Luke Humphries won his first Premier League Darts victory over Luke Little in the seventh attempt in the fourth final in Exeter, further extending his lead at the top of Table 2025.
Littler fired an amazing maximum of 19 during his three matches, though his level fell in the final against world No. 1, on average 97 after some scattering shows in the early rounds.
Littler began the competition with a bang, drawing 144 on the opening leg before breaking humphries in the fourth for a 3-1 advantage.
He could, and maybe, should have turned it into a 4-1 lead, but lost the arrows to double 10 and twice allowed the humphries to split immediately, while those two very same doubles turned to follow Little while he broke back on the ninth foot, closing things from there.
It means that the Humphries points go through the first four weeks now decrease in 15, seven pure Little in the second, with the only other night winners in 2025, Gerwyn Price, in seven after its quarter -final exit. Michael Van Gerwyn is the first four, in six points, despite lost his opening on the fourth night.
Humphries: no more excuses against Little
Humphries said Heavenly After his last night’s victory: “It felt like hard work, but I also felt like my game was in a good way.
“Little played fantastic tonight, but didn’t play so well in the finals and I managed to put my foot in gas – as I did in the other two games – just at the end of the game.
“This is the first time I beat him in the Premier League. It gets harder every time it is lost, but this time I felt a little cooler and there were no more excuses – nothing could stop me.
“It’s a great start, 15 points after four nights. I would like to win the group; it’s a dream start and I hope I can continue to pressure and recover.
“This will give me confidence.”
Littler Storm in the final but ultimately falls short
Littler threw an amazing 10 180, 112, when defeated Stephen Bunting 6-3 in their quarterfinals, his opponent still wins without four weeks of the tournament, despite on average near 105 and throwing six maximum in the competition.
Little then exploded Nathan Aspinal away in their semifinals, competing in the 3-0 lead and ultimately taking it 6-2 with an average of 110 and three tons-plus, closing things and booking its place in the final with a deadly arrow in Bull.
In contrast, Humphries was not for the benefit of him, despite reached his third final during his first four nights of the tournament, as he first defeated the night winner three in the neighborhood, before fighting again to dispose of Rob Cross in Final Four.
Humphries nailed a 156 crate in the fourth match of his match against the price, grabbed the comprehensive shot in the ninth, but then stumbled upon the ending line after he lost five darts – even accidentally hitting his result in a phase – before clinicing the victory, lucky to see his failed. him, which would have forced a place on foot.
In his semifinal against the cross, the humphries let a two-legged bullet slide, falling 5-4 behind due to a sharp duplication-hitting only four of 14-Pa to nail a stunning 167 crate and a 116-foot-long leg to win it.
Earlier at night, in the other quarterfinal, Cross and Asinall surpass Van Gerwyn and Chris Dobley, respectively, in final leg decision makers.
What else is there?
The Premier League continues with the fifth night in Brighton on Thursday 6 March, where Van Gerwen faces the award in the opening match in front of Little taking Dobey in the top half of the draw.
Cross meets the world No. 1 Humphries before playing Bunting Asinall to round the quarterfinal action. Look at the night Five of the Premier League arrows Thursday from 7am, live at Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports+.
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