Luke Littler motivated by Premier League Darts nightly win document at Manchester homecoming

Luke Littler has his sights on breaking one other document when he heads to his dwelling night time in Manchester for Night time Ten of the Premier League.

Littler has been the out-and-out dominant power within the Premier League thus far, sitting on 26 factors on the prime of the table- six factors forward of Luke Humphries, who’s at present in second.

{The teenager} has picked up nightly wins with ease, together with his final win on Night time Eight in Newcastle including to his Night time Two triumph in Glasgow, Night time 5 success in Brighton and Night time Seven victory in Cardiff.

Not solely that however he hit a nine-darter on Night time Seven in Cardiff, clinching the primary televised nine-darter to complete on D15, and has surpassed a century of maximums for the 2025 Premier League season.

Now, with all of that wrapped up, he has his sights set on one other document on Night time Ten in Manchester. A nightly win would take him to a document 5 wins in a singular season, another than he received in his debut 12 months in 2024 – with six weeks and a Finals Night time nonetheless remaining.

“I’m obviously looking to try and go back-to-back in Manchester, but for myself, try and get that fifth nightly win, break the record,” Littler mentioned.

“I do know there’s a great deal of weeks to go, however I wish to try to get it accomplished as fast as potential. I simply wish to try to simply maintain that six-point hole and even try to lengthen on it to quantity two within the desk.

“I think the past however many years, the format’s been this one now, I think 26 has got you in to Finals Night,” he added.

“But the position I’m in, for myself I want the number one, I want to break the nightly win record. So at the minute I’m still motivated to try and obviously get the win and try and keep top spot.

“It is a private milestone but it surely’ll additionally go down within the Premier League historical past for night time wins. Clearly I had the 180 begin as properly, that is been large for the beginning of this 12 months and my energy scoring’s good.”

Whereas Littler has the document for nightly wins in his sights, he has an enormous activity forward of him within the form of a quarter-final in opposition to Gerwyn Value.

Littler has not but overwhelmed Value within the 2025 Premier League and the Welshman has received the higher of the world No 2 of their final six conferences.

Whereas Value will likely be trying to lengthen his successful tally in opposition to the reigning world champion, Littler insists he won’t be approaching the sport any in another way than each different Premier League week.

“I wouldn’t say I’m motivated to obviously beat him, obviously I want to try and beat him, but I won’t go on stage saying to myself ‘you need to win this, you need to win this,'” he added.

“I’ll just go up on stage with the same mindset of winning that first game and getting two points on the board.

“I do know he is clearly received the document and he is aware of learn how to beat me however hopefully I can try to get that win over him.”

Where does the Premier League head next?

The Premier League continues on the AO Area, Manchester on Thursday, April 10 as dwelling favorite Littler and Value conflict in a titanic encounter, whereas Michael van Gerwen faces Chris Dobey.

Watch Night time 9 of Premier League Darts, in Manchester, reside on Sky Sports activities Motion from 7pm – stream with NOW.