MATCH REPORT Final report · updated 16:42 UK

Luke Littler beats Josh Rock 6-3

PDC Premier League Darts · Week 13 · Thu 30 Apr

Josh Rock 3–6 Luke Littler
LEG-BY-LEG COMMENTARY

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LEG 1
0–1

Leg 1: Luke Littler cannot take out 96 and leaves 20; Luke Littler takes out 20 in 2 darts. Luke Littler leads 1-0.

Josh Rock93.75leg average
Luke Littler107.36leg average
20 CHECKOUT
LEG 2
1–1

Leg 2 — back level: Luke Littler cannot take out 81 and leaves 26; Josh Rock punishes it immediately by taking out 86 in 1 dart. We're level at 1-1.

Josh Rock93.94leg average
Luke Littler95.00leg average
86 CHECKOUT
LEG 3
1–2

Leg 3 — into the lead: Luke Littler takes out 20 in 2 darts. Luke Littler leads 2-1.

Josh Rock78.60leg average
Luke Littler88.41leg average
20 CHECKOUT
LEG 4
2–2

Leg 4 — back level: Maximum from Josh Rock! Josh Rock cannot take out 92 and leaves 40, Josh Rock closes 40 with Luke Littler waiting on 85 in 1 dart. We're level at 2-2.

Josh Rock115.62leg average
Luke Littler104.00leg average
40 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 5
2–3

Leg 5 — into the lead: Maximum from Luke Littler! Luke Littler cannot take out 84 and leaves 24, Luke Littler closes 24 with Josh Rock waiting on 36 in 2 darts. Luke Littler leads 3-2.

Josh Rock116.25leg average
Luke Littler107.36leg average
24 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 6
3–3

Leg 6 — back level: Josh Rock closes 64 with Luke Littler waiting on 93 in 1 dart. We're level at 3-3.

Josh Rock115.62leg average
Luke Littler102.00leg average
64 CHECKOUT
LEG 7
3–4

Leg 7 — into the lead: Maximum from Josh Rock! Josh Rock cannot take out 90 and leaves 52, Luke Littler punishes it immediately by taking out 25 in 2 darts. Luke Littler leads 4-3.

Josh Rock112.25leg average
Luke Littler107.36leg average
25 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 8
3–5

Leg 8 — break of throw: Luke Littler closes 75 with Josh Rock waiting on 56 in 1 dart; a break of throw. Luke Littler leads 5-3.

Josh Rock89.00leg average
Luke Littler115.62leg average
BREAK OF THROW 75 CHECKOUT
LEG 9
3–6

Leg 9 — match-clinching leg: Maximum from Josh Rock! Luke Littler closes 56 with Josh Rock waiting on 81 in 2 darts, 11 darts in total. That's the match - Luke Littler wins 6-3.

Josh Rock140.00leg average
Luke Littler136.64leg average
56 CHECKOUT 3 × 180
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MATCH REPORT

The final story

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Josh Rock and Luke Littler are on the board at PDC Premier League Darts in Week 13, and this one quickly develops into a proper battle. Luke Littler eventually gets over the line 6-3, but there is plenty to follow before the final dart lands.

Leg 1: Luke Littler cannot take out 96 and leaves 20; Luke Littler takes out 20 in 2 darts. Luke Littler leads 1-0. Leg 2 — back level: Luke Littler cannot take out 81 and leaves 26; Josh Rock punishes it immediately by taking out 86 in 1 dart. We're level at 1-1.

Leg 3 — into the lead: Luke Littler takes out 20 in 2 darts. Luke Littler leads 2-1. Leg 4 — back level: Maximum from Josh Rock! Josh Rock cannot take out 92 and leaves 40, Josh Rock closes 40 with Luke Littler waiting on 85 in 1 dart. We're level at 2-2.

Leg 5 — into the lead: Maximum from Luke Littler! Luke Littler cannot take out 84 and leaves 24, Luke Littler closes 24 with Josh Rock waiting on 36 in 2 darts. Luke Littler leads 3-2. Leg 6 — back level: Josh Rock closes 64 with Luke Littler waiting on 93 in 1 dart. We're level at 3-3.

Leg 7 — into the lead: Maximum from Josh Rock! Josh Rock cannot take out 90 and leaves 52, Luke Littler punishes it immediately by taking out 25 in 2 darts. Luke Littler leads 4-3. Leg 8 — break of throw: Luke Littler closes 75 with Josh Rock waiting on 56 in 1 dart; a break of throw. Luke Littler leads 5-3.

Leg 9 — match-clinching leg: Maximum from Josh Rock! Luke Littler closes 56 with Josh Rock waiting on 81 in 2 darts, 11 darts in total. That's the match - Luke Littler wins 6-3.

Luke Littler posts the higher three-dart average, 105.86 compared with 101.25. Josh Rock hits 3 maximums and Luke Littler hits 3. On the doubles, Josh Rock converts 100.0% and Luke Littler finishes at 46.0%. Luke Littler's longest burst is 3 legs in a row.

Luke Littler has the result, but the final score only tells part of it. The match contains 1 breaks of throw. The decisive difference comes in the moments when one player reaches a finish, the other is close enough to punish a miss, and the next visit suddenly matters more than the average.

About this commentary: All Things Darts Match Centre compiles it from the stored match result, statistics and ordered visit-by-visit scoring. It does not invent exact doubles, missed darts or dart segments that are not present in the source data. Per-leg averages are only labelled as exact when darts used are available for every recorded visit in that leg.

MATCH DATA

Match statistics

101.253-dart avg105.86
3180s3
86Highest checkout75
100%Checkout %46%
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