Luke Littler has done it again. The 19-year-old darts sensation stormed to a third consecutive nightly victory in the Premier League, this time defeating Luke Humphries in Leeds to match a season record that he himself set last year. With this win—his sixth of the campaign—Littler now has two more league-phase nights to break his own mark and cement his legacy even further.
Hot on the heels of impressive wins in Liverpool and Aberdeen, Littler’s latest triumph in Leeds has opened up a commanding five-point lead at the top of the standings. The 2024 champion, already guaranteed a play-off spot at London’s O2 Arena on May 28, showed his mettle in a series of nail-biting matches. He edged past Michael van Gerwen 6-5 in the quarter-finals, then survived another last-leg decider against Jonny Clayton in the semis. The final was a masterclass—a rematch of last week’s showdown—where Littler again prevailed 6-5 over defending champion Humphries.
The final leg was pure drama. Both players averaged over 100 and hit more than 45% on their checkouts, trading blows in a high-stakes duel. Littler missed darts to break in the fifth leg, and Humphries had a chance to seal victory in leg 10. But when it mattered most, Littler raised his game in the decider, denying Humphries a third straight Leeds win and sending the crowd into a frenzy.
For fans tracking the Premier League Darts season, here’s a quick refresher on the format: The league stage spans 16 weeks, with quarter-finals, semi-finals, and a final each night. Each of the eight players faces the other seven in the quarter-finals during weeks one through seven and weeks nine through 15, while weeks eight and 16 are based on the standings. Players earn two points for a quarter-final win, an extra point for a semi-final victory, and five points for winning the night. The top four after the group stage advance to the play-offs at the O2 Arena, where first faces fourth and second meets third in best-of-19-leg semis, followed by a best-of-21-leg final. If points are tied after 16 weeks, tiebreakers decide the final four.
With Littler’s current form, the race for the play-offs is heating up—and his record-equalling run is a reminder that in darts, the sky’s the limit for this young star.