Littler

ADRIAN LEWIS loves how the fearless Luke Littler behaves on the oche – and has no issue if his records are wiped out.

Littler, 18, heads Down Under this week to take part in World Series of Darts events in Australia and New Zealand.

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His last appearance on the oche saw him lift the Betfred World Matchplay – beating James Wade 18-13 in the final in Blackpool to complete the sport’s Triple Crown.

In the semi-finals, The Nuke hit a stunning nine-darter against Josh Rock and instead of going wild at the feat, he simply shrugged his shoulders.

Almost like Lewis, 40, used to do after perfect legs, as if to say: ‘Well, what else do you expect from someone as talented as me?’

When the tournament was over, Littler had hit 64 180s across five games, eight more maximums than the previous record of 56 set by Jackpot in 2013.

Far from feeling angry or jealous, Lewis approves of the audacity of Littler’s antics, saying: “I love it. Anything like that, I think it’s great for the game, you need characters.

“I have said it for years, I do believe that, and Luke is certainly one of them.

“First of all, him reaching the world final on his first appearance at Ally Pally was unbelievable.

“To do what he has done since, becoming world champion and still maintaining his form, he’s a credit to himself, his family and the sport.

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“The sport is in good hands. The two Lukes, and Josh Rock, they are all very professional, they do their jobs.

“That is what darts needs. It is becoming more and more professional as time goes on.

“The Matchplay was definitely up there. The standard of it throughout was brilliant.

“Luke Littler hitting a nine-darter always helped. The semis-finals and final made it a great, great tournament.”

Later this month, Lewis will mark his return to televised darts – after a near two-and-half year absence.

The two-time world champion last threw competitive darts in front of the cameras at the PDC’s UK Open in 2023 at Butlin’s Minehead.

After that tournament, he decided to walk away from the sport for family reasons and having fallen out of love with the game.

His wife Sarah has “an incurable kidney disease” and his son “has autism and ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)”, which has meant his full-time concentration and care.

His comeback will be the MODUS Super Series in Portsmouth at 10pm on Thursday August 28 – and should it all go well, he may attend PDC Q School in January.

If he regains his professional Tour Card, he will be reunited with old sparring partner Wade, who turned back the clock to reach the Matchplay final last month against expectation

Stoke-born Lewis said: “I don’t think James dropped below a 100 average all the way through the tournament, which takes some doing itself.

“To still do that after he has been playing for 20-odd years, he’s a credit to the sport as well. I think he is very underlooked a lot of the time.

“Certainly, to me he has been the best finisher in the world over the last 20 years.

“He deserves more respect, definitely. That might put him in the Premier League next year, which he thoroughly deserves as well.

“He will just go from strength to strength and get more and more confidence.

“Obviously he reached another final and I think he can do big things again.”

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“[The crowd] got their money’s worth. I think they wanted 15-all but that last leg, I just had to stay focused,” he told Sky Sports.

“I didn’t really panic. Leg by leg, Andrew started to win a few on the trot, but on the last leg, against the darts, I just had to get over the line.

“He played his part, it’s very tough. Andrew never goes out of rhythm, he’s the same throw by throw. I just had to find a rhythm to match him.”

Littler teased there would be “fireworks” in the fourth quarter-final and Rock delivered.

Both the 24-year-old (104.02) and Price (100.21) averaged above 100, but it was Rock who seized the moment, winning three consecutive legs to open up an 11-8 lead and then extending his advantage to 13-9.

Price rallied to make it 13-11, but Rock – who beat three-time champion Michael van Gerwen in round two – closed out the match in style, winning the last three legs and producing a checkout of 164 in the final one.

“I’m on cloud nine at the minute. What a game,” Rock told on Sky Sports.

“I was just like, ‘Josh, you’re doing nothing wrong, you’re playing your own game, happy days’. The form Gerwyn’s in, you know what to expect.

“Littler’s one of my closest friends behind the scenes. I hope we both turn up. Hopefully it will be a cracking game.”

The semi-finals will take place on Saturday evening with England’s James Wade facing Jonny Clayton of Wales, before Littler’s meeting with Rock.

Luke Littler survived a real scare before fighting back to beat Jermaine Wattimena 13-11 in a thriller to reach the World Matchplay quarter-finals in Blackpool, but three-time champion Michael van Gerwen is out after defeat to Josh Rock.

World champion Littler looked out of sorts at Winter Gardens as he slipped 4-0 and then 7-2 behind against Dutchman Wattimena.

After pulling one leg back immediately before the second break, a clearly fired up Littler let out a roar of delight and gestured to the crowd that he was not going home just yet.

Littler returned from the break reinvigorated, winning six legs in a row, but Wattimena rediscovered his composure and the two players traded blows to send the game to a tie break

Littler missed two match darts as the nerves began to show, but after making the third he once again roared in celebration and pointed to the star on his shirt, which signifies his World Championship victory.

“When I pointed to the star on my shirt, I’m a world champion for a reason, I find these gears when I need it,” Littler told Sky Sports.

“I’ve not felt pressure like that since the first round of the World Championship. I was a bit nervous and it’s on to my third game here, I’ve won two of them.

“I want to get back on stage and right now I can’t wait to be in the quarter-final.”

Van Gerwen made a flying start against Northern Ireland’s Rock, taking the opening leg with a 150 checkout before surging into a 5-1 lead.

Rock narrowed the game to 6-4 at the second break only for Van Gerwen to move into a 9-6 lead and seemingly on the brink of victory.

But Rock fought back again and the momentum to swung in his favour when a superb 152 checkout cut Van Gerwen’s lead down to one, before winning the next two legs to take the lead for the first time.

Van Gerwen needed a 138 checkout to stay in the game and make it 10-10, but Rock held his nerve in a tense tie break.

“I kept my emotions, I think, throughout the game. I don’t know what was going on but I got into the game at the end,” he told Sky Sports.

“One of the most dramatic, my heart was pumping throughout the whole game. The stress has finally gone. What a game.”

Gerwyn Price stormed into the quarter-finals with an 11-3 thrashing of England’s Chris Dobey,

Welshman Price, who was involved in an angry confrontation with Daryl Gurney in the previous round, averaged 108.7, hit eight 180s and had a 146 checkout in a dominant performance.

“It was fantastic. In the middle part of the game I felt like I couldn’t miss,” he told Sky Sports. “I put Chris under a lot of pressure. I think he still played pretty decent in patches.

“I think early on we were both flying and I was just pipping him on a couple of legs, probably disheartened him a little bit. It’s a good game for me.”

Andrew Gilding set up a meeting with Littler after the former UK Open champion beat Dutchman Dirk van Duijvenbode 11-5 to reach the last eight of the World Matchplay for the second successive year.

World champion Luke Littler eased into the second round of the World Matchplay in Blackpool with a comfortable 10-2 win over Ryan Searle.

The 18-year-old’s maiden appearance at the Winter Gardens last year had resulted in a first-round defeat by Michael van Gerwen and he was keen to amends this time around.

He was too good for Searle from the outset, winning the first four legs with only 48 darts and he finished with a superb average of 108.92 and 52.6% on his checkouts.

The world number 19 had no answer to the onslaught from Littler who avoided the fate that befell world number one Luke Humphries who was beaten in his opening match on Saturday.

“I felt very comfortable out there,” Littler told Sky Sports. “I was well up for tonight and I’m just so glad to get that win and that winning feeling.

“As people know, I’m not a practiser, but I’ve been practising for this one and putting in more time at home. I’m glad it has paid off and I can’t wait to come back for the next game.”

Littler’s opponent in the last 16 will be Dutchman Jermaine Wattimena who beat 2021 champion Peter Wright 10-8.

Rob Cross, the 2019 winner also bowed out after a 10-8 loss to Dutchman Dirk van Duijvenbode but the 2018 champion Gary Anderson beat Luke Woodhouse 10-5 to advance.

ENGLAND will be represented by a double dose of Luke this week as Littler and Humphries pair up at the World Cup of Darts 2025 – and the action is unfolding RIGHT NOW!

The men’s England football team failed to bring it home during the Euro 2024, but Luke Humphries and Michael Smith made the nation proud in last year’s World Cup of Darts.

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A combination of composure and superb throwing saw Cool Hand and Bully Boy beat their Austrian opponents 10-6 in an epic final.

And it was a result that wrote England’s name in the history books as they now hold the record for the most amount of wins in the iconic competition with five.

Sadly for Smith, his world ranking positioning meant he missed out on the chance to retain back-to-back titles.

And England could have done with him after Luke Littler and Humphries got dumped out by Germany in their opening match.

Welsh stars Jonny Clayton and Gerwyn Price are now firm favourites to lift the title.

When is the World Cup of Darts 2025?

The World Cup of Darts 2025 got underway on Thursday, June 12.

It will run over four days, concluding on Sunday, June 15.

Eissporthalle am Ratsweg in Frankfurt, Germany is the chosen venue for this iconic tournament.

Group stage matches begin at 6pm BST and then the latter stage fixtures are split in afternoon sessions (11am/12pm) and evening sessions (6pm).

The quarter-finals, semi-final and final will ALL be held on Sunday, June 15.

What TV channel is the World Cup of Darts 2025 on and can it be live streamed?

• The World Cup of Darts 2025 will be broadcast LIVE on Sky Sports.
• Subscription members can stream the entire four-day event on NOW TV.
• Alternatively, SunSport will be running a live blog providing leg-by-leg coverage of the World Cup of Darts 2025.

What is the World Cup of Darts 2025 format?

There will be 40 different nations taking part at this year’s World Cup of Darts.

The top four seeded nations go straight into the second round, while the remaining 36 nations are split into 12 groups of three.

Each group winner will progress through to the second round, and then the tournament will be knockout from then on.

And each group stage game sees teams compete in a best-of-seven legs match, before the second round, quarter-finals and semi-finals are all best of 15 legs.

The World Cup final will then be best of 19 legs.

All matches are played in the doubles format, with teammates taking turns at the oche.

World Cup of Darts 2025 groups

Group A

Netherlands (Danny Noppert and Gian van Veen)

Italy (Michele Turetta and Massimo Dalla Rosa)

Hungary (Gyorgy Jehirszki and Gergely Lakatos)

Group B

Belgium (Mike de Decker and Dimitri van den Bergh)

Latvia (Madars Razma and Valters Melderis)

Philippines (Lourence Ilagan and Paolo Nebrida)

Group C

Germany (Martin Schindler and Ricardo Pietreczko)

Portugal (Jose de Sousa and Bruno Nascimento)

Singapore (Paul Lim and Phuay Wei Tan)

Group D

Republic of Ireland (William O’Connor and Keane Barry)

Gibraltar (Craig Galliano and Justin Hewitt)

China (Xiaochen Zong and Lihao Wen)

Group E

Poland (Krzysztof Ratajski and Radek Szaganski)

South Africa (Cameron Carolissen and Devon Petersen)

Norway (Cor Dekker and Kent Joran Sivertsen)

Group F

Canada (Matt Campbell and Jim Long)

Malaysia (Tengku Shah and Tan Jenn Ming)

Denmark (Denjamin Drue Reus and Andreas Hyllgaardhus)

Group G

Sweden (Jeffrey de Graaf and Oskar Lukasiak)

Lithuania (Darius Labanauskas and Mindaugas Barauskas)

France (Thibault Tricole and Jacques Labre)

Group H

Austria (Mensur Suljovic and Rusty-Jake Rodriguez)

Spain (Daniel Zapata and Ricardo Fernandez)

Australia (Damon Heta and Simon Whitlock)

Group I

United States (Danny Lauby and Jules van Dongen)

Hong Kong (Man Lok Leung and Lok Yin Lee)

Bahrain (Sadeq Mohamed and Hasan Bucheeri)

Group J

Czech Republic (Karel Sedlacek and Petr Krivka)

India (Nitin Kumar and Mohan Goel)

Chinese Taipei (Teng Lieh Pupo and An-Sheng Lu)

Group K

Croatia (Pero Ljubic and Boris Krcmar)

Japan (Ryusei Azemoto and Tomoya Goto)

Switzerland (Stefan Bellmont and Alex Fehlmann)

Group L

Finland (Teemu Harju and Marko Kantele)

New Zealand (Haupai Puha and Mark Cleaver)

Argentina (Jesus Salate and Victor Guillin)

World Cup of Darts 2025 schedule and results

Thursday June 12
From 6pm BST
Group Stage – Opening Matches

• Sweden 4-1 Lithuania
• Czech Republic 4-2 Chinese Taipei
• Croatia 3-4 Japan
• Ireland 4-2 Gibraltar
• Canada 1-4 Malaysia
• USA 1-4 Hong Kong
• Poland 4-3 South Africa
• Belgium 4-1 Latvia
• Netherlands 4-0 Italy
• Germany 4-2 Portugal
• Austria 4-1 Spain
• Finland 0-4 New Zealand

Friday June 13
Afternoon Session
From 11am BST
Group Stage – Second Matches

• Lithuania 4-3 France
• Chinese Taipei 4-2 India
• Croatia 4-3 Switzerland
• Gibraltar 4-2 China
• Canada 1-4 Denmark
• USA 4-1 Bahrain
• South Africa 4-1 Norway
• Latvia 2-4 Philippines
• Italy 4-0 Hungary
• Portugal 2-4 Singapore
• Spain 0-4 Australia
• Finland 1-4 Argentina

Evening Session
From 6pm BST
Group Stage – Final Matches

• Sweden 3-4 France
• Czech Republic 4-2 India
• Japan 1-4 Switzerland
• Ireland 2-4 China
• Malaysia 4-1 Denmark
• Hong Kong 4-0 Bahrain
• Poland 2-4 Norway
• Belgium 3-4 Philippines
• Netherlands 4-0 Hungary
• Germany 4-0 Singapore
• Austria 1-4 Australia
• New Zealand 3-4 Argentina

Saturday June 14
Afternoon Session
From 12pm BST
Second Round

• Malaysia 3-8 Czech Republic
• Hong Kong 8-4 Sweden
• Switzerland 3-8 Ireland
• Northern Ireland 8-2 South Africa

Evening Session
From 6pm BST
Second Round

• Wales 8-2 Philippines
• Scotland 0-8 Netherlands
• England 4-8 Germany
• Argentina 1-8 Australia

Sunday June 15
Afternoon Session
From 12pm BST

• Northern Ireland 8-5 Republic of Ireland
• Wales vs Hong Kong
• Netherlands vs Czech Republic
• Germany vs Australia

Evening Session
From 6pm BST
Semi-Finals
Final

LUKE HUMPHRIES earned a whopping £9,306 PER MATCH during the Premier League season.

The World No.1 beat big rival Luke Littler 11-8 to win the final at the O2 last Thursday.

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That meant ‘Cool Hand’ became the richest-ever Premier League champion.

He won £275,000 for winning the title to add to three nightly wins of £30k in total and picking up gold darts worth £30k for a nine-darter.

Bet UK revealed that this meant the Leeds fan earned a mind-blowing £19,706 per week. That worked out at £1,006 per leg, £9,306 per match and £4,926 per hour.

Teen sensation Littler didn’t do so bad either as runner-up.

He earned an astonishing £12,647 per week on average in the BetMGM Premier League season.

With each night taking around four hours to complete, Littler earned a jaw-dropping £3.1k per hour from the competition.

He played the most matches in the Premier League, racking up 37 matches in 16 weeks, during the regular season, earning £90,000 in the process.

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He then played two matches on Finals Night, where he finished second after his 11-8 defeat in the final to Humphries, claiming a further £125,000 as a consolation prize and taking his prize money total to £215,000.

Research by BetUK reveals Littler earned £5,513 per match and £556 per leg this season.

Gerwyn Price also had a really successful season, earning a total of £175,000 in prize money.

That breaks down to £10,294 per week, £665 per leg and £6,250 per match.

Price’s average earnings also work out to be higher than Littler’s, despite earning less prize money, as the Welshman played 11 fewer games and more than 100 fewer legs than the superstar.

Victory was also payback for Humphries after he lost last year’s final to Littler as their rivalry continues to grow.

Since first playing each other in the 2024 World Championship final, the pair have faced off a further 22 times with Littler claiming 13 wins to Humphries’ 10.

They are the two top-ranked players in the world and over the past 18 months, that has been abundantly clear.

When they are on top form, it feels as if the other is the only player who can live with them.

Add in the consistency with which they are able to reach that level and it is little wonder the Littler-Humphries rivalry is being talked about as one that could dominate darts for years to come.

“These two could have darts sewn up,” Sky Sports pundit Wayne Mardle said.

“They are going to be the mainstay of the darting world. Others are going to have to play really well to get the better of these two.

“If they have that hunger for four, five, six or even 10 years then someone is going to have to step up.”

Asked if he felt that he and Littler would be fighting it out at the top for the next 10 or 15 years, Humphries was less convinced.

“The problem is, there’s always another person who comes around the corner,” he said.

“In five years’ time there could be about 10 players who are as good as me and Luke and it could be a battle between us all.

“I’d love to say over the next 10 years we’ll battle it out in many finals – and we probably will – but they’ll probably be a lot of other names involved with us.”

For the time being, though, Humphries and Littler have put some distance between themselves and the chasing pack.

But even after 23 matches against each other in such a short space of time, there is no sign of familiarity breeding contempt just yet.

“I love him. I think he’s a good kid,” Humphries said of his teenage competitor.

“He’s a close friend of mine in darts. He’ll probably win much more than I’ll ever win in my career because he’s young and he’s a great talent.

“I’m just happy when I nab one here and there. I said to him on the stage, I’m really happy to win this but I’m sure he’ll get me back plenty of times in the future.

“It’s just another final in the Luke and Luke saga.”

The next stage in the saga will see the rivals become team-mates as they join forces for England at June’s World Cup of Darts in Frankfurt.

“I cannot wait,” Littler told Sky Sports. “He won it last year so hopefully he can lead me to victory.”

They should form a formidable duo but it is only a matter of time before they will be battling it out again on the oche in a major tournament.

And next time it is Littler, rather than Humphries, who might have a bit of revenge on his mind.

World number eight Aspinall has confounded critics who opposed his inclusion in the eight-man competition, having been ranked 11 when the picks were made.

His inclusion was questioned by fellow players Mike de Decker and Dave Chisnall amid suggestions his popular walk-on song Mr Brightside helped his case.

The Stockport-born player has battled online abuse over his participation, as well as recovering from injuries and dartitis to reach the final four.

“I came off social media because of the abuse I was getting,” said ‘The Asp’ after his second nightly win, in Aberdeen a week ago.

“I’m not being exaggerated here, but it ruined my life for a month, not just my life, my family’s. It was horrific. “

Aspinall has also come back from elbow, wrist and back injuries, along with tackling dartitis – a condition where players have a mental block when it comes to throwing on the stage.

Missing out on qualification seals a miserable campaign for Van Gerwen, whose last nightly win came back in April 2024.

The three-time world champion had seven victories and two runner-up spots from his previous 12 campaigns, with his last Premier League title in 2023.

“This is probably one of the hardest Premier Leagues I have ever played in – not in terms of players, but in terms of myself,” Van Gerwen admitted.

His cause was not helped when missing the ninth event of the season in Berlin with a shoulder injury sustained while trying to put a shirt on.

Nathan Aspinall took the Premier League nightly win in Aberdeen to close on a play-off place while Luke Littler sealed top spot.

Aspinall is on the brink of qualifying after beating Chris Dobey 6-1 in the final on a dramatic evening which saw Gerwyn Price hit a nine-darter.

Dobey claimed a decider to win his semi-final 6-5 against world champion Littler, who earlier won a classic against world number one Luke Humphries that featured 14 180s.

Despite averaging 110.01, Humphries could not halt Littler, who averaged 115.96 to guarantee he would finish top of the league phase.

Defending champion Littler had already qualified for the four-man play-offs in London on 29 May alongside Humphries and Price.

Price hit his second nine-darter of the campaign but ended a 6-4 quarter-final loser to Stephen Bunting.

Aspinall moved above seven-time champion Michael van Gerwen into fourth spot with a 6-3 victory over the Dutchman before dispatching Bunting 6-1 and going four points clear after his final triumph.

If Van Gerwen does not claim the night win in Sheffield next week, Aspinall – who finished fifth in 2023 and 2024 – will claim the last play-off spot.

“All I have said to my family, I don’t want to come fifth again. I’ve put one foot in the finals. I play Michael [van Gerwen] again next week and the pressure is on him,” said the English player.

“It’s a do or die game. I save myself three hours of misery if I can beat him at 8pm, I’m going to the O2 which is a dream of mine. It’s in my hands.”

Luke Humphries ended his 10-week wait for a Premier League nightly victory with a tense 6-5 win over Luke Littler in Leeds.

The 30-year-old, who had not won a final since beating Littler on Night 4 in Exeter, came from 2-0 down to beat ‘The Nuke’ in a thriller.

World number one Humphries averaged 100.96, with 18-year-old Littler at 99.89.

Wearing a Leeds United-inspired yellow and blue shirt at the First Direct Arena – days after his footballing heroes won the Championship title to mark their Premier League return in style – ‘Cool Hand Luke’ made a sluggish start as Littler took charge.

But Humphries, who was defending his Leeds crown from 12 months ago, then won three straight legs and edged 5-3 ahead.

As both mixed errors with brilliance in their performances, Littler hit back to take the match to a final-leg decider.

Both men missed bull finishes for 100-plus checkouts, but Humphries kept calm to hit double 10 and seal the much-needed success.

“When you know you’re playing against Luke Littler you know you’re not going to get away with mid-game performances, you need to be at your best to beat him,” he told Sky Sports.

“We weren’t at our best but it was a decent final and I do seem to raise my performance against him.

“It is extra special to win in Leeds, I feel at home here. I know it isn’t my hometown but it does feel extra special. I won here last year and it gave me extra confidence for the finals night and hopefully it does again – and I can get that elusive Premier League crown that I’ve always dreamed of.”

Humphries had earlier overcome bottom-of-the-table Stephen Bunting 6-4 in the semi-finals to set up a fourth Premier League final of the season against Littler.

A 6-4 win in the last eight over Michael van Gerwen also confirmed his place at finals night on May 29 at the 02 Arena, while Bunting’s defeat ruled him out of the finals reckoning.

Littler showed his quality in a convincing 6-3 semi-final victory over Gerwyn Price, where the defending Premier League champion came back from 2-0 down to dominate.

Price’s 6-5 quarter-final victory over Rob Cross had booked his place in the final four.

THE 2025 edition of Premier League Darts is well underway, with 17 weeks of BLOCKBUSTER action for fans to enjoy.

Reigning champion Luke Littler features again this year but with one major difference.

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This time around, the teenage sensation will go into the Premier League as world champion – after beating Michael van Gerwen in the Ally Pally final in January.

Littler will compete in the 17-week extravaganza alongside some of the sport’s biggest names, including MVG and World No1 Luke Humphries.

SunSport brings you all the information you need ahead of the return of Premier League Darts.

Who is in the Premier League Darts 2025 line-up?

The top four darts players on the Order of Merit plus four Wildcards make up the eight-player field for the Premier League.

Here are all eight players competing this year:

It means two former world champions miss out – in the form of Peter Wright, 54, and Michael Smith, 34, following their alarming slump in form.

Premier League Darts 2025 schedule and results

Night One – Thursday, February 6
The SSE Arena, Belfast
Quarter-Finals
Chris Dobey 6-4 Gerwyn Price
Stephen Bunting 4-6 Rob Cross
Luke Littler 5-6 Michael van Gerwen
Nathan Aspinall 2-6 Luke Humphries
Semi-finals
Chris Dobey 6-4 Rob Cross
Michael van Gerwen 5-6 Luke Humphries
Final
Luke Humphries 6-1 Chris Dobey

Night Two – Thursday, February 13
OVO Hydro, Glasgow
Quarter-Finals
Rob Cross 5-6 Luke Littler
Michael van Gerwen 6-1 Stephen Bunting
Nathan Aspinall 4-6 Gerwyn Price
Luke Humphries 6-4 Chris Dobey
Semi-finals
Luke Littler 6-2 Michael van Gerwen
Gerwyn Price 4-6 Luke Humphries
Final
Luke Littler 6-5 Luke Humphries

Night Three – Thursday, February 20
3Arena, Dublin
Quarter-Finals
Luke Humphries 6-4 Stephen Bunting
Gerwyn Price 6-4 Luke Littler
Rob Cross 3-6 Nathan Aspinall
Michael van Gerwen 6-4 Chris Dobey
Semi-final
Luke Humphries 3-6 Gerwyn Price
Nathan Aspinall 6-3 Michael van Gerwen
Final
Gerwyn Price 6-3 Nathan Aspinall

Night Four – Thursday, February 27
Westpoint Exeter
Quarter-Finals
Michael van Gerwen 5-6 Rob Cross
Gerwyn Price 4-6 Luke Humphries
Chris Dobey 5-6 Nathan Aspinall
Stephen Bunting 3-6 Luke Littler

Semi-final
Rob Cross 5-6 Luke Humphries
Nathan Aspinall 2-6 Luke Littler

Final
Luke Humphries 6-4 Luke Littler

Night Five – Thursday, March 6
The Brighton Centre
Quarter-Finals
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

Semi-Finals
Michael van Gerwen 2-6 Luke Littler
Rob Cross 5-6 Nathan Aspinall

Final
Luke Littler 6-3 Nathan Aspinall

Night Six – Thursday, March 13
Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham
Quarter-Finals
Luke Humphries 4-6 Luke Littler
Rob Cross 6-2 Chris Dobey
Stephen Bunting 4-6 Gerwyn Price
Nathan Aspinall 4-6 Michael van Gerwen

Semi-Finals
Luke Litter 6-3 Rob Cross
Gerwyn Price 6-1 Michael van Gerwen

Final
Luke Littler 3-6 Gerwyn Price

Quarter-Finals
Chris Dobey 6-2 Stephen Bunting
Luke Humphries 4-6 Michael van Gerwen
Luke Littler 6-3 Nathan Aspinall
Gerwyn Price 5-6 Rob Cross

Semi-Finals
Chris Dobey 1-6 Michael van Gerwen
Luke Littler 6-2 Rob Cross

Final
Michael van Gerwen 4-6 Luke Littler

Night Eight – Thursday, March 27
Utilita Arena, Newcastle
Quarter-Finals
Luke Littler 6-0 Stephen Bunting
Gerwyn Price 2-6 Rob Cross
Luke Humphries 6-3 Chris Dobey
Micheal van Gerwen 5-6 Nathan Aspinall

Semi-Finals
Luke Littler 6-3 Rob Cross
Luke Humphries 6-5 Nathan Aspinall

Final
Luke Littler 6-1 Luke Humphries

Night Nine – Thursday, April 3
Uber Arena, Berlin
Quarter-Finals
Nathan Aspinall 2-6 Stephen Bunting
Luke Humphries 6-3 Rob Cross
Chris Dobey 6-2 Luke Littler
Michael van Gerwen w/d Gerwyn Price

Semi-Finals
Stephen Bunting 6-2 Luke Humphries
Chris Dobey 2-6 Gerwyn Price

Final
Stephen Bunting 6-5 Gerwyn Price

Night Ten – Thursday, April 10
AO Arena, Manchester
Quarter-Finals
Chris Dobey 4-6 Michael van Gerwen
Nathan Aspinall 6-2 Rob Cross
Luke Littler 6-3 Gerwyn Price
Stephen Bunting 1-6 Luke Humphries

Semi-Finals
Michael van Gerwen 2-6 Nathan Aspinall
Luke Littler 4=6 Luke Humphries

Finals
Nathan Aspinall 6-4 Luke Humphries

Night 11 – Thursday, April 17
Rotterdam Ahoy
Quarter-Finals
Chris Dobey 6-3 Luke Humphries
Nathan Aspinall 6-3 Gerwyn Price
Stephen Bunting 6-5 Michael van Gerwen
Luke Littler 6-5 Rob Cross

Semi-Finals
Chris Dobey 6-2 Nathan Aspinall
Stephen Bunting 6-5 Luke Littler

Final
Chris Dobey 6-2 Stephen Bunting

Night 12 – Thursday, April 24
M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool
Quarter-Finals
Luke Humphries 6-3 Nathan Aspinall
Michael van Gerwen 4-6 Luke Littler
Rob Cross 6-1 Stephen Bunting
Gerwyn Price 2-6 Chris Dobey

Semi-Finals
Luke Humphries 6-4 Michael van Gerwen
Rob Cross 2-6 Gerwyn Price

Final
Luke Humphries 4-6 Gerwyn Price

Night 13 – Thursday, May 1
Utilita Arena, Birmingham
Quarter-Finals
Luke Littler 6-5 Stephen Bunting
Nathan Aspinall 6-3 Chris Dobey
Luke Humphries 5-6 Gerwyn Price
Rob Cross 4-6 Michael van Gerwen

Semi-finals
Luke Littler 6-5 Nathan Aspinall
Gerwyn Price 3-6 Michael van Gerwen

Final
Luke Littler 6-4 Michael van Gerwen

Night 14 – Thursday, May 8
First Direct Arena, Leeds
Quarter-Finals
Rob Cross 8-6 Gerwyn Price
Nathan Aspinall 4-6 Luke Littler
Michael van Gerwen 4-6 Luke Humphries
Stephen Bunting vs Chris Dobey

Semi-finals
Gerwyn Price vs Luke Littler

Night 15 – Thursday, May 15
P&J Live, Aberdeen
Quarter-Finals
Michael van Gerwen vs Nathan Aspinall
Gerwyn Price vs Stephen Bunting
Chris Dobey vs Rob Cross
Luke Littler vs Luke Humphries

Night 16 – Thursday, May 22
Utilita Arena, Sheffield
Draw Bracket based on league table following Night 15

Play-Offs – Thursday, May 29
The O2, London
Semi-Finals and Final

What is the Premier League Darts format?

Eight players will compete in Premier League Darts 2025, with the top four of the Order of Merit and four wildcards making up the numbers.

Each of the players will meet each other once in weeks 1-7 and again in weeks 9-15, but fixtures for weeks 8 and 16 are drawn based on league standings.

How each player performs on each night will earn them points which will determine their place in the Premier League table.

Here is how the points system works:

• Winner: 5 points
• Runner-up: 3 points
• Two losing semi-finalists: 2 points

Following the conclusion of week 16, the top four in the Premier League table will secure their tickets to Finals Night.

Finals Night at London’s O2 Arena begins with the semi-finals as first in the table takes on fourth and second faces third.

Later, the two remaining players will face off in a blockbuster final to determine the winner of the Premier League.

How to watch Premier League Darts 2025

• Premier League Darts 2025 will be broadcast LIVE on Sky Sports.
• Sky Sports customers can live stream each night via the Sky Sports/NOW app or website.
• Alternatively, you can keep up to date with all the action from Premier League Darts by following SunSport’s live blog of each night.

FORMER world No1 darts star Linda Duffy has warned that Luke Littler could retire within five years unless he “gets support.”

The Premier League and World Championship winner has become the biggest name in his field despite being just 18 years old.

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Littler’s meteoric rise has seen him become a household name.

And he has shown he can mix it with the best while also taking flak from fans.

However, former world darts No1 Duffy believes the pressures of the sport could take their toll unless Littler is properly supported on his journey.

Duffy ruled the roost in women’s darts from 1982 to 1987.

And after leaving the game, she went on to become a chartered psychologist.

Duffy has now used her expertise to fire a warning to Littler’s management team, claiming that the teen sensation could bow out within half a decade without proper “support.”

She told Tungsten Tales: “It’s absolutely crucial he receives proper support. Otherwise there’s a risk he’ll walk away from the game within five years because he’s completely burned out.

“Fortunately he has a good manager who understands the importance of giving him time to rest.

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“I see that as a very positive development. Years ago players were older, had more life experience and were more able to cope with the pressures.

“They maybe had some more stability behind them, already had their family, a house, that type of thing.

“There needs to be far more attention paid to psychological support. Burnout is a clear sign of stress and anxiety.

“The pressure can become overwhelming. Players are expected to perform at their very best every single time but that’s just not realistic.”

Premier League Darts 2025

THE Premier League Darts is back with eight players vying for massive prize money and Luke Littler‘s crown.

The teenager, who went on to win the world title in December, won the Premier League in 2024 and will be looking to defend his crown over 18 thrilling weeks.

There were two new entries this season, with Stephen Bunting and Chris Dobey replacing Peter Wright and Michael Smith.

Luke Humphries, Rob Cross, Michael van Gerwen, Gerwyn Price and Nathan Aspinall keep their place in what will be a hotly-contested title race.

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