Who won the 2026 Premier League Darts?
It's a battle in Berlin on Night Eight of the Premier League with the PDC's leading stars heading for Germany.
Luke Littler took maximum points in Dublin last Thursday, to reduce Jonny Clayton's lead at the top of the table to just three points and the Nuke is now a 2-5 chance to complete top of the league.
Things are getting desperate for Josh Rock, who is without a success in seven weeks of action and 1-4 to finish bottom of the stack.
Premier League Darts Night Eight betting tips & forecasts
Luke Humphries to reach the Premier League last
4pts 15-8 Hills
Luke Humphries to win Night Eight
1pt each-way 4-1 bet365, Coral, Ladbrokes
Jonny Clayton -1.5 legs v Josh Rock
1pt 17-20 Coral, Ladbrokes
Stephen Bunting -2.5 legs v Luke Littler
1pt 11-10 Betfair, Paddy Power
Premier League Night Eight preview
Before getting stuck into tonight's matches, punters ought to consider backing Luke Humphries to reach the Premier League last at London's O2 Arena in May.
Cool Hand currently sits in 4th place in the table and the defending champ is simply one point adrift of Gerwyn Price in third.
Only Luke Littler is setting up a higher total average than Humphries 100.82 in this season's competition, and the quotes about Cool Hand in contrast to his 7 Premier League competitors, offer a greater points span than Jonny Clayton and Price, who sit above Humphries in the standings.
The defending Premier League champ takes on Michael van Gerwen in this week's quarter-finals and the Newbury arrowsmith hammered MVG 7-2 on the Euro Tour last weekend. The time is best to back Humphries to reach the final, with the 15-8 available unlikely to be seen once again this season.
Staying on the Humphries theme, Cool Hand must likewise be backed at 4-1 to Thursday's Berlin contest.
The previous world champion was in superb form on the European Tour recently, beating Dirk van Duijvenbode, Jermaine Wattimena, Chris Dobey, Michael van Gerwen and Clayton on his method to the Belgian Darts Open title. That's an entire host of top-level performers and there were averages of 102.91 and 105.96 along the method.
Humphries was beaten by a huge performance from Price in Dublin recently, however the PDC world number 2 has signed up varieties of 101.35, 103.44, 97.56 and 105.71 in his last 4 Premier League video games.
Luke Littler has blocked Humphries' course to glory on lots of celebrations this season, however the Newbury guy is the only performer to get near disarming the Nuke, and crucially, the world's best 2 arrowsmiths are in opposite halves of the Berlin bracket.
An each-way play on Cool Hand can land in Germany.
Jonny Clayton vs Josh Rock
Jonny Clayton was the guy beaten by Humphries in last weekend's Belgian Darts Open final, but that was another outstanding effort from the Welshman, who is carrying out at the top of his game.
The 2021 Premier League champ plainly likes this occasion and it hasn't taken wish for the Ferret to wriggle to the top of the standings. Clayton hammered Josh Rock 6-2 on the opening night of Premier League action in Newcastle and that was the start of a disappointing campaign for Rocky.
The Northern Irishman has actually lost all of his 7 profession Premier League matches and the Antrim ace could offer an average of just 84.21 in an abysmal 6-0 loss to Price in Dublin last week. Clayton can give Rocky a pounding in Berlin and get rid of a 1.5 leg handicap.
Luke Littler vs Stephen Bunting
Luke Littler is the dominate force in darts, however there is a big concern mark over the Nuke in Germany - he has actually avoided the 2 European Tour events there this season - and the boo young boys will be out for him once again.
Littler lost in Germany along with Humphries at the last-16 stage of in 2015's World Cup in Frankfurt, and the 19-year-old has won only one match at the European Championships in Dortmund.
The Nuke takes on Stephen Bunting, who he beat 6-3 in Dublin last Thursday, but the Bullet balanced 104.10 in that loss and the Merseyside male can be fancied to narrow the gap with the world champ most likely to feel the heat.
At 11-10, Bunting should be backed in receipt of a 2.5-leg start.
2026 Premier League Darts Schedule
Premier League Darts FAQs
What is the format for Premier League Darts?
The competition includes eight players completing in a knockout bracket every night. Players make points based on their ending up position weekly (5 for a win, 3 for runner-up, 2 for semi-finalists). All matches are had fun with a best-of-11-leg format. The semi-finals are best of 19 with the last a best-of-21-leg competitors.
Who remains in the 2026 Premier League Darts?
World champ Luke Littler is joined by automated qualifiers Luke Humphries, Gian van Veen and Michael van Gerwen. Jonny Clayton, Stephen Bunting, Josh Rock and Gerwyn Price were picked as wildcard choices by the PDC.
Where can I view Premier League Darts in the UK?
Every match of the 2026 Premier League Darts season is broadcast exclusively live on Sky Sports.
Who won the 2025 Premier League Darts?
Luke Humphries won the 2025 title, beating Luke Littler 11-8 in a thrilling final at The O2.
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