Who Won The 2026 Premier League Darts?
It's a battle in Berlin on Night Eight of the Premier League with the PDC's top stars heading for Germany.
Luke Littler took maximum points in Dublin last Thursday, to lower Jonny Clayton's lead at the top of the table to just 3 points and the Nuke is now a 2-5 chance to complete top of the league.
Things are getting desperate for Josh Rock, who lacks a victory in 7 weeks of action and 1-4 to finish bottom of the pile.
Premier League Darts Night Eight betting tips & predictions
Luke Humphries to reach the Premier League last
4pts 15-8 Hills
Luke Humphries to win Night Eight
1pt each-way 4-1 bet365, Coral, Ladbrokes
Jonny Clayton -1.5 legs v
1pt 17-20 Coral, Ladbrokes
Stephen Bunting -2.5 legs v Luke Littler
1pt 11-10 Betfair, Paddy Power
Premier League Night Eight sneak peek
Before getting stuck into tonight's matches, punters ought to think about backing Luke Humphries to reach the Premier League final at London's O2 Arena in May.
Cool Hand presently beings in fourth place in the table and the safeguarding champ is simply one point adrift of Gerwyn Price in 3rd.
Only Luke Littler is putting up a higher total average than Humphries 100.82 in this season's competition, and the quotes about Cool Hand in contrast to his seven Premier League rivals, give a higher points span than Jonny Clayton and Price, who sit above Humphries in the standings.
The safeguarding Premier League champ takes on Michael van Gerwen in this week's quarter-finals and the Newbury arrowsmith hammered MVG 7-2 on the Euro Tour last weekend. The time is right to back Humphries to reach the last, with the 15-8 on offer not likely to be seen again this season.
Staying on the Humphries theme, Cool Hand ought to likewise be backed at 4-1 to Thursday's Berlin contest.
The previous world champion was in excellent form on the European Tour last week, beating Dirk van Duijvenbode, Jermaine Wattimena, Chris Dobey, Michael van Gerwen and Clayton on his method to the Belgian Darts Open title. That's an entire host of top-level entertainers dismissed and there were averages of 102.91 and 105.96 along the way.
Humphries was beaten by an astronomical performance from Price in Dublin last week, however the PDC world second has signed up varieties of 101.35, 103.44, 97.56 and 105.71 in his last four Premier League games.
Luke Littler has actually blocked Humphries' path to splendor on many events this season, however the Newbury man is the only performer to get close to deactivating the Nuke, and most importantly, the world's best 2 arrowsmiths are in opposite halves of the Berlin bracket.
An each-way play on Cool Hand can land in Germany.
Jonny Clayton vs Josh Rock
Jonny Clayton was the man beaten by Humphries in last weekend's Belgian Darts Open last, however that was another outstanding effort from the Welshman, who is performing at the top of his video game.
The 2021 Premier League champion clearly enjoys this occasion and it hasn't taken long for the Ferret to wriggle to the top of the standings. Clayton hammered Josh Rock 6-2 on the opening night of Premier League action in Newcastle and that was the start of a disappointing project for Rocky.
The Northern Irishman has actually lost all of his seven career Premier League matches and the Antrim ace could offer approximately only 84.21 in an abysmal 6-0 loss to Price in Dublin recently. Clayton can offer Rocky a whipping in Berlin and get rid of a 1.5 leg handicap.
Luke Littler vs Stephen Bunting
Luke Littler is the control force in darts, but there is a big concern mark over the Nuke in Germany - he has avoided the 2 European Tour occasions there this season - and the boo young boys will be out for him again.
Littler lost in Germany alongside Humphries at the last-16 phase of last year's World Cup in Frankfurt, and the 19-year-old has won only one match at the European Championships in Dortmund.
The Nuke takes on Stephen Bunting, who he beat 6-3 in Dublin last Thursday, however the Bullet balanced 104.10 in that loss and the Merseyside guy can be fancied to narrow the gap with the world champion most likely to feel the heat.
At 11-10, Bunting should be backed in invoice of a 2.5-leg start.
2026 Premier League Darts Schedule
Premier League Darts FAQs
What is the format for Premier League Darts?
The tournament features 8 players competing in a knockout bracket every night. Players make points based upon their ending up position each week (5 for a win, 3 for runner-up, 2 for semi-finalists). All matches are had fun with a best-of-11-leg format. The semi-finals are best of 19 with the last a best-of-21-leg competition.
Who is in the 2026 Premier League Darts?
World champion Luke Littler is joined by automated qualifiers Luke Humphries, Gian van Veen and Michael van Gerwen. Jonny Clayton, Stephen Bunting, Josh Rock and Gerwyn Price were selected as wildcard selections by the PDC.
Where can I watch Premier League Darts in the UK?
Every match of the 2026 Premier League Darts season is transmitted exclusively survive on Sky Sports.
Who won the 2025 Premier League Darts?
Luke Humphries won the 2025 title, beating Luke Littler 11-8 in a thrilling last at The O2.
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