Premier League Darts: Luke Littler beats Luke Humphries in Night 13 final in Aberdeen to move top of table | Darts News

Luke Littler moved top of the Premier League Darts table with his fifth nightly win as he came from behind to beat rival Luke Humphries 6-5 in the Night 13 final in Aberdeen.

Remarkably, it was the first final played out between the world’s top two in this year’s tournament, with Humphries appearing in his first since Night Six in Nottingham.

He lost out on that occasion to Jonny Clayton, who was leapfrogged by Littler into first place in Aberdeen as the 19-year-old secured a second-straight nightly win.

Littler started the final in some style with an 11-dart leg, with quality darts from both him and Humphries in the early exchanges.

Humphries tied things up at two legs apiece with a 130-checkout, while he appeared to claim a crucial break of throw with a 10-dart leg for a 4-3 lead.

A hold of throw had ‘Cool Hand’ one leg away from victory, only for Littler to come storming back and claim three legs on the bounce to take the match 6-5.

Humphries and Van Veen close gap on Van Gerwen

Clayton, beaten 6-2 in his quarter-final with Gian van Veen, has already qualified for Finals Night at The O2 on May 28, along with Littler, leaving two spots up for grabs.

Van Veen’s victory boosted his hopes, as he closed the gap on Van Gerwen, albeit his 6-3 semi-final loss to Humphries means they both now trail MVG by two points with three nights remaining.

Van Gerwen also lost 6-3 to Humphries in a crucial quarter-final clash earlier in the night, in which he could have increased his advantage over the chasing pack.

Gerwyn Price did just that, claiming two points for his 6-5 quarter-final victory over Stephen Bunting, who along with bottom-of-the-table Josh Rock looks to be out of contention for Finals Night.

Rock was handily beaten 6-3 by Littler in the opening match of the night, while the world No 1 then crushed Price 6-1 in their semi-final – a 15th win in his last 16 against the Welshman.