Luke Littler made it a hat-trick of nightly wins, claiming a record-equalling sixth of the 2026 Premier League Darts season as he beat Luke Humphries 6-5 within the remaining on Evening 14 in Leeds.
Leeds United fan Humphries, within the course of, was denied a hat-trick of his personal as, having been victorious in 2024 and 2025 in Leeds, he was this time to be denied as he missed with a match dart when main 5-4.
Humphries spurned a dart at tops, opening the door for Littler to as a substitute declare victory on the following leg to equal his personal nightly wins report from 2025 and additional stretch his lead on the prime of the desk.
The pair traded holds of throw to kick off the match, earlier than Humphries impressively took out 132 on the bullseye, just for Littler to reply with a whopping 146 checkout of his personal to stage proceedings once more.
5 extra holds of throw adopted in a high-quality contest, earlier than Humphries broke to guide 5-4. Nevertheless, Littler survived his match dart within the tenth leg, cooly dispatched a 64 checkout earlier than breaking throw with a 14-dart leg to make sure yet one more nightly victory.
Serving to soften Humphries’ defeat is the truth that he a minimum of strikes into the ultimate Play-Off spot with two weeks remaining, courtesy of the three factors earned throughout his quarter-final and semi-final victories over Josh Rock and Stephen Bunting.
He sits fourth on 19 factors, one higher off than Michael van Gerwen who was overwhelmed by Littler within the quarter-finals.
Littler: I can now go on to interrupt my very own report
Luke Littler, talking to Sky Sports activities:
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Luke Littler has set one other report by profitable three nights in a row in the course of the Premier League of darts.
“A very good night. Every game, apart from the first match [between Gerwyn Price and Jonny Clayton], went to a last-leg decider so the crowd definitely got their money’s worth tonight!
“I am very pleased with myself and now I can go on to interrupt my very own report.
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Luke Humphries checked out 132 adopted by a 146 from Luke Littler.
“Seeing Luke miss for the match was crucial. I pounced on it. But it was another good game between us.
“I will take profitable three nights in a row! I am within the clear now and I simply have to hold prime spot.”
Humphries into Play-Off as Bunting misses golden likelihood
Littler made it by to a fifth-straight nightly remaining courtesy of victories over Van Gerwen and second-in-the-table Clayton.
Littler’s assembly with Van Gerwen had began in considerably comical style because the pair contrived to overlook 21 whole darts at double earlier than finally discovering their kind – Littler touchdown a powerful 141 checkout within the fifth leg of the match.
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Luke Littler and Michael van Gerwen missed 21 darts at double between them earlier than Littler pinned D1 to win the opening leg of their Premier League quarter-final in Leeds.
As for Humphries, he ensured a remaining assembly between the world’s prime two for the second week working as he received the higher of Rock and Bunting, albeit the latter spurned a golden likelihood to triumph of their semi-final, which was arguably the match of the night.
Humphries averaged 106.68 to defy Bunting’s six 180s and common north of 105.
‘The Bullet’, seventh within the desk and working out of time to sneak a Play-Off spot, was 5-3 up earlier than shedding his throw twice as Humphries took the ultimate three legs, together with the decider wherein Bunting spurned three match darts.
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Stephen Bunting missed three match darts in opposition to Luke Humphries in the course of the semi-finals of the Premier League Evening 14.
It means he’s six factors behind the defending champion in fourth, whereas Gian van Veen is three again in sixth and Van Gerwen trails by a single level in fifth.
“Bunting has to be kicking himself.” Sky Sports activities‘ John Half mentioned. “To play that well and have tops left to wrap it up, he really had some chances.
“That is so pricey a miss for Bunting. It was final likelihood. After the best way he performed, he’ll really feel so dissatisfied.”
Van Veen was beaten by Bunting in the quarter-finals, while Price lost 6-2 to Clayton in the only match of the night not to go to a deciding leg. He stays third on 21 points, three clear of MVG.
Rock is now officially out of contention for Finals Night, still rooted to the bottom of the table on eight points, 11 off the Play-Offs and with only 10 points left to play for.
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