Luke Littler beats Stephen Bunting 6-3
PDC Premier League Darts · Week 8 · Thu 26 Mar
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Luke Littler faces Stephen Bunting at PDC Premier League Darts in Week 8 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 6-3, but every leg has its own part to play on the way there.
Leg 1: Luke Littler cannot take out 81 and leaves 30; Luke Littler closes 30 with Stephen Bunting waiting on 48 in 1 dart. Luke Littler leads 1-0. Leg 2 — break of throw: Maximum from Luke Littler! Stephen Bunting cannot take out 100 and leaves 10, Luke Littler punishes it immediately by taking out 10 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Luke Littler leads 2-0.
Leg 3 — 3 in a row: Luke Littler closes 40 with Stephen Bunting waiting on 8 in 1 dart. Luke Littler leads 3-0. Leg 4 — 4 in a row: Maximum from Stephen Bunting! Stephen Bunting cannot take out 81 and leaves 12, Luke Littler punishes it immediately by taking out 103 in 2 darts, 11 darts in total, a break of throw. Luke Littler leads 4-0.
Leg 5 — immediate break-back: Maximum from Luke Littler! Stephen Bunting closes 167 with Luke Littler waiting on 56 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total, a break of throw. Luke Littler leads 4-1. Leg 6: Maximum from Stephen Bunting! Stephen Bunting closes 16 with Luke Littler waiting on 25 in 2 darts. Luke Littler leads 4-2.
Leg 7 — run stopped: Luke Littler takes out 108 in 1 dart. Luke Littler leads 5-2. Leg 8: Stephen Bunting takes out 68 in 2 darts. Luke Littler leads 5-3.
Leg 9 — match-clinching leg: Maximum from Luke Littler! Luke Littler closes 40 with Stephen Bunting waiting on 96 in 1 dart, 13 darts in total. That's the match - Luke Littler wins 6-3.
Stephen Bunting posts the higher three-dart average, 107.47 compared with 105.72. Luke Littler hits 3 maximums and Stephen Bunting hits 2. On the doubles, Luke Littler converts 43.0% and Stephen Bunting finishes at 33.0%. Luke Littler's longest burst is 4 legs in a row.
Luke Littler has the result, but the final score only tells part of it. The match contains 3 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.
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How every leg unfolded
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Leg 1: Luke Littler cannot take out 81 and leaves 30; Luke Littler closes 30 with Stephen Bunting waiting on 48 in 1 dart. Luke Littler leads 1-0.
Leg 2 — break of throw: Maximum from Luke Littler! Stephen Bunting cannot take out 100 and leaves 10, Luke Littler punishes it immediately by taking out 10 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Luke Littler leads 2-0.
Leg 3 — 3 in a row: Luke Littler closes 40 with Stephen Bunting waiting on 8 in 1 dart. Luke Littler leads 3-0.
Leg 4 — 4 in a row: Maximum from Stephen Bunting! Stephen Bunting cannot take out 81 and leaves 12, Luke Littler punishes it immediately by taking out 103 in 2 darts, 11 darts in total, a break of throw. Luke Littler leads 4-0.
Leg 5 — immediate break-back: Maximum from Luke Littler! Stephen Bunting closes 167 with Luke Littler waiting on 56 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total, a break of throw. Luke Littler leads 4-1.
Leg 6: Maximum from Stephen Bunting! Stephen Bunting closes 16 with Luke Littler waiting on 25 in 2 darts. Luke Littler leads 4-2.
Leg 7 — run stopped: Luke Littler takes out 108 in 1 dart. Luke Littler leads 5-2.
Leg 8: Stephen Bunting takes out 68 in 2 darts. Luke Littler leads 5-3.
Leg 9 — match-clinching leg: Maximum from Luke Littler! Luke Littler closes 40 with Stephen Bunting waiting on 96 in 1 dart, 13 darts in total. That's the match - Luke Littler wins 6-3.