Luke Humphries and Luke Littler to lock horns on Premier League Night Six in Nottingham
The top two players in world darts will go head-to-head in the BetMGM Premier League tonight, as Luke Humphries and Luke Littler renew their rivalry in Nottingham.
Humphries and Littler have won four of the opening five nights between them in this year’s roadshow, with Humphries currently occupying a two-point lead over the teenager at the top of the table.
However, Littler arrives at the Motorpoint Arena brimming with confidence, having claimed a hat-trick of titles during the last fortnight.
Littler followed up his UK Open triumph by claiming the Night Five title in Brighton last Thursday, before retaining his Belgian Darts Open crown in Wieze on Sunday.
Humphries has also enjoyed a terrific start to the season, recording nightly victories in Belfast and Exeter to establish an eight-point buffer in the race for Play-Off qualification.
Littler edged out Humphries to triumph in Glasgow’s Night Two decider, but the world number one avenged that result in Exeter, ending a run of six straight Premier League defeats against the young phenom.
Humphries was then beaten in the Night Five quarter-finals by an inspired Rob Cross last week, despite landing his first televised nine-darter in the early stages of their last eight clash.
“I was really pleased to hit the nine-darter last week, but Rob played a fantastic game to beat me,” conceded Humphries, the 2024 Premier League runner-up.
“I’m in a good position, but I’m still going to have to work hard to pick up these wins.
“I’ve got Luke this week, and then Michael [van Gerwen] in the quarter-finals next week.
“It’s going to be tough, but I know I’ve got the credentials to beat them both, and hopefully I can get some more points this week and stay top of the table!”
Humphries could face Cross once again in the Night Six semi-finals, as the 2019 runner-up plays Chris Dobey in the evening’s second quarter-final.
Dobey is without a Premier League win since his victory over Cross in the Night One semi-finals, while the Hastings-born star was imperious in Brighton, averaging 111 and 107 while hitting a nine-darter of his own.
Elsewhere, Night Three champion Gerwyn Price will aim to return to winning ways on the Premier League stage against Stephen Bunting, who is bidding to open his account at the sixth attempt.
The quarter-final action on Night Six will conclude with a fascinating showdown between Aspinall and Van Gerwen, who are locked on eight points apiece.
The 2025 BetMGM Premier League will be broadcast live on Sky Sports in the UK & Ireland, through the PDC's worldwide broadcast partners including DAZN and Viaplay, and on PDCTV for Rest of the World Subscribers (outside of the UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria & Switzerland).
2025 BetMGM Premier League - Night Six - Thursday March 13
Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham
Quarter-Finals
Luke Humphries v Luke Littler
Rob Cross v Chris Dobey
Stephen Bunting v Gerwyn Price
Nathan Aspinall v Michael van Gerwen
Semi-Finals
Humphries/Littler v Cross/Dobey
Bunting/Price v Aspinall/Van Gerwen
All matches best of 11 legs
