Luke Littler came through a last-leg 11-10 thriller against Luke Humphries to be crowned Premier League champion at The O2 in London.
It was a truly dramatic affair in what marked a trilogy Premier League final between the world No 1 and No 2. Littler took glory in 2024, with Humphries hitting back in 2025. ‘The Nuke’ reclaimed the trophy with a match average of 111.
The win sees Littler take home £350,000, while runner-up Humphries goes home with £170,000.
With the victory, Littler now holds eight major titles — the World Darts Championship, World Matchplay, World Grand Prix, Grand Slam, Players Championship, UK Open, World Masters, and the Premier League.
Both players sealed their spots in the final after last-leg epics. Littler survived a remarkable comeback from Gerwyn Price, who had pulled back from 9-4 down, while Humphries edged his semi-final with Jonny Clayton 10-9. Remarkably, all 59 possible legs were played on Finals Night, with all three matches going the distance.
Littler was visibly emotional following his victory and admitted the Premier League campaign had taken its toll, with crowds often against him during the early weeks.
“It was a rollercoaster first four weeks, bottom of the table, but then the fifth night I won my first night. I had to pick myself up, some tough times,” Littler told Sky Sports. “I think I had a 79 average in Brighton or something like that and it was tough. But I am here with the trophy.”
“After Brighton and the incident in Manchester, I was sat at home saying to Faith [his partner] ‘I don’t want to do it any more, just the crowd every week’. I said to her ‘I’m down bad’.”
Premier League Finals Night Results
Semi-finals: Luke Littler 10-9 Gerwyn Price Jonny Clayton 9-10 Luke Humphries
Final: Luke Littler 11-10 Luke Humphries
The trilogy encounter was one of the most competitive Premier League finals in recent memory. The first session was dominated by Humphries, who averaged 114.73 and produced a masterclass of finishing — including a 134 tops-tops finish, 112, and then 121 on the bullseye in consecutive legs to move 6-3 in front. It took an 11-darter from Littler to stop the rot, with the world No 2 heading into the break trailing 6-4.
Littler came out stronger after the interval, and the match became nip and tuck. An 11-dart break of throw from Littler was followed by Humphries restoring his lead to 7-5, but Humphries then spurned a number of chances as Littler levelled at 7-7. The pair edged toward the finish with the score level at 9-9, before Littler found six perfect darts for a 10-dart break of throw to edge ahead — only for Humphries to level once more before Littler ultimately clinched the deciding leg.
Source: Littler beats Humphries in last-leg thriller to reclaim Premier League title