Luke Littler sinks Van Gerwen with nine-darter to stay top of Premier League

Teenager throws perfect darts in fourth leg of 6-4 win
World champion goes 180-crazy in Cardiff thriller

Luke Littler crowned a third Premier League win of the season with a nine-dart leg in his 6-4 final win over Michael van Gerwen. Littler sent the Cardiff crowd wild with perfect darts in the fourth leg, and the 18-year-old had to be at his brilliant best to ward off a revitalised Van Gerwen.

The world champion hit a remarkable 10 180s and returned a match average of 112.50 to extend his Premier League lead to six points. “I didn’t even realise the double 15 was in until Huw [Ware, the referee] shouted it,” said reigning Premier League champion Littler of his final shot.

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