fifth and bolster his hopes of qualifying for Finals Night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Van Gerwen remains four points clear of his countryman in fourth spot, despite losing out to Littler in an extraordinary semi-final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The seven-time Premier League champion kicked off Night Twelve with a 6-3 success against Josh Rock, ending the Northern Irishman’s bid for a fifth consecutive quarter-final victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 2026 Premier League season will continue in Aberdeen next Thursday, as the P&J Live plays host to Night Thirteen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Humphries and Van Gerwen go head-to-head in a potentially pivotal clash in the race for a top four finish, while league leader Clayton renews his rivalry with Van Veen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Elsewhere, Rock and Littler lock horns in the evening’s opener, as Bunting and Price collide for a place in the semi-finals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Quarter-Finals
<\/strong>Gian van Veen 6-4 Gerwyn Price
Jonny Clayton 6-5 Stephen Bunting
Michael van Gerwen 6-3 Josh Rock
Luke Littler 6-2 Luke Humphries
Semi-Finals<\/strong>
Jonny Clayton 6-5 Gian van Veen
Luke Littler 6-5 Michael van Gerwen
Final<\/strong>
Luke Littler 6-1 Jonny Clayton<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"