MATCH REPORT Final report · updated 16:01 UK

Luke Littler beats Gerwyn Price 6-1

PDC Premier League Darts · Week 13 · Thu 30 Apr

Luke Littler 6–1 Gerwyn Price
LEG-BY-LEG COMMENTARY

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LEG 1
1–0

Leg 1 stays with Luke Littler on throw. Gerwyn Price reaches 70 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 16 still on the board. Luke Littler is sitting on 36 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Luke Littler takes out 36 with Gerwyn Price poised on 16; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. Luke Littler leads 1-0.

Luke Littler93.94leg average
Gerwyn Price97.00leg average
36 CHECKOUT
LEG 2
2–0

Luke Littler strikes with a break of throw in Leg 2. Luke Littler takes out 78 with Gerwyn Price poised on 40; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Luke Littler leads 2-0.

Luke Littler107.36leg average
Gerwyn Price92.20leg average
BREAK OF THROW 78 CHECKOUT
LEG 3
3–0

Luke Littler makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 3. Luke Littler gets the finish on 10; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. Luke Littler leads 3-0.

Luke Littler93.94leg average
Gerwyn Price79.80leg average
10 CHECKOUT
LEG 4
3–1

Gerwyn Price stops a run of 3 legs by taking Leg 4. A 180 from Luke Littler turns up the pressure; Gerwyn Price takes out 40 with Luke Littler poised on 65; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg. Luke Littler leads 3-1.

Luke Littler109.00leg average
Gerwyn Price107.36leg average
40 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 5
4–1

Luke Littler holds throw in Leg 5. Luke Littler takes out 16 with Gerwyn Price poised on 70; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. Luke Littler leads 4-1.

Luke Littler115.62leg average
Gerwyn Price107.75leg average
16 CHECKOUT
LEG 6
5–1

Luke Littler strikes with a break of throw in Leg 6. Luke Littler responds with 2 maximums; Luke Littler takes out 27 with Gerwyn Price poised on 69; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Luke Littler leads 5-1.

Luke Littler107.36leg average
Gerwyn Price86.40leg average
BREAK OF THROW 27 CHECKOUT 2 × 180
LEG 7
6–1

Luke Littler closes out Leg 7. Luke Littler answers with a maximum; Luke Littler has 84 available but cannot take it out, leaving 40.; Luke Littler gets the finish on 40; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. That's the match - Luke Littler wins 6-1.

Luke Littler115.62leg average
Gerwyn Price99.75leg average
40 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
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MATCH REPORT

The final story

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Luke Littler faces Gerwyn Price at PDC Premier League Darts in Week 13 and the match quickly starts producing the kind of moments that make live darts so tense. By the finish it is Luke Littler who has the result at 6-1, but every leg has its own part to play on the way there.

Leg 1 stays with Luke Littler on throw. Gerwyn Price reaches 70 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 16 still on the board. Luke Littler is sitting on 36 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Luke Littler takes out 36 with Gerwyn Price poised on 16; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. Luke Littler leads 1-0. Luke Littler strikes with a break of throw in Leg 2. Luke Littler takes out 78 with Gerwyn Price poised on 40; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Luke Littler leads 2-0.

Luke Littler makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 3. Luke Littler gets the finish on 10; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. Luke Littler leads 3-0. Gerwyn Price stops a run of 3 legs by taking Leg 4. A 180 from Luke Littler turns up the pressure; Gerwyn Price takes out 40 with Luke Littler poised on 65; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg. Luke Littler leads 3-1.

Luke Littler holds throw in Leg 5. Luke Littler takes out 16 with Gerwyn Price poised on 70; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. Luke Littler leads 4-1. Luke Littler strikes with a break of throw in Leg 6. Luke Littler responds with 2 maximums; Luke Littler takes out 27 with Gerwyn Price poised on 69; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Luke Littler leads 5-1.

Luke Littler closes out Leg 7. Luke Littler answers with a maximum; Luke Littler has 84 available but cannot take it out, leaving 40.; Luke Littler gets the finish on 40; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. That's the match - Luke Littler wins 6-1.

Luke Littler posts the higher three-dart average, 98.34 compared with 94.18. Luke Littler hits 4 maximums and Gerwyn Price hits 0. On the doubles, Luke Littler converts 46.0% and Gerwyn Price finishes at 20.0%. 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 2 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

98.343-dart avg94.18
4180s0
78Highest checkout40
46%Checkout %20%
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