Jonny Clayton picks up fourth nightly win to extend lead at the top of the table | Premier League Darts Night 11 – Rotterdam  

The Ferret beat Michael van Gerwen, Josh Rock and Luke Littler on his way to victory in the Netherlands.  

Match 1: Luke Littler vs Gerwyn Price 

Littler continued his winning streak over Price in the opener.

The Nuke took an early two-leg lead, popping 124 for a break in leg two.

Price fought back with two 100+ breaks of his own with a 104 followed by a 110, leaving the Nuke 3-2 up after five legs.  

Littler went 5-2 up and then missed two darts at his beloved double ten for the match.

Price capitalised and took out double eight to keep his hopes alive – but Littler popped 124 to see off the Iceman.  

Result: Littler (97.30) 6-3 (91.44) Price 

Match 2: Gian van Veen vs Luke Humphries  

Humphries ended his winless run with victory over the young Dutchman.

The pair smashed in 20 140’s between them with ten a piece.

Van Veen took the opening leg but Humphries reeled off five of the next seven to go one away at 5-2.  

The world #3 was inches away from taking out tops tops for a 140 checkout to keep the tie alive, but the second dart was just above the wire.

Cool Hand made no mistake with the same target pinning tips for the match.  

Victory sees Humphries leapfrog the Giant to move in fifth looking to keep his play-off hopes alive.  

Result: van Veen (93.36) 2-6 (100.51) Humphries  

Match 3: Michael van Gerwen vs Jonny Clayton 

Clayton once again beat the Green Machine in a repeat of last week’s final in Brighton.

Van Gerwen kicked off proceedings with a 122 checkout in the opening leg, before Clayton reeled off five legs on the spin to go one away.  

The world #4 pulled a leg back only to then watch Clayton reel in the Big Fish to book his place in the semi-finals.

Van Gerwen faces Rock in night 12 next week.  

Result: van Gerwen (97.97) 2-6 (99.33) Clayton  

Match 4: Stephen Bunting vs Josh Rock 

Rock picked up his fourth quarter-final win on the bounce against Bunting.

Despite averaging almost 105, the Bullet only picked up a single leg.

Rocky went four legs up in quick time, taking out 106 in leg three.  

Bunting picked up his only leg in leg five before Rock took out 24 to end proceedings.

The 25-year-old now sits just three points behind Bunting despite sitting on zero points just four weeks ago.  

Result: Bunting (104.81) 1-6 (102.55) Rock 

Semi-final 1: Luke Littler vs Luke Humphries 

Littler pipped Humphries in a last-leg decider as the top two in the world went head-to-head.

Littler went 2-0 up and could have gone three up, if he were able to return to the board with 88 left – but Humphries had other ideas, pinning the bull for a 164.  

The Nuke regained advantage and won four of the next three to go one away at 5-2.

Cool Hand held, then broke, then held again to go all the way but couldn’t get over the line.

Littler took out 80 for the match and booked his spot in the final.  

The pair meet again next week in Liverpool.  

Result: Littler (100.85) 6-5 (103.00) Humphries 

Semi-final 2: Jonny Clayton vs Josh Rock 

The second semi-final saw the Ferret take on Rocky for the fourth time in as many weeks.

The current World Cup winner hit seven maximums to Clayton’s three but once again had problems on the outer ring.

Rock missed 15 from 20 darts at double with Clayton only missing four from 10.  

The pair both held throw in the opening six legs, before Rock took advantage in leg seven only to then lose throw himself.

In leg 10, Rock kept his hopes alive with a 140, followed by a max and then a pinpoint 142 checkout for a last-leg decider.  

Clayton ended the young Northern Irish man’s hopes of a first Premier League final hitting tops for the match to reach his fifth final of the season.  

Result: Clayton (87.96) 6-5 (96.05) Rock 

Final: Luke Littler vs Jonny Clayton 

Clayton wrapped it up with victory over the Nuke to create a five-point gap with the current World Champ.

Littler won the opening two legs but Clayton bounced back and won the next three.  

The 19-year-old missed 11 darts on the outer ring, but it was a dart at tops in leg ten that proved pivotal.

The Nuke went inside on tops with just one dart in hand to send the tie all the way, with Clayton pinning the same target to secure his fourth nightly win.  

Result: Littler (95.61) 4-6 (92.92) Clayton 

The Ferret takes on Bunting next week, with the Bullet on home soil in Liverpool.

Clayton now sits 16 points ahead of Humphries in fifth chasing the play-off spots.