Littler Booed In Liverpool And Surrenders 4-0 Lead

An affectional Luke Littler was beaten by Michael van Gerwen contempt starring 4-0 successful nan quarter-finals connected nighttime 12 of Premier League Darts successful Liverpool.

The teen posted connected societal media connected Wednesday to opportunity "bring connected nan boos Liverpool" because of his support for Manchester United - and he sewage nan reception he expected.

However he brushed that disconnected and raced into a 4-0 lead against seven-time Premier League victor Van Gerwen and averaged much than 20 points higher per sojourn than nan Dutchman.

The 18-year-old missed a dart astatine bullseye for 5-0 and that allowed Van Gerwen to trim nan shortage to 4-3.

Littler took retired a stunning 160 to move a limb distant and nodded to nan crowd earlier gesturing to them to calm down.

He missed lucifer darts astatine tops and double 10 successful limb 9 and Van Gerwen was capable to triumph that and nan consequent 2 legs to triumph 6-5.

Littler was visibly affectional arsenic he near nan shape but he will enactment apical of nan eight-player array sloppy of who wins successful Liverpool and remains connected way to suffice for nan end-of-season play-offs connected 29 May.

Final

Luke Humphries/Michael van Gerwen v Rob Cross/Gerwyn Price/Chris Dobey

Semi-finals

Luke Humphries v Michael van Gerwen

Rob Cross v Gerwyn Price/Chris Dobey

Quarter-finals

Luke Humphries 6-3 Nathan Aspinall

Michael van Gerwen 6-5 Luke Littler

Rob Cross 6-1 Stephen Bunting

Gerwyn Price v Chris Dobey

Premier League Darts is played crossed 16 first weeks successful nan convention shape pinch quarter-finals, semi-finals and a last each night.

Each of nan 8 players is guaranteed to look nan different 7 successful nan quarter-finals successful weeks 1 to 7 and 9-15, pinch week 8 and week 16 fixtures done disconnected nan table. It intends we will get 4th v 5th successful Sheffield connected nan last league-stage night, pinch nan play-off spots perchance connected nan line.

Players gain 2 points per quarter-final win, an further constituent if they triumph their semi-final and 5 for winning nan night.

The apical 4 players aft nan group shape advancement to nan play-off nighttime astatine London's O2 Arena connected 23 May, pinch first facing 4th and 2nd against 3rd successful a best-of-19-leg match. The final, which is nan champion of 21 legs, follows.

If players are level connected points aft nan 16 weeks past places are decided by nights won and past matches won.

Thursday, 1 May - Birmingham