World Darts Championship

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Littler beats Van Gerwen to win Saudi Masters

Luke Littler won the inaugural Saudi Arabia Darts Masters with an emphatic 8-5 victory over Michael van Gerwen in the final.

Littler, who turns 19 on Wednesday, seized control of the match when he raced into a 4-0 lead against the Dutchman.

Van Gerwen was able to move within one leg of Littler at 4-3 and 5-4 down but could not forces his way back to the contest.

Littler averaged an impressive 104.84, with a much higher checkout rate (61.5%) than Van Gerwen (45.5%).

Saudi Arabia Darts Masters: Luke Littler wins inaugural event by beating Michael van Gerwen

Luke Littler wins the inaugural Saudi Arabia Darts Masters with an emphatic 8-5 victory over Michael van Gerwen in Riyadh.

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Littler into semi-finals after Van Gerwen withdrawal​

World champion Luke Littler is through to the semi-finals of the Premier League event in Glasgow on Thursday following the withdrawal of Michael van Gerwen.

The Dutchman was supposed to face Littler in the quarter-finals but has pulled out of the third of 16 events in the Premier League season because of a "medical issue"., external

Van Gerwen has been in good form for the previous two nights of the competition, having won the first and finishing runner-up at the second to go top of the table.

He beat Littler on the way to the final in Antwerp last week when he was beaten by Gerwyn Price.

His withdrawal means Littler will get two points in the standings and the world champion's leg difference will improve by one.

The winner of a match is the first to six legs and Van Gerwen's leg difference will go down by six.

Luke Littler into Premier League semi-finals after Michael van Gerwen withdrawal

World champion Luke Littler is through to the semi-finals of the Premier League event in Glasgow on Thursday following the withdrawal of Michael van Gerwen.

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Clayton wins Premier League night three in Glasgow

Jonny Clayton ruthlessly brushed aside Gian van Veen to become the third different nightly winner of the Premier League Darts season in Glasgow.

The Welshman, who is back in the tournament after a two-year hiatus, beat the world number three 6-2 to continue his impressive start to the year.

He started the night by ending a near three-year and 10-match losing run against compatriot Gerwyn Price, before demolishing world number one Luke Littler 6-1 in the semi-finals.

The 2021 winner averaged 99.88 and 101.33 in those two matches but it was his checkouts at 60% and 66.67% that really stood out.

While that dropped to 42.86% in the final, his average increased to 104.35 as he follows Price and Michael van Gerwen as night winners this season.

He broke Van Veen in the opening leg and in the seventh before sealing victory with a stunning 156 checkout.

The victory takes him to the top of the early standings, ahead of Van Gerwen, who missed the night through illness, and Van Veen, who has now been beaten in two finals.

Premier League Darts 2026 results: Jonny Clayton beats Gian van Veen to win night three in Glasgow

Jonny Clayton ruthlessly brushes aside Gian van Veen to become the third different nightly winner of the Premier League Darts season in Glasgow.

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Littler wins in Poland despite Van Veen nine-darter

Luke Littler won the Poland Darts Open title despite a nine-dart finish in the final from Gian van Veen.

World champion Littler was in devastating form as he hit seven 180s on his way to an 8-4 victory and the £35,000 first prize.

Van Veen, who also lost to Littler in the final of the World Championship, hit his first ever televised nine-darter but it was in vain as the Briton averaged just over 108 to overcome the Dutchman.

Victory sees Littler become the inaugural champion at the tournament which is the first European Tour event to be held in Poland.

Poland Darts Open: Luke Litter wins title despite Gian van Veen nine-darter

Luke Littler wins the Poland Darts Open title despite a nine-dart finish in the final from Gian van Veen.

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Littler fights back from 5-0 down to stun Price

Luke Littler produced an astonishing comeback from 5-0 down to stun Gerwyn Price 6-5 and win week seven of Premier League Darts in Dublin.

Price, who won in Dublin last year, was dominant as he raced into the lead, but he missed chance after chance to kill off the game as the world champion came roaring back.

As the Welshman missed five darts for the match, Littler reeled off six legs on the spin for his second weekly victory of the season.

The 19-year-old cut the gap to league leader Jonny Clayton down to just three points after a thrilling night of Premier League action with some eye-catching performances.

Littler had earlier beaten Michael van Gerwen in another 6-5 thriller that contained two maximum 170 finishes, while Price had been clinical when whitewashing winless Josh Rock 6-0 and then thumping defending Premier League champion Luke Humphries 6-1.

But Price's game just deserted him in the end when just one more double would have seen him finish off an otherwise dominant display.

Premier League Darts 2026 results: Luke Littler stuns Gerwyn Price after two 170 finishes

Luke Littler comes from 5-0 down to stun Gerwyn Price 6-5 in the final of Premier League Darts in Dublin where there were two maximum 170 checkouts in one game.

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Littler takes out 170 twice to beat Van Gerwen​

Luke Littler produced form close to his sensational best to overpower Michael van Gerwen and win his third Premier League night of the season in Berlin.

The 19-year-old beat the previous highest average (now 108.58) in Berlin in his semi-final victory over Gerwyn Price, but it was the final where he really turned it on.

He raced into a 3-0 lead but was pegged back to all square by the seven-time Premier League winner Van Gerwen.

Littler held in leg seven before a stunning 170 checkout - deliberately left with a single on his previous visit - saw him move to within one leg of victory.

He had the throw in the ninth but 36-year-old Van Gerwen broke back and the final looked destined for a final-leg decider.

However, world number one Littler found an extra gear, producing another brilliant 170 checkout to seal his third night win in the past four weeks.

Van Gerwen, who had not won a match since week two before this event, must wonder what it is about Littler, after the world champion also hit the maximum checkout against the Dutchman in Dublin last week.

The victory sees Littler climb to the top of the Premier League standings at the halfway point of the season.

It continues a resurgence from the 2024 winner, who sat seventh after the opening four weeks of the campaign.

"This is definitely the best I've played in a night," Littler told Sky Sports.

Littler spoke last week about chasing down Jonny Clayton at the top of the standings and, with that now achieved, he may well set his eyes on matching or beating the record for the most nightly wins that he set last year with six.

Premier League Darts 2026 results: Luke Littler beats Michael van Gerwen to win in Berlin

Luke Littler produces form close to his sensational best to overpower Michael van Gerwen and win his third Premier League night of the season in Berlin.

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Clayton beats Littler in Rotterdam to extend lead

Jonny Clayton delighted the Rotterdam crowd as he beat Luke Littler 6-4 to extend his lead at the top of the Premier League table.

The Welshman kept his cool during an early blitz from Littler in the final and came through to claim back-to-back nightly wins and his fourth of the year.

Littler was booed throughout the night following his exchange with Dutch favourite Gian van Veen in Manchester two weeks ago but shrugged it off to reach the final.

But having beaten Gerwyn Price in the quarter-finals and held off a fight back from world number two Luke Humphries to win a thrilling semi-final 6-5, Clayton proved a challenge too far.

Clayton is now five points clear of second-placed Littler but the world champion has an 11-point buffer to fifth and both men are all-but assured of a place at the O2 Arena for finals night.

Premier League Darts 2026 results: Jonny Clayton beats Luke Littler to secure fourth nightly win

Jonny Clayton delights the Rotterdam crowd as he beats Luke Littler 6-4 to extend his lead at the top of the Premier League table.

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Greaves becomes first female PDC title winner

Beau Greaves became the first woman to win a PDC ranking title by defeating Michael Smith 8-7 in the Players Championship 11 final in Milton Keynes.

The 22-year-old checked out with 142 in the deciding leg to seal victory against the former world champion, closing with a double 11.

She also took out 170 in leg nine, on her way to a 80% checkout success and an average of 96.49.

Greaves enjoyed a strong run to the final, defeating two more ex-world champions in Rob Cross 6-5 in the quarter-finals and Gary Anderson 7-1 in the semi-finals.

It is the latest step in Greaves' ascendant career, after she recorded a 114-match winning run in the PDC Women's Series and became the first woman to hit a nine-dart finish on the PDC ProTour.

Beau Greaves beats Michael Smith to become first woman to win a PDC title

Beau Greaves becomes the first woman to win a PDC ranking title by defeating Michael Smith 8-7 in the Players Championship 11 final in Milton Keynes.

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