Premier League Darts LIVE RESULT: Luke Littler picks up his FOURTH nightly win after superb display in Newcastle
LUKE LITTLER picked up a HUGE win on night eight of Premier League Darts in Newcastle.
The Nuke hit his 100th maximum in the competition against Rob Cross in the semi-final, and went on to lose only four legs all night.
World No1 Luke Humphries got himself back on the board after being knocked out in the quarter-final three weeks in a row, making it to the final against Littler.
But Cool Hand couldn't stop the teenage sensation as the world champ cruised to a 6-1 triumph to claim a fourth nightly win and extend his lead at the top of the table.
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Luke Humphries beats Chris Dobey 6-2
Luke Humphries 6-2 *Chris Dobey
Humphries is just too good for Dobey here.
With Dobey in the 200s, Humphries needs double 16 for the win.
The world number one hits it with his first dart.
Luke Humphries* 5-2 Chris Dobey
Humphries moves into a big lead in the leg.
He can set himself up onto a finish with Dobey still in the 200s.
Cool Hand hits double 8 to move within one leg of victory.
Luke Humphries 4-2 *Chris Dobey
You won't get too many chances against the world number one.
Dobey misses five darts at double to throw away his opportunity.
Cool Hand is in complete control of this match now.
Luke Humphries* 3-2 Chris Dobey
You feel that was a massive leg for Chris Dobey.
He needed to stop Humphries running away with this.
Takign the leg against the throw gives him a big chance to get back on level terms here.
Luke Humphries 3-1 *Chris Dobey
Dobey goes from potential hero to zero in one dart.
He misses his attempt at double to square the match up.
Humphries hits double 16 to restore his two-leg lead.
Luke Humphries* 2-1 Chris Dobey
Dobey registers his first leg the hard way.
With 118 remaining, he sets himself up with a last dart at double 16.
Hollywood ensures he gets it and claws his way back into this match.
Luke Humphries 2-0 *Chris Dobey
This is not going the way Dobey had hoped it would.
Humphries is blocking out the haters and getting about his work.
Dobey misses darts at the double and Cool Hand makes him pay.
Luke Humphries* 1-0 Chris Dobey
The fans are definitely backing their favourite tonight.
Every throw from Cool Hand is being booed here.
Despite this, the world number one holds his throw.
Luke Humphries vs Chris Dobey
The world number one faces the local favourite tonight.
Cool Hand will be playing the person and the crowd.
Dobey would love nothing more than winning a night on home soil.
Rob Cross beats Gerwyn Price 6-2
Gerwyn Price* 2-6 Rob Cross
Cross books a semi-final against Littler for the second consecutive week.
Price can have no complaints, he was outclassed this evening.
Voltage hits double 16 to make his way through to the semi-finals.
Gerwyn Price 2-5 *Rob Cross
What a reply from Voltage in that leg.
He set himself up poorly on his finish, with Price breathing down his neck.
However, Cross finishes with double/double on 18s to move to within one leg of victory.
Gerwyn Price* 2-4 Rob Cross
Price opens up a huge lead in the leg.
However, Cross scores big before he takes on his finish.
The Welshman eventually hits double 18 to win another leg on the spin.
Gerwyn Price 1-4 *Rob Cross
Wow, this match has desceded into chaos.
Price misses three darts at a double to hold his throw.
Cross is on 9 and sets himself up on double 4 and misses it with two darts.
With his last dart, Price hits double 1 to take his first leg.
Currently, the Welshman is averaging 81 in this match.
Gerwyn Price* 0-4 Rob Cross
The Iceman missed more darts at double tops.
Cross has 72 remaining and leaves himself on double 16 with his last dart.
It arrows into the bed and he is two legs away from a whitewash.
Gerwyn Price 0-3 *Rob Cross
Price breathes a sigh of relief as Cross misses two darts at the double.
At that moment, The Iceman was 363 points behind.
Cross hits double 16 with the first dart of his next visit to move into a three-leg lead.
Gerwyn Price* 0-2 Rob Cross
Both players match each other's scores in the main.
However, Price misses his first look at a double, wilding missing tops.
Cross makes makes no mistake in taking out double 18 to extend his lead.
Gerwyn Price 0-1 *Rob Cross
Voltage makes a good start to the match.
He is finding the trebles very quickly and opening up a big lead.
He hits double 18 to take the first leg of the evening.
Gerwyn Price vs Rob Cross
Onto our next quarter-final of the evening.
With Luke Littler in such form, maybe only Gerwyn Price can stop him.
Rob Cross will be hoping he has something to say about the Welshman's progession.
Luke Littler beats Stephen Bunting 6-0
Luke Littler* 6-0 Stephen Bunting
It is an absolute battering for Stephen Bunting.
Luke Littler checks out on 110 to seal the match.
There was nothing The Bullet can do to stop this juggernaut.
Luke Littler 5-0 *Stephen Bunting
The Nuke is currently averaging 113.
To his credit, Bunting is also averaging just over 103.
It is not good enough to stop Luke Littler, who moves to within one leg of victory and a whitewash.
Luke Littler* 4-0 Stephen Bunting
Littler is in absolutely staggering form this evening.
He seems like a robot as he keeps hitting the treble 20s.
With 101 remaining, he hits double 18 to take another leg.
Luke Littler 3-0 *Stephen Bunting
This is looking like it could be carnage this evening.
Bunting gets his first look at a double in this match but misses tops.
No messing around from The Nuke as he makes it three-nil.