Price Picks Up Title In Premier League's Belgian Debut

ByPaul Higham
BBC Sport Journalist


12 February 2026


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Gerwyn Price ended Michael van Gerwen's unbeaten start to the Premier League by claiming a 6-3 success in night 2's final in Antwerp.


Van Gerwen won the season opener in Newcastle last week and beat Luke Littler in the semis on his way to another final.


But the seven-time champion was no match for Welshman Price, who had come through two final-leg deciders before raising the title in more comfortable fashion.


Littler had earlier opened the competition's very first visit to Belgium by edging a final-leg decider of his own versus rival Luke Humphries.


For Price it was a welcome triumph to verify the great type he had been in of late.


"I believe I'm playing some of the very best stuff I've played, I'm just not winning tournaments," Price told Sky Sports after his triumph.


"There's no method I can't win a significant, larger Pro Tours, Europeans. Averages are simply for show and if you play well on your darts and win matches you win tournaments. I'm going to get some."


The PDC Premier League visited Belgium for the very first time in the competitors's 21-year history, and the 10,000 darts enthusiasts inside the AFAS Dome were treated to a lot of delights.


Premier League Darts 2026 fixtures, results and table


5 days back


Premier League: Price beats Van Gerwen to win Antwerp last - as it happened


Littler beats Humphries on night of resurgences


The night started with a bang as the two biggest darts stars in the world played out a high-quality contest that decreased to a final-leg decider.


Humphries and Littler both struck 7 180s and balanced over 102 and 105 respectively, however both were surprisingly bad on the external ring - missing out on 28 doubles between them.


Humphries was the better player throughout, but at 4-1 up he started missing doubles terribly, 17 in all by the end of the match, as Littler engineered an escape to make it five straight wins against his big rival.


World number 2 Humphries has now lost 11 of his 15 Premier League conferences with Littler, with his last victory of any kind versus the 19-year-old being available in the competition's final last May.


The past four beats before this one came in competition finals, and possibly it is becoming a mental barrier now for the defending Premier League champion as his scoring was solid all game, but he might just not overcome the line.


Comebacks were a theme of the opening quarter-finals with all bar Van Gerwen's stroll against an out-of-sorts Josh Rock filled with excitement.


Stephen Bunting completed bottom of the table last year after failing to win a single match in the first eight weeks, however aimed to have one finished when leading 4-0, only to view Jonny Clayton rattle six straight legs to win 6-4.


And Price needed to come from 3-1 and 4-2 down to beat Gian van Veen in the first of his two 6-5 success on the night.


Price goes distance as MVG sinks Littler


Price's second final-leg decider came versus excellent buddy and Wales World Cup team-mate Clayton in a nip-and-tuck battle.


Price had 4 180s to Clayton's three and averaged just over 100 - however was forced to win the final 2 legs under extreme pressure to make the last.


It was no genuine surprise offered Price had won 9 in a row versus his compatriot and 15 of their previous 16 meetings.


Van Gerwen did not impress in his opener but definitely performed in a weird 6-4 success over Littler where 7 of the 10 legs went versus the darts.


The Dutchman averaged just over 100 with an off-colour Littler down at 95 and - strangely for him - only handling a single maximum, while Van Gerwen hit 4.


But it was the finishing under pressure that made the difference as the Dutchman hit six of 13 efforts at a double, consisting of completing off a 10-darter, in a performance that was much more like the Van Gerwen of old.


Despite unbelievable back-to-back finishes of 167 and 160 in the last Van Gerwen was always second best, however a win and a last after 2 nights is a great start considering he stopped working to win a single night in last season's competition.


The results likewise leave Littler and Humphries in fifth and sixth in the table with just one win each, but there is no panic right now with 14 weeks of fixtures staying.


Premier League Darts night 2 results


Thursday, 12 February - FAS Dome, Antwerp


Luke Littler 6-5 Luke Humphries


Michael van Gerwen 6-2 Josh Rock


Jonny Clayton 6-4 Stephen Bunting


Gerwyn Price 6-5 Gian van Veen


Littler 4-6 Van Gerwen


Clayton 5-6 Price


Van Gerwen 3-6 Price


Premier League Darts table


Premier League Darts format and points system


Premier League Darts is played throughout 16 preliminary weeks in the league stage with quarter-finals, semi-finals and a last each night.


Each of the 8 players is ensured to deal with the other 7 in the quarter-finals in weeks one to 7 and 9-15, with week 8 and week 16 components done off the table. It suggests we will get 4th v 5th in Sheffield on the last league-stage night, with the play-off spots potentially on the line.


Players make two points per quarter-final win, an extra point if they win their semi-final and 5 for winning the night.


The leading 4 gamers after the group stage development to the play-off night at London's O2 Arena on 23 May, with first facing fourth and 2nd against third in a best-of-19. The last, which is the best of 21 legs, follows.


If gamers are level on points after the 16 weeks then places are chosen by nights won and after that matches won.


Premier League Darts night 3 order of play


Thursday, 19 February - OVO Hydro, Glasgow


Quarter-finals


Stephen Bunting v Gian van Veen


Luke Humphries v Josh Rock


Michael van Gerwen v Luke Littler


Jonny Clayton v Gerwyn Price


Semi-finals


Bunting/Van Veen v Humphries/Rock


Van Gerwen/Littler v Clayton/Price


Final


Bunting/Van Veen/Humphries/Rock v Van Gerwen/Littler/Clayton/ Price


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