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Luke Littler and crowd goes wild for Gerwyn Price’s nine-darter – but teen ends barren run against him
Gerwyn Price sent Luke Littler and the crowd into delirium with a nine-darter but it still was not enough for victory. Littler snapped his six-game losing streak against Price to prevail 6-3 in the quarter-final of night ten of the Premier League in Manchester. Littler could only admire and congratulate Price after his nine-darterPA Wire It marked Littler’s first win over Price in 350 days, with his last victory over the Welshman coming in last year’s Premier League on April 25. The teen, competing in front of his home crowd, was an unstoppable force from the outset as he raced to a 5-1 lead. But just when Littler thought he’d cruise to a big victory, Price produced nine darts of perfection that sent pint cups soaring through the air. Price kicked off his nine-darter with two 180s and wrapped it up with a 141 checkout where he went treble 19 and treble 20 before he sealed it with double 12. The Welshman immediately roared in delight while Littler could only laugh along as the pair shook hands. Sky Sports commentator Wayne Mardle said: “Get in there, pal! Magnificent, absolutely magnificent.” Price’s nine-darter meant he became the fourth of the eight Premier League competitors this year to have achieved darting perfection. Littler, Luke Humphries and Rob Cross were the other three to have hit the nine-darter. The former world champion stoked fears among the Manchester locals of an improbable comeback when he won the eighth leg to reduce the deficit to 5-3. But Littler, in true world champion fashion, ensured there would be no such threat of a seventh-straight loss to Price. Price was fired up after his nine-darter but it was ultimately in vainPA Wire The 18-year-old held his nerve in front of family and friends to wrap up victory with a checkout of 52. Immediately after pinning the winning dart of double 20, Littler turned around and pointed to his watch as if to say, ‘about time’. Although Price was on the wrong end of the 6-3 scoreline, he will still go home a happy man given nine-darters in the Premier League earn players an 18ct gold dart worth £30,000 as a gift from lead sponsors BetMGM. It was a tightly contested battle on a statistical front, as Littler averaged 103.93 while Price averaged 103.47. Littler’s average marked an impressive seventh out of ten Premier League nights this year he has averaged 100 or more. Price also threw five 180s, with Littler only able to muster just the one maximum across the entire contest. Littler will now face Luke Humphries, who dispatched Stephen Bunting 6-1 and recorded the third-highest average in Premier League history with a stunning 118.4, in the semi-finals.
Gerwyn Price sent Luke Littler and the crowd into delirium with a nine-darter but it still was not enough for victory.
Littler snapped his six-game losing streak against Price to prevail 6-3 in the quarter-final of night ten of the Premier League in Manchester.
It marked Littler’s first win over Price in 350 days, with his last victory over the Welshman coming in last year’s Premier League on April 25.
The teen, competing in front of his home crowd, was an unstoppable force from the outset as he raced to a 5-1 lead.
But just when Littler thought he’d cruise to a big victory, Price produced nine darts of perfection that sent pint cups soaring through the air.
Price kicked off his nine-darter with two 180s and wrapped it up with a 141 checkout where he went treble 19 and treble 20 before he sealed it with double 12.
The Welshman immediately roared in delight while Littler could only laugh along as the pair shook hands.
Sky Sports commentator Wayne Mardle said: “Get in there, pal! Magnificent, absolutely magnificent.”
Price’s nine-darter meant he became the fourth of the eight Premier League competitors this year to have achieved darting perfection.
Littler, Luke Humphries and Rob Cross were the other three to have hit the nine-darter.
The former world champion stoked fears among the Manchester locals of an improbable comeback when he won the eighth leg to reduce the deficit to 5-3.
But Littler, in true world champion fashion, ensured there would be no such threat of a seventh-straight loss to Price.
The 18-year-old held his nerve in front of family and friends to wrap up victory with a checkout of 52.
Immediately after pinning the winning dart of double 20, Littler turned around and pointed to his watch as if to say, ‘about time’.
Although Price was on the wrong end of the 6-3 scoreline, he will still go home a happy man given nine-darters in the Premier League earn players an 18ct gold dart worth £30,000 as a gift from lead sponsors BetMGM.
It was a tightly contested battle on a statistical front, as Littler averaged 103.93 while Price averaged 103.47.
Littler’s average marked an impressive seventh out of ten Premier League nights this year he has averaged 100 or more.
Price also threw five 180s, with Littler only able to muster just the one maximum across the entire contest.
Littler will now face Luke Humphries, who dispatched Stephen Bunting 6-1 and recorded the third-highest average in Premier League history with a stunning 118.4, in the semi-finals.
