Littler wins 6-1 against Humphries in Newcastle
Luke Littler thrashed Luke Humphries 6-1 on night eight in Newcastle.
Littler is now top of the table in the Premier League of Darts, while also hitting his 100th 180 this season – just halfway in.
The boy from Warrington remains eight points clear of his namesake opponent.
The 18-year-old has now secured his fourth win in this tournament, after successes in Glasgow, Brighton and Cardiff.
Night two in Glasgow saw a 6-5 victory against Humphries, meaning his second in the tournament against his closest rival.
Humphries and Littler are most known for their clash in the final of the World Championships 2023, where Humphries beat 16-year-old Littler 7-4.
Earlier that evening, Littler beat last place Stephen Bunting 6-0 in the quarter finals.
He then continued to dominate over world number four Rob Cross 6-3 in the semis.
Opponents Michael van Gerwen and Gerwyn Price trail behind Littler and Humphries on 13 and 12 points.
In his post-match interview with Sky Sports, ‘The Nuke’ says that he initially didn’t feel motivated to play Humphries that night.
“I’m playing too well for them not to be playing against the board as well as me”, he said.
“The winning feeling (motivates me) …even winning the first game tonight, then you can relax, go onto the semi-final, see what you can do and then go onto the final.
“Even when I came down to the bottom of the stairs, I was tired, I didn’t want to come here, and it was another trophy and another two points on the line.”
In the opening throws, Littler went 4-0 up with the world Number 1 coming back in the fifth leg and the teenager wrapping it up to finish 6-1.
The Premier League of Darts will continue every Thursday night until the final in London on May 29.
Premier League of Darts schedule:
- April 3: Night nine – Berlin
- April 10: Night 10 – Manchester
- April 17: Night 11 – Rotterdam
- April 24: Night 12 – Liverpool
- May 1: Night 13 – Birmingham
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