Luke Littler Tops Regular Season Before Premier League Darts Final

Luke Littler topped the regular season with six weekly titles heading into the premier league darts final at the O2 on Thursday night. He finished nine points clear, giving him the best platform for the play-offs as the title is decided in a single night.

Luke Littler and Luke Humphries

Littler matched his record of six weekly titles and fell two points short of equalling his points record of 45. That still left him ahead of the field, but his last two weeks ended in one-sided semi-final defeats to Luke Humphries.

Humphries arrived at the O2 on a run that sharpened his case as the defending champion. He reached all four of the last weekly finals to book his place, and he beat Littler in the last two of those finals after losing to him in the first two of that sequence.

Gerwyn Price and Jonny Clayton

Price offers Littler a cleaner matchup on the numbers. Littler has won all eight meetings with Gerwyn Price in all competitions, and all eight came in 2026 after Price won their first encounter on the World Series tour.

Price also finished eight points clear of fifth placed Stephen Bunting, which underlines how firmly he held one of the four play-off spots. Clayton secured his place during a stunning first half of the regular season, then managed one win in the last four weeks of the campaign.

O2 Play-off order

Thursday night’s order of play sends Littler into the field as the regular-season leader, with Humphries, Price and Clayton completing the four-man line-up at the O2. The standings decided who got there, and Littler’s nine-point cushion gives him the clearest statistical edge going into the title matches.

For readers following the play-offs, the main storyline is simple: Littler arrives with the strongest regular-season record, Humphries arrives in the sharpest recent form, and Price brings the matchup history that may steer the night. Clayton’s late-season dip leaves him needing to reset fast if he is to threaten the two Lukes and Price on the biggest stage of the year.