Littler continues red-hot form to down Humphries and claim Premier League win in Leeds

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/darts/humphries-l-n34VOAWo/littler-l-0URN6Xks/summary/stats/?mid=SMiQ9S6K"]An absorbing final[/a] between the world No.1 and No.2 saw [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/humphries-luke/n34VOAWo/"]Humphries[/a] lead until the third-to-last leg, as both players served up a spectacular 100-plus average and a combined nine 180s.[/p][p]Legs three and four were arguably the most eye-catching as 'Cool Hand' produced a stunning 132 finish on 25, treble 19, bull, before [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/littler-luke/0URN6Xks/"]Littler[/a] responded in typical fashion with an incredible 146 checkout. [/p][embed guid="ea22e426-4c98-4f18-af88-5c9ae4c07cb0" url="https://x.com/OfficialPDC/status/2052509129629983028" social-type="twitter" /][p]The 19-year-old then seized an opportunity to come back from 5-4 down when Humphries missed tops for a 78 finish by taking out double 20 himself before splitting 26 and nailing double 10 to win another classic encounter. [/p][h2]Littler sinks MVG and Clayton[/h2][p]Earlier in the night, Littler played out an extraordinary quarter-final against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/van-gerwen-michael/SU4UkKsm/"]Van Gerwen[/a].[/p][p]Beginning with arguably the worst leg of the tournament so far, with a combined 21 darts missed at double, the game soon sparked into life when the Green Machine produced world-class levels to stage a stunning fightback from 4-1 down. [/p][p]The Nuke then stopped Van Gerwen in his tracks with a wonderful 141 finish on double 15, denying the Dutchman a potential 11 darter in the process, before wrapping up the game on double tops to secure a 6-5 victory after his opponent averaged 101.15 and hit five 180s. [/p][p]A thrilling semi-final then followed as Littler edged [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/clayton-jonny/tx0y2xRD/"]Clayton[/a] 6-5, despite the Ferret hitting four 180s and posting a clinical 62 per cent (5/8) on the checkouts. [/p][embed guid="6b59092c-7f4a-46c6-888e-ce365ffacf1d" url="https://x.com/OfficialPDC/status/2052491121536692256" social-type="twitter" /][p]In a back-and-forth contest, the Premier League's two best players produced phenomenal darts, with the 19-year-old hitting six perfect darts twice before finishing the game on his customary double 10. [/p][p]Van Gerwen's defeat gave Humphries the chance to leapfrog him into fourth position, doing so with two last-leg victories.[/p][p]Starting with a nervy 6-5 win over Rock, Humphries then somehow survived three match darts against Bunting before holding his nerve on double eight to wrap up a vital win.  [/p][embed guid="feda9c1b-280e-44e3-86c1-d1530c300965" url="https://x.com/OfficialPDC/status/2052500024890634494" social-type="twitter" /][p]It was an incredible encounter in Leeds that staged some magnificent darts, including a 141 finish for Bunting, while both players averaged 105-plus and hit a combined 10 180s. [/p][h2]Price woes continue[/h2][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/price-gerwyn/8dDDoW0B/"]Gerwyn Price[/a], meanwhile, continued to look out of sorts in his quarter-final clash against Clayton, suffering a 6-2 loss and recording a measly 16.67 per cent on the checkouts.[/p][p]As for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/van-veen-gian/jgT1AT29/"]Van Veen[/a], he failed to take advantage of defeats for Price and Van Gerwen in his pursuit of the top four after missing two match darts in a 6-5 loss to Bunting. [/p][h2][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/darts/world/premier-league/results/"]Follow the Premier League with Flashscore[/a][/h2]