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Daily Mirror
4 days ago
- Sport
- Daily Mirror
Premier League Darts Finals Night – How much will Luke Humphries get for win
The Premier League Darts Finals took place at the O2 Arena on Thursday Night, where Luke Littler's title defence coming to an end in the final against Luke Humphries The highly-anticipated Premier League Darts Finals Night will live long in the memory. Teenage sensation Luke Littler was aiming to defend his title at the O2 Arena in London, but he fell short against Luke Humphries in a dramatic final. The 18-year-old won the Premier League Darts title last year after being invited as one of four wildcards following his shock run at the 2024 World Darts Championship. Littler won four nights in his maiden campaign before defeating Michael Smith in the semi-finals and clinching the title with an 11-7 win over Humphries. 'The Nuke' is reigning world champion and won the UK Open this year, placing him second in the PDC Order of Merit. He beat Gerwyn Price in his semi-final this time around, while Humphries beat Nathan Aspinall, but it was Cool Hand who won the final by an 11-8 margin. Littler had earlier topped the regular season standings with 45 points, winning six of the 16 weekly events, and many expected him to complete the job. He made a fast start against Humphries, only for his rival to come roaring back. The Premier League season has a total £1million prize pot, with Humphries receiving £275k for his victory. Runner-up Littler will earn £125k for his efforts, with the losing semi-finalists pocketing £85k each. The remaining four players in the eight-man league earned between £60k and £75k, with the money rising by £5k increments depending on their final league position. Littler had already earned an extra £60k regardless of any results tonight, courtesy of the £10k bonus for weekly wins in the regular season. According to the PDC Order of Merit, the 18-year-old has earned £1.3m from ranked tournaments, placing him £573k behind world number one Humphries. This total does not take into account Littler's prize money from non-ranked events, such as Premier League Darts. It also doesn't include his earnings from sponsorship deals. Humphries was one of three men chasing a first ever Premier League triumph, and his success made him a triple crown winner. Remarkably, neither he, Price or Aspinall had ever won the competition going into the 2025 play-offs. Littler will have to wait until 2026 at the earliest to become a multi-time Premier League champion - something only achieved by Gary Anderson, Phil Taylor and Michael van Gerwen. However, the teenage sensation would still have a long way to go to match Van Gerwen's record seven title wins. Littler signed off the regular season with a nightly victory in Sheffield, besting Humphries in the final. His six nightly wins beat the previous record of four and also helped him set an all-time points tally. Responding to his Sheffield victory on Instagram, Littler said: 'Got the record, got top spot. O2 lets get it done.' Meanwhile, Humphries' focus was already on lifting the trophy, even before their most recent meeting. 'You know you have to raise your game against Luke,' Humphries said earlier this month. 'Winning in Leeds last week will give me great confidence, but the goal now is to be Premier League champion. Whatever happens in the next two weeks, that's my focus.'
Scottish Sun
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
‘Proper ick' – Gerwyn Price's on-stage antics divide fans as former World Darts champion torments Luke Littler again
The Ice Man's roars were powerless to prevent defeat at the O2 PRICED OUT 'Proper ick' – Gerwyn Price's on-stage antics divide fans as former World Darts champion torments Luke Littler again GERYWN PRICE played up to his pantomime villain role at the Premier League Darts Finals - but was no match for Luke Littler. The Ice Man rattled The Nuke early on at the O2 and let rip with his trademark screaming celebration at the oche. 3 Gerwyn Price fell just short against Luke Little at the O2 - despite his trademark roar Credit: PA 3 The Welshman led 6-4 at the break but was reeled in by the world champ Credit: Getty 3 Littler is looking to defend the title he won last year Credit: Reuters Follow the Premier League Darts Final with our LIVE BLOG Price belted out regular roars as the two players traded breaks, with the Welshman taking a shock 6-4 lead into the break. But reigning champ Littler stormed back to win a thriller 10-7 and book his place in the final. The 2021 world champion's emotional on-stage persona is a divisive subject among darts fans. READ MORE ON DARTS LITTLERMANIA Luke Littler backs darts to bring in WWE-style event and reveals how it'd work He infamously wore headphones on stage in 2023 to block out jeers from the Premier League crowd. And he was met with a chorus boos from some among the 12,000 sell out at London's O2 on Thursday. Price wasted no time in breaking the Littler throw, letting out a huge roar and a fist bump towards his entourage. One fan immediately complained on X: "That scream Gerwyn Price does is a proper ick ur[sic] 40 bro." Another agreed: "Does anyone else feel as though Gerwyn Price was screaming well over the top in that game? I found it quite annoying tbh." BEST ONLINE CASINOS - TOP SITES IN THE UK But a third countered: "I have been sick in bed for 24 hours. When I just heard that Gerwyn Price Roar I felt better. Some sort of energy transfer went on." And a fourth said: "The Price roar is mega int it." Luke Littler and Luke Humphries play out 'best darts match ever' as Wayne Mardle says 'even they're finding it funny' Littler admitted after the match he "stormed off stage" after his slow start to the contest. He told Sky Sports: "When he hit the double five to go 6-4 up I took myself straight off stage, I needed to get myself up for it. "The first five or six legs I was nervous and going into the break 6-4 down was not what I wanted. "I knew, especially after last year, that I love coming on after a break so I relaxed myself and I got the job done. "I stormed off stage but that was just in my own head. I just had to. "I sat down and had a drink and cooled myself down and said 'You can do it'. I got the job done."
Daily Mirror
4 days ago
- Sport
- Daily Mirror
Premier League Darts Finals Night – How much will Luke Littler get if he wins?
The Premier League Darts Finals are set to take place at the O2 Arena tonight, where Luke Littler will be aiming to defend his title and pocket the top prize money The highly-anticipated Premier League Darts Finals Night is almost upon us. And teenage sensation Luke Littler is aiming to defend his title at the O2 Arena in London. The 18-year-old won the Premier League Darts title last year after being invited as one of four wildcards following his shock run at the 2024 World Darts Championship. Littler won four nights in his maiden campaign before defeating Michael Smith in the semi-finals and clinching the title with an 11-7 win over Luke Humphries. 'The Nuke' is reigning world champion and won the UK Open this year, placing him second in the PDC Order of Merit. However, he faces a tough challenge to retain his Premier League title on Thursday evening, with Gerwyn Price, Nathan Aspinall and Humphries also competing in the play-offs. Littler topped the regular season standings with 45 points, winning six of the 16 weekly events, and will face fourth-placed Price in the semi-finals. The winner of their clash will play either Aspinall or Humphries in the final and battle for the Premier League trophy and the top prize money. The Premier League season has a total £1million prize pot. Whoever emerges triumphant in the play-offs will receive £275k. The runner-up will earn £125k for their efforts. Meanwhile, the losing semi-finalists will pocket £85k each. The remaining four players in the eight-man league earned between £60k and £75k, with the money rising by £5k increments depending on their final league position. Littler has earned an extra £60k regardless of any results tonight, courtesy of the £10k bonus for weekly wins in the regular season. According to the PDC Order of Merit, the 18-year-old has earned £1.3m from ranked tournaments, placing him £573k behind world number one Humphries. This total does not take into account Littler's prize money from non-ranked events, such as Premier League Darts. It also doesn't include his earnings from sponsorship deals. However, Littler's immediate focus will be on becoming a two-time Premier League champion. Remarkably, the other three players in the play-offs have yet to win the competition, though each has previously reached the final. If Littler is victorious, he would be only the fourth player to become a multi-time Premier League champion, alongside Gary Anderson, Phil Taylor and Michael van Gerwen. However, the teenage sensation would still have a long way to go to match Van Gerwen's record seven title wins. Littler signed off the regular season with a nightly victory in Sheffield, besting Humphries in the final. His six nightly wins beat the previous record of four and also helped him set an all-time points tally. Responding to his Sheffield victory on Instagram, Littler said: 'Got the record, got top spot. O2 lets get it done.' Meanwhile, Humphries' focus was already on lifting the trophy, even before their most recent meeting. 'You know you have to raise your game against Luke,' Humphries said earlier this month. 'Winning in Leeds last week will give me great confidence, but the goal now is to be Premier League champion. Whatever happens in the next two weeks, that's my focus.'
