MATCH REPORT Final report · updated 18:34 UK

Luke Humphries beats Luke Littler 6-5

PDC Premier League Darts · Week 6 · Thu 12 Mar

Luke Humphries 6–5 Luke Littler
LEG-BY-LEG COMMENTARY

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LEG 1
1–0

Leg 1: Maximum from Luke Littler! Luke Humphries closes 39 with Luke Littler waiting on 48 in 1 dart. Luke Humphries leads 1-0.

Luke Humphries115.62leg average
Luke Littler113.25leg average
39 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 2
1–1

Leg 2 — back level: Maximum from Luke Humphries! Luke Littler takes out 50 in 2 darts, 11 darts in total. We're level at 1-1.

Luke Humphries111.67leg average
Luke Littler136.64leg average
50 CHECKOUT 2 × 180
LEG 3
2–1

Leg 3 — into the lead: Luke Humphries takes out 16 in 1 dart. Luke Humphries leads 2-1.

Luke Humphries93.94leg average
Luke Littler52.20leg average
16 CHECKOUT
LEG 4
2–2

Leg 4 — back level: Maximum from Luke Littler! Luke Littler takes out 40 in 2 darts. We're level at 2-2.

Luke Humphries99.25leg average
Luke Littler107.36leg average
40 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 5
3–2

Leg 5 — into the lead: Maximum from Luke Humphries! Luke Humphries takes out 82 in 1 dart. Luke Humphries leads 3-2.

Luke Humphries115.62leg average
Luke Littler90.25leg average
82 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 6
4–2

Leg 6 — break of throw: Maximum from Luke Humphries! Luke Humphries takes out 81 in 2 darts, 11 darts in total, a break of throw. Luke Humphries leads 4-2.

Luke Humphries136.64leg average
Luke Littler90.25leg average
BREAK OF THROW 81 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 7
5–2

Leg 7 — 3 in a row: Luke Humphries closes 130 with Luke Littler waiting on 82 in 1 dart; 10 darts in total. Luke Humphries leads 5-2.

Luke Humphries150.30leg average
Luke Littler139.67leg average
130 CHECKOUT
LEG 8
5–3

Leg 8 — run stopped: Luke Littler takes out 20 in 2 darts. Luke Humphries leads 5-3.

Luke Humphries99.00leg average
Luke Littler107.36leg average
20 CHECKOUT
LEG 9
5–4

Leg 9 — break of throw: Luke Humphries cannot take out 84 and leaves 22; Luke Littler punishes it immediately by taking out 20 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Luke Humphries leads 5-4.

Luke Humphries95.80leg average
Luke Littler115.62leg average
BREAK OF THROW 20 CHECKOUT
LEG 10
5–5

Leg 10 — back level: Luke Humphries cannot take out 52 and leaves 40; Luke Littler punishes it immediately by taking out 7 in 2 darts. We're level at 5-5.

Luke Humphries92.20leg average
Luke Littler88.41leg average
7 CHECKOUT
LEG 11
6–5

Leg 11 — match-clinching leg: Maximum from Luke Humphries! Luke Humphries takes out 128 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total. That's the match - Luke Humphries wins 6-5.

Luke Humphries150.30leg average
Luke Littler111.33leg average
128 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
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MATCH REPORT

The final story

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We are underway at PDC Premier League Darts in Week 6 with Luke Humphries against Luke Littler. The scoring swings from leg to leg before Luke Humphries finally seals it 6-5, with the pressure rising whenever the players move into finishing range.

Leg 1: Maximum from Luke Littler! Luke Humphries closes 39 with Luke Littler waiting on 48 in 1 dart. Luke Humphries leads 1-0. Leg 2 — back level: Maximum from Luke Humphries! Luke Littler takes out 50 in 2 darts, 11 darts in total. We're level at 1-1. Leg 3 — into the lead: Luke Humphries takes out 16 in 1 dart. Luke Humphries leads 2-1.

Leg 4 — back level: Maximum from Luke Littler! Luke Littler takes out 40 in 2 darts. We're level at 2-2. Leg 5 — into the lead: Maximum from Luke Humphries! Luke Humphries takes out 82 in 1 dart. Luke Humphries leads 3-2. Leg 6 — break of throw: Maximum from Luke Humphries! Luke Humphries takes out 81 in 2 darts, 11 darts in total, a break of throw. Luke Humphries leads 4-2.

Leg 7 — 3 in a row: Luke Humphries closes 130 with Luke Littler waiting on 82 in 1 dart; 10 darts in total. Luke Humphries leads 5-2. Leg 8 — run stopped: Luke Littler takes out 20 in 2 darts. Luke Humphries leads 5-3. Leg 9 — break of throw: Luke Humphries cannot take out 84 and leaves 22; Luke Littler punishes it immediately by taking out 20 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Luke Humphries leads 5-4.

Leg 10 — back level: Luke Humphries cannot take out 52 and leaves 40; Luke Littler punishes it immediately by taking out 7 in 2 darts. We're level at 5-5. Leg 11 — match-clinching leg: Maximum from Luke Humphries! Luke Humphries takes out 128 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total. That's the match - Luke Humphries wins 6-5.

Luke Humphries posts the higher three-dart average, 105.71 compared with 101.31. Luke Humphries hits 4 maximums and Luke Littler hits 3. On the doubles, Luke Humphries converts 46.0% and Luke Littler finishes at 56.0%. Luke Humphries's longest burst is 3 legs in a row.

Luke Humphries 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

105.713-dart avg101.31
4180s3
130Highest checkout50
46%Checkout %56%
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