
Luke Littler has his sights on breaking one other file when he heads to his dwelling evening in Manchester for Night time Ten of the Premier League.
Littler has been the out-and-out dominant drive within the Premier League to date, sitting on 26 factors on the prime of the table- six factors forward of Luke Humphries, who’s at the moment in second.
{The teenager} has picked up nightly wins with ease, together with his final win on Night time Eight in Newcastle including to his Night time Two triumph in Glasgow, Night time 5 success in Brighton and Night time Seven victory in Cardiff.
Not solely that however he hit a nine-darter on Night time Seven in Cardiff, clinching the primary televised nine-darter to complete on D15, and has surpassed a century of maximums for the 2025 Premier League season.
Now, with all of that wrapped up, he has his sights set on one other file on Night time Ten in Manchester. A nightly win would take him to a file 5 wins in a singular season, another than he bought in his debut yr in 2024 – with six weeks and a Finals Night time nonetheless remaining.
“I am clearly seeking to attempt to go back-to-back in Manchester, however for myself, attempt to get that fifth nightly win, break the file,” Littler stated.
“I do know there’s a great deal of weeks to go, however I wish to attempt to get it completed as fast as doable. I simply wish to attempt to simply maintain that six-point hole and even attempt to prolong on it to quantity two within the desk.
“I feel the previous nevertheless a few years, the format’s been this one now, I feel 26 has bought you in to Finals Night time,” he added.
“However the place I am in, for myself I need the primary, I wish to break the nightly win file. So on the minute I am nonetheless motivated to attempt to clearly get the win and attempt to maintain prime spot.
“It is a private milestone however it’ll additionally go down within the Premier League historical past for evening wins. Clearly I had the 180 begin as nicely, that is been large for the beginning of this yr and my energy scoring’s good.”
Whereas Littler has the file for nightly wins in his sights, he has an enormous process forward of him within the form of a quarter-final in opposition to Gerwyn Value.
Littler has not but crushed Value within the 2025 Premier League and the Welshman has bought the higher of the world No 2 of their final six conferences.
Whereas Value will likely be seeking to prolong his successful tally in opposition to the reigning world champion, Littler insists he won’t be approaching the sport any otherwise than each different Premier League week.
“I would not say I am motivated to clearly beat him, clearly I wish to attempt to beat him, however I will not go on stage saying to myself ‘it’s essential win this, it’s essential win this,'” he added.
“I am going to simply go up on stage with the identical mindset of successful that first recreation and getting two factors on the board.
“I do know he is clearly bought the file and he is aware of beat me however hopefully I can attempt to get that win over him.”
The place does the Premier League head subsequent?
The Premier League continues on the AO Area, Manchester on Thursday, April 10 as dwelling favorite Littler and Value conflict in a titanic encounter, whereas Michael van Gerwen faces Chris Dobey.
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