WARRINGTON’S Luke Littler reigned supreme after defeating Nathan Aspinall 6-3 on a memorable Premier League night where Luke Humphries and Rob Cross both hit nine-darters to ignite the Brighton crowd.
Littler aged 18, entered the fifth night of darts’ biggest roadshow as the newly crowned UK Open Champion following his demolition of James Wade in Minehead, picking his fifth TV trophy in just 10 months.
The youngster picked up exactly where he left off, averaging a ton and adding five maximums on the way to wrapping up a second nightly win in his third Premier League final of 2025.
After breaking Aspinall’s throw early and holding off some big scoring to move 4-2 in front, Littler just seemed in the zone as his opponent did everything he could to pile on the pressure.
However, the reigning world champion had his power scoring to rely on and took the final three legs in the match to wrap up another classy win and close the gap to Humphries at the top of the table, the world No 2 now just two points behind the world No 1.
“Luke [Humphries] was clear but with him losing I was just concentrating on my own game,” Littler told Sky Sports. “Coming off the back of the UK Open I was playing really well and I think I played very well tonight which is why I picked up another trophy.
“My main goal is obviously the top four and make it to the O2 which is where the proper title defence takes place. My eyes are now on the Euro Tour.”
