Premier League Darts 2025: Luke Littler Reflects on Brighton Win and Golden Darts Double

Normality resumed in the Premier League as reigning world champion Luke Littler clinched his second nightly win in Brighton, closing the gap to just three points behind current leader Luke Humphries. 

Littler defeated fellow Target stablemate Nathan Aspinall 6-3 in the final, but it was the headline-grabbing performances of Humphries and Rob Cross that stole the spotlight.

The Gold Nine Darts

Both former world champions hit perfect nine-dart finishes on the night. Humphries’ came in a first-round loss to Cross, while ‘Voltage’ landed his in a semi-final defeat to Aspinall.

These nine-dart finishes carried added significance, with title sponsors BetMGM promising that any player to hit a nine-darter during the Premier League season would be awarded a bespoke set of 18-karat gold darts, worth around £30,000.

Littler, renowned for his own impressive nine-dart hitting ability, could only watch backstage as his peers claimed the golden prize—something he has yet to win in his illustrious career.

We caught up with the 18-year-old following his victory in Brighton and asked if the two nine-darters made him slightly jealous and whether securing the golden darts was a top priority for him.

“On the night you can feel it when it comes. Everything just goes in, the trebles. There’s plenty more weeks to try and get my hands on them darts.”

He even joked that if he won the golden darts and had already qualified for the play-offs in London, without needing any more points, he might use them.

“How heavy are they, I might even use them one night.”

The Man to Beat

Littler entered the event as the newly crowned UK Open champion, after demolishing veteran James Wade in Sunday’s final in Minehead. That victory marked his fifth PDC televised major in just over 12 months as a PDC professional.

Some argue that Littler now carries the same aura as a prime Michael van Gerwen or the greatest of all time, Phil Taylor. The Warrington wonderkid was asked whether he feels some opponents are already beaten before they step onto the oche, given the intimidation factor he brings as the reigning world champion and the man in form.

“I just do what I do. You see it in whoever I play, their heads maybe do drop because I’ve got that two-three leg gap on them and then spurs me on. If they get their head down, then I know I’ve got them.”

Littler concluded the interview by showcasing his one-of-a-kind winning mentality. No matter where the event is held across the globe, he remains solely focused on one thing—winning.

Less than 10 minutes after his win in Brighton, Littler was already looking ahead to his next tournament—the Belgian Darts Open, which kicks off on Saturday.

“It’s just in myself. I want to go and win everything.”

“With the run I’m on at the minute, I’m sure I’ll go and pick up the title in Belgium this weekend.”