World champion Luke Littler landed a magical nine-darter at Players Championship 5 in Leicester as he continued his red-hot form.
The 18-year-old began the day by getting the better of Niko Springer, as he battled from 3-0 down early in the game to beat the young German 6-5 in a last-leg decider.
Littler then came through a thrilling encounter against Adam Hunt 6-5 in the second round of the event in the east Midlands with his nine-darter coming in the sixth leg of the match.
Watch highlights of Littler against Nathan Aspinall in the final of the Premier League on Night 5 in Brighton
He extended his winning run to 17 matches after recovering from 4-0 down to edge out Dirk van Duijvenbode in a last-leg decider, wrapping up victory with a 126 finish on the bull.
The Premier League champion then secured a 6-2 win over Scott Williams to charge into the quarter-finals where he continued his freakish form by dismantling Damon Heta 6-1, averaging an incredible 122.96 in the best-of-11-legs match to take his winning streak up to 19 matches.
‘The Nuke’ has already picked up three titles in two weeks with the UK Open, Premier League Night Five in Brighton and Sunday’s Belgium Open crown.
Michael van Gerwen is the world-record holder for a televised match with a three-dart average of 123.40 thrown in the 2016 Premier League against Michael Smith.
Two-time world champion Gary Anderson fired in the first nine-darter on the ProTour in 2025, after producing perfection in the penultimate leg of his comeback win over Ryan Joyce with a 102 average.
Where does the Premier League head next?
The Premier League continues at the Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham on Thursday, March 13 as Luke Humphries and Littler clash in a titanic encounter. Watch Night Six of Premier League Darts, in Nottingham, live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Action from 7pm – stream with NOW.
