World number one Luke Humphries delighted the home crowd as he battled to victory over Michael van Gerwen to win night 15 of the Premier League Darts in Leeds.
Humphries – decked out in a Leeds United themed shirt as he revelled in the support of the First Direct Arena crowd – produced a string of impressive displays before edging out Van Gerwen in a last-leg decider.
After breaking in the first leg of the final, Dutchman Van Gerwen – who earlier beat Premier League leader Luke Littler – had opened up a 3-1 lead before Humphries came roaring back to level at 3-3.
There remained little between the two men with a run of lost throws before a missed out shot on 32 handed Humphries his first match darts.
The world number one, though, could not take out 78 as Van Gerwen levelled up at 5-5.
Both men then missed chances to clinch victory before ‘Cool Hand’ Humphries edged it, landing double top with his last dart in hand to secure a fourth nightly win overall.
Here are the latest Premier League Darts standings after 14 rounds, with five points awarded to the night’s winner with three for the runner-up and two for the pair of losing semi-finalists.
Premier League Darts table
Position |
Player |
Points |
Nights won |
Matches won |
1 |
Luke Littler |
38 |
4 |
22 |
2 |
Luke Humphries |
33 |
4 |
19 |
3 |
Michael van Gerwen |
27 |
4 |
16 |
4 |
Nathan Aspinall |
25 |
2 |
15 |
5 |
Michael Smith |
24 |
1 |
14 |
6 |
Rob Cross |
17 |
0 |
10 |
7 |
Gerwyn Price |
12 |
0 |
7 |
8 |
Peter Wright |
4 |
0 |
2 |
Premier League Darts results
Night 15, Leeds (May 9)
Quarter-final: Michael van Gerwen 6-3 Gerwyn Price
Quarter-final: Luke Littler 6-1 Peter Wright
Quarter-final: Luke Humphries 6-1 Rob Cross
Quarter-final: Nathan Aspinall 3-6 Michael Smith
Semi-final: Michael van Gerwen 6-1 Luke Littler
Semi-final: Luke Humphries 6-1 Michael Smith
Final: Michael van Gerwen 5-6 Luke Humphries
Night 16, Sheffield (May 16)
Quarter-final: Luke Littler vs Peter Wright
Quarter-final: Nathan Aspinall vs Michael Smith
Quarter-final: Luke Humphries vs Gerwyn Price
Quarter-final: Michael van Gerwen vs Rob Cross
Play-offs, London (May 23)
Top four players face off in 19-leg semi-finals before the champion is crowned in a 21-leg final.
Night 1, Cardiff
Quarter-final: Peter Wright 3-6 Rob Cross
Quarter-final: Gerwyn Price 6-4 Nathan Aspinall
Quarter-final: Michael van Gerwen 5-6 Michael Smith
Quarter-final: Luke Littler 6-2 Luke Humphries
Semi-final: Rob Cross 2-6 Gerwyn Price
Semi-final: Michael Smith 6-5 Luke Littler
Final: Michael Smith 6-2 Gerwyn Price
Night 2, Berlin
Quarter-final: Nathan Aspinall 4-6 Michael van Gerwen
Quarter-final: Michael Smith 6-5 Gerwyn Price
Quarter-final: Luke Littler 6-5 Rob Cross
Quarter-final: Luke Humphries 6-4 Peter Wright
Semi-final: Michael van Gerwen 6-5 Michael Smith
Semi-final: Luke Littler 6-5 Luke Humphries
Final: Michael van Gerwen 6-5 Luke Littler
Night 3, Glasgow
Quarter-final: Rob Cross 6-4 Michael Smith
Quarter-final: Michael van Gerwen 6-2 Peter Wright
Quarter-final: Nathan Aspinall 3-6 Luke Humphries
Quarter-final: Gerwyn Price 6-5 Luke Littler
Semi-final: Rob Cross 4-6 Michael van Gerwen
Semi-final: Luke Humphries 6-3 Gerwyn Price
Final: Michael van Gerwen 6-5 Luke Humphries
Night 4, Newcastle
Quarter-final: Michael Smith 5-6 Nathan Aspinall
Quarter-final: Rob Cross 6-5 Luke Humphries
Quarter-final: Peter Wright 5-6 Luke Littler
Quarter-final: Gerwyn Price 4-6 Michael van Gerwen
Semi-final: Nathan Aspinall 6-4 Rob Cross
Semi-final: Luke Littler 5-6 Michael van Gerwen
Final: Nathan Aspinall 4-6 Michael van Gerwen
Night 5, Exeter
Quarter-final: Luke Humphries 6-3 Michael van Gerwen
Quarter-final: Nathan Aspinall 6-4 Peter Wright
Quarter-final: Gerwyn Price 1-6 Rob Cross
Quarter-final: Luke Littler 6-2 Michael Smith
Semi-final: Luke Humphries 5-6 Nathan Aspinall
Semi-final: Rob Cross 6-3 Luke Littler
Final: Nathan Aspinall 6-2 Rob Cross
Night 6, Brighton
Quarter-final: Luke Humphries 6-2 Gerwyn Price
Quarter-final: Rob Cross 6-2 Michael van Gerwen
Quarter-final: Nathan Aspinall 3-6 Luke Littler
Quarter-final: Michael Smith 6-5 Peter Wright
Semi-final: Luke Humphries 6-3 Rob Cross
Semi-final: Luke Littler 3-6 Michael Smith
Final: Luke Humphries 6-3 Michael Smith
Night 7, Nottingham
Quarter-final: Peter Wright 6-5 Gerwyn Price
Quarter-final: Luke Humphries 6-4 Michael Smith
Quarter-final: Michael van Gerwen 2-6 Luke Littler
Quarter-final: Rob Cross 5-6 Nathan Aspinall
Semi-final: Peter Wright 1-6 Luke Humphries
Semi-final: Luke Littler 3-6 Nathan Aspinall
Final: Luke Humphries 6-3 Nathan Aspinall
Night 8, Dublin
Quarter-final: Luke Humphries 6-1 Peter Wright
Quarter-final: Nathan Aspinall 6-5 Rob Cross
Quarter-final: Michael van Gerwen 5-6 Gerwyn Price
Quarter-final: Luke Littler 4-6 Michael Smith
Semi-final: Luke Humphries 6-4 Nathan Aspinall
Semi-final: Gerwyn Price 5-6 Michael Smith
Final: Luke Humphries 6-2 Michael Smith
Night 9, Belfast
Quarter-final: Luke Humphries 5-6 Luke Littler
Quarter-final: Michael Smith 4-6 Michael van Gerwen
Quarter-final: Nathan Aspinall 6-5 Gerwyn Price
Quarter-final: Rob Cross 3-6 Peter Wright
Semi-final: Luke Littler 6-3 Michael van Gerwen
Semi-final: Nathan Aspinall 6-2 Peter Wright
Final: Luke Littler 6-4 Nathan Aspinall
Night 10, Manchester
Quarter-final: Nathan Aspinall 6-3 Rob Cross
Quarter-final: Luke Littler 6-3 Michael van Gerwen
Quarter-final: Michael Smith 6-3 Luke Humphries
Quarter-final: Gerwyn Price 6-4 Peter Wright
Semi-final: Nathan Aspinall 4-6 Luke Littler
Semi-final: Michael Smith 3-6 Gerwyn Price
Final: Luke Littler 6-3 Gerwyn Price
Night 11, Birmingham
Quarter-final: Peter Wright 4-6 Luke Humphries
Quarter-final: Rob Cross 5-6 Luke Littler
Quarter-final: Gerwyn Price 3-6 Michael Smith
Quarter-final: Michael van Gerwen 6-4 Nathan Aspinall
Semi-final: Luke Humphries 5-6 Luke Littler
Semi-final: Michael Smith 4-6 Michael van Gerwen
Final: Luke Littler 3-6 Michael van Gerwen
Night 12, Rotterdam
Quarter-final: Michael Smith 6-3 Luke Littler
Quarter-final: Rob Cross 3-6 Gerwyn Price
Quarter-final: Peter Wright 2-6 Nathan Aspinall
Quarter-final: Michael van Gerwen 4-6 Luke Humphries
Semi-final: Michael Smith 6-5 Gerwyn Price
Semi-final: Nathan Aspinall 6-4 Luke Humphries
Final: Michael Smith 4-6 Nathan Aspinall
Night 13, Liverpool (April 25)
Quarter-final: Luke Littler 6-3 Gerwyn Price
Quarter-final: Luke Humphries 2-6 Nathan Aspinall
Quarter-final: Peter Wright 3-6 Michael van Gerwen
Quarter-final: Michael Smith 4-6 Rob Cross
Semi-final: Luke Littler 6-5 Nathan Aspinall
Semi-final: Michael van Gerwen 2-6 Rob Cross
Final: Luke Littler 6-2 Rob Cross
Night 14, Aberdeen (May 2)
Quarter-final: Peter Wright 4-6 Michael Smith
Quarter-final: Luke Littler 6-5 Nathan Aspinall
Quarter-final: Michael van Gerwen 5-6 Rob Cross
Quarter-final: Luke Humphries bye Gerwyn Price
Semi-final: Luke Littler 6-1 Michael Smith
Semi-final: Luke Humphries 5-6 Rob Cross
Final: Luke Littler 6-4 Rob Cross