Luke Littler beats Michael van Gerwen 6-4
PDC Premier League Darts · Week 8 · Thu 26 Mar
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Michael van Gerwen faces Luke Littler 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 6-4, but every leg has its own part to play on the way there.
Leg 1: Maximum from Luke Littler! Luke Littler takes out 81 in 2 darts, 11 darts in total. Luke Littler leads 1-0. Leg 2 — break of throw: Michael van Gerwen cannot take out 66 and leaves 18; Luke Littler punishes it immediately by taking out 40 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Luke Littler leads 2-0.
Leg 3 — 3 in a row: Luke Littler takes out 126 in 2 darts. Luke Littler leads 3-0. Leg 4 — run stopped: Maximum from Luke Littler! Michael van Gerwen closes 36 with Luke Littler waiting on 97 in 1 dart. Luke Littler leads 3-1.
Leg 5 — break of throw: Michael van Gerwen takes out 124 in 2 darts; 11 darts in total, a break of throw. Luke Littler leads 3-2. Leg 6 — back level: Maximum from Michael van Gerwen! Michael van Gerwen closes 88 with Luke Littler waiting on 82 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total. We're level at 3-3.
Leg 7 — into the lead: Maximum from Luke Littler! Luke Littler cannot take out 40 and leaves 20, Luke Littler closes 20 with Michael van Gerwen waiting on 40 in 2 darts. Luke Littler leads 4-3. Leg 8 — break of throw: Maximum from Michael van Gerwen! Luke Littler takes out 170 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total, a break of throw. Luke Littler leads 5-3.
Leg 9 — immediate break-back: Michael van Gerwen takes out 30 in 2 darts; a break of throw. Luke Littler leads 5-4. Leg 10 — match-clinching leg: Maximum from Michael van Gerwen! Michael van Gerwen cannot take out 96 and leaves 20, Luke Littler punishes it immediately by taking out 170 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total, a break of throw. That's the match - Luke Littler wins 6-4.
Luke Littler posts the higher three-dart average, 106.36 compared with 103.87. Michael van Gerwen hits 3 maximums and Luke Littler hits 4. On the doubles, Michael van Gerwen converts 44.0% 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 5 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: Maximum from Luke Littler! Luke Littler takes out 81 in 2 darts, 11 darts in total. Luke Littler leads 1-0.
Leg 2 — break of throw: Michael van Gerwen cannot take out 66 and leaves 18; Luke Littler punishes it immediately by taking out 40 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Luke Littler leads 2-0.
Leg 3 — 3 in a row: Luke Littler takes out 126 in 2 darts. Luke Littler leads 3-0.
Leg 4 — run stopped: Maximum from Luke Littler! Michael van Gerwen closes 36 with Luke Littler waiting on 97 in 1 dart. Luke Littler leads 3-1.
Leg 5 — break of throw: Michael van Gerwen takes out 124 in 2 darts; 11 darts in total, a break of throw. Luke Littler leads 3-2.
Leg 6 — back level: Maximum from Michael van Gerwen! Michael van Gerwen closes 88 with Luke Littler waiting on 82 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total. We're level at 3-3.
Leg 7 — into the lead: Maximum from Luke Littler! Luke Littler cannot take out 40 and leaves 20, Luke Littler closes 20 with Michael van Gerwen waiting on 40 in 2 darts. Luke Littler leads 4-3.
Leg 8 — break of throw: Maximum from Michael van Gerwen! Luke Littler takes out 170 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total, a break of throw. Luke Littler leads 5-3.
Leg 9 — immediate break-back: Michael van Gerwen takes out 30 in 2 darts; a break of throw. Luke Littler leads 5-4.
Leg 10 — match-clinching leg: Maximum from Michael van Gerwen! Michael van Gerwen cannot take out 96 and leaves 20, Luke Littler punishes it immediately by taking out 170 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total, a break of throw. That's the match - Luke Littler wins 6-4.