Luke Littler beat Premier League chief Jonny Clayton 6-4 in a high quality closing at Utilita Enviornment in Cardiff.
Littler broke Clayton within the opening leg of the ultimate, however ‘The Ferret’ hit straight again with a break of his personal after ‘The Nuke’ didn’t checkout 68 with three darts in hand.
Commercial
A bullseye end from Clayton gave the house crowd in Cardiff extra to have a good time, because the 51-year-old took a primary lead of the ultimate.
However Littler confirmed why he’s the back-to-back world champion, hitting the ‘Large Fish’ checkout of 170 – simply as he had executed to clinch victory within the semi-final in opposition to Gerwyn Worth.
Each gamers held throw as the ultimate reached its midway stage with the rating stage at three legs every.
Littler virtually despatched the gang wild with a nine-dart end, solely to overlook double 15 and see Clayton return to the oche to take a look at the 41 remaining in an unbelievable leg.
The 19-year-old levelled proceedings with a maintain of throw earlier than a second break of the sport moved Littler to inside a leg of victory.
Commercial
And Littler sealed his first night time win of the 2026 Premier League marketing campaign within the following leg, testing 52 along with his final dart in hand to climb into the highest 4.
“It took me a short while to get settled in to this event, because it did within the first 12 months,” Littler informed Sky Sports activities.
“I’ve executed very well tonight and I am happy with myself.
“The desk appears good now, it wasn’t wanting good after I was in seventh. It simply goes to indicate that tonight I needed to give attention to myself.”
One other closing look for Clayton sees him stay high of the desk, as he continues to thrive on his return to the Premier League.
Commercial
Luke Humphries breezed via his opening sport, beating Michael van Gerwen 6-1 for his first Premier League win in Cardiff.
Clayton was quickest out the blocks in opposition to Gian van Veen, as he took a commanding 4-1 lead.
The World Championship runner-up fought again to 5-4 down, however a botched try at a double-double end handed ‘The Ferret’ a chance he took along with his final dart in hand to e book his place within the final 4.
The house crowd’s dream of an all-Welsh closing made it so far as the semi-finals, as Worth beat final week’s winner Stephen Bunting in a deciding leg.
It was a sport stuffed with rogue darts and missed doubles from each gamers, however ‘The Iceman’ got here from 3-1 right down to arrange a semi-final in opposition to Littler.
Commercial
Littler’s common of 96.2 was properly in need of Josh Rock’s 103.72 – however the Northern Irishman’s struggles on doubles continued as his winless Premier League marketing campaign continued with a 6-4 defeat.
Clayton recovered from two missed doubles to beat 2024 PDC World Champion Humphries in his semi-final 6-4, because the partisan Welsh crowd’s dream of an all-Welsh closing was half full.
Littler began the semi-final with 5 consecutive treble 20s, as he stormed right into a 2-0 lead with a median a fraction beneath 120.
‘The Iceman’ reduce a annoyed determine on the oche, usually puffing his cheeks after stray darts, and fell 5-3 behind after extra medical ending from Littler.
Commercial
And ‘The Nuke’ completed the semi-final in model, reeling within the ‘Large Fish’ checkout of 170 to inflict a primary defeat of the night time on a Welsh participant.
Littler repeated his ‘Large Fish’ antics within the closing, as he spoiled the house celebrations within the Welsh capital to mark his first success of the Premier League season.
Jonny Clayton beat Gian van Veen within the closing of night time three in Glasgow [Getty Images]
Premier League Darts night time 5 outcomes
Quarter-finals
Michael van Gerwen 1-6 Luke Humphries
Gian van Veen 4-6 Jonny Clayton
Gerwyn Worth 6-5 Stephen Bunting
Luke Littler 6-4 Josh Rock
Semi-finals
Humphries 4-6 Clayton
Worth 3-6 Littler
Ultimate
Clayton 4-6 Littler
Premier League Darts desk 2026Premier League Darts format and factors system
Premier League Darts is performed throughout 16 preliminary weeks within the league stage with quarter-finals, semi-finals and a closing every night time.
Commercial
Every of the eight gamers is assured to face the opposite seven within the quarter-finals in weeks one to seven and 9-15, with week eight and week 16 fixtures executed off the desk. It means we’ll get fourth v fifth in Sheffield on the ultimate league-stage night time, with the play-off spots probably on the road.
Gamers earn two factors per quarter-final win, an extra level in the event that they win their semi-final and 5 for successful the night time.
The highest 4 gamers after the group stage progress to the play-off night time at London’s O2 Enviornment on 23 Might, with first going through fourth and second in opposition to third in a best-of-19-leg match. The ultimate, which is the perfect of 21 legs, follows.
If gamers are stage on factors after the 16 weeks then locations are determined by nights gained after which matches gained.
Commercial
Premier League Darts night time six order of play
Thursday, 12 March – Motorpoint Enviornment, Nottingham
Quarter-finals
Josh Rock v Stephen Bunting
Jonny Clayton v Michael van Gerwen
Luke Humphries v Gian van Veen
Gerwyn Worth v Luke Littler