Luke Littler beats Luke Humphries to win in Leeds and make it three Premier League wins in a row




Luke Littler has beaten Luke Humphries to win in Leeds and make it three Premier League victories in a row.Despite Humphries having a match dart to beat the world number one, Littler punished him for failing to capitalise with a D10 finish in the deciding leg.The world number two puffed his cheeks before saying to the youngster: “Well done.”Littler won all of his games 6-5, to go five points clear at the top of the Premier League.Luke Littler has made it three Premier League wins in a row | GETTYGerwyn Price and Jonny Clayton got things started on night 14, with the Iceman struggling to contain Clayton’s relentless pressure.The Ferret won 6-2 in convincing fashion, continuing his hot form that has been seen throughout this campaign.Littler and Michael van German got stuck in the madhouse on the first leg, missing 21 match darts before the 19-year-old eventually checked out D2.Littler let out a huge celebration after taking out a 141 with a D15, as their pair’s encounter went down to the wire.Humphries just missed out on defeating the world number one | GETTYThe world number one came out on top, winning 6-5, letting out a huge puff of his cheeks as he advanced to the semi-finals.Josh Rock was then dismissed by Humphries, with the Englishman seeing off the 25-year-old after missing multiple match darts, to win 6-5.Gian van Veen and Stephen Bunting then played out a classic, with The Bullet surviving two match darts from the Dutchman to check out D16 and also won 6-5.The semi-finals followed with another stunning match-up between Clayton and Littler.The Englishman got his 100th 180 of the Premier League season | GETTYThe pair played out a thriller, with nothing separating them as it went down to the last leg, the duo tied at 5-5.Littler missed two darts on double tops, but after a mistake by Clayton, the youngster punished with a D10 finish to make it to the final again.Bunting and Humphries then played out another classic, heading all the way to 5-5 just like the semi-final prior.The Bullet failed to convert multiple match darts, setting up Humphries with the opportunity, who converted with a D8 finish, to set up the final against Littler.Humphries still made it into the top four with his success tonight | GETTYGiven how the evening went with several games going to the deciding leg and four of the previous five meetings between Littler and Humphries going to the last leg, fans in Leeds expected an incredibly close contest.Humphries and Littler both held their initial serve, with either player knowing any slip-up would be punished by their opponent.To no surprise, the contest went down to the last leg after Humphries missed a match dart in the previous leg.Littler won with a D10 finish to continue his success during this Premier League campaign.