THE Premier League Darts is now more than halfway complete – and teenage sensation Luke Littler won his first night in Belfast last week.
Last year, Michael van Gerwen was victorious after beating Gerwyn Price in a thrilling final, marking the Dutchman’s seventh time winning the competition.
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Despite losing to MVG in the final, the Welshman topped the standings after 16 weeks of action with a whopping 39 points.
This year, there is a new man in town, Luke Littler, who continues to take the world of darts by storm.
The teen sensation has been the talk of the nation since he reached the World Championship final back in January.
But how is the 17-year-old star faring in the Premier League?
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PREMIER LEAGUE DARTS TABLE: LATEST STANDINGS AS EIGHT STARS BATTLE FOR HUGE £275K PRIZE
Premier League Darts table
The Premier League Darts points system works as follows: The winner on the night gets five points, the runner-up three points, and the two losing semi-finalists receive two points.
Here are the current standings after Night Nine in Belfast:
1 Luke Humphries – 22pts2 Luke Littler – 18pts3 Michael van Gerwen – 17pts4 Nathan Aspinall – 16pts5 Michael Smith – 13pts6 Rob Cross – 11pts7 Gerwyn Price – 7pts8 Peter Wright – 4pts
Premier League Darts fixtures & results
Night One – Utilita Arena, Cardiff – Thursday, February 1
Quarter-finals
Rob Cross 6-3 Peter Wright
Nathan Aspinall 4-6 Gerwyn Price
Michael van Gerwen 5-6 Michael Smith
Luke Littler 6-2 Luke Humphries
Semi-finals
Michael Smith 6-5 Luke Littler
Rob Cross 2-6 Gerwyn Price
Final
Gerwyn Price 2-6 Michael Smith
Night Two – Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin – Thursday, February 8
Quarter-finals
Nathan Aspinall 4-6 Michael van Gerwen
Michael Smith 6-5 Gerwyn Price
Luke Littler 6-5 Rob Cross
Luke Humphries 6-4 Peter Wright
Semi-finals
Michael van Gerwen 6-5 Michael Smith
Luke Littler 6-5 Luke Humphries
Final
Michael van Gerwen 6-5 Luke Littler
Night Three – OVO Hydro, Glasgow – Thursday, February 15
Quarter-finals
Rob Cross 6-4 Michael Smith
Michael van Gerwen 6-2 Peter Wright
Nathan Aspinall 3-6 Luke Humphries
Gerwyn Price 6-5 Luke Littler
Semi-finals
Rob Cross 4-6 Michael van Gerwen
Luke Humphries 6-3 Gerwyn Price
Final
Michael van Gerwen 6-5 Luke Humphries
Night Four – Utilita Arena, Newcastle – Thursday, February 22
Quarter-finals
Michael Smith 5-6 Nathan Aspinall
Rob Cross 6-5 Luke Humphries
Peter Wright 5-6 Luke Littler
Gerwyn Price 4-6 Michael van Gerwen
Semi-finals
Nathan Aspinall 6-4 Rob Cross
Luke Littler 5-6 Michael van Gerwen
Final
Nathan Aspinall 4-6 Michael van Gerwen
Night Five – Westpoint, Exeter – Thursday, February 29
Quarter-finals
Luke Humphries 6-3 Michael van Gerwen
Nathan Aspinall 6-4 Peter Wright
Gerwyn Price 1-6 Rob Cross
Luke Littler 6-2 Michael Smith
Semi-finals
Luke Humphries 5-6 Nathan Aspinall
Rob Cross 6-3 Luke Littler
Final
Nathan Aspinall 6-2 Rob Cross
Night Six – The Brighton Centre – Thursday, March 7
Quarter-finals
Luke Humphries 6-2 Gerwyn Price
Rob Cross 6-2 Michael van Gerwen
Nathan Aspinall 3-6 Luke Littler
Michael Smith 6-5 Peter Wright
Semi-finals
Luke Humphries 6-3 Rob Cross
Luke Littler 3-6 Michael Smith
Final
Luke Humphries 6-3 Michael Smith
Night Seven – Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham – Thursday, March 14 – QF
Peter Wright 6-5 Gerwyn Price
Luke Humphries 6-4 Michael Smith
Michael van Gerwen 2-6 Luke Littler
Rob Cross 5-6 Nathan Aspinall
Semi-finals
Peter Wright 1-6 Luke Humphries
Luke Littler 3-6 Nathan Aspinall
Finals
Luke Humphries 6-3 Nathan Aspinall
Night Eight – 3Arena, Dublin – Thursday March 21 – QF
Luke Humphries 6-1 Peter Wright
Nathan Aspinall 6-5 Rob Cross
Michael van Gerwen 5-6 Gerwyn Price
Luke Littler 4-6 Michael Smith
Semi-finals
Luke Humphries 6-4 Nathan Aspinall
Gerwyn Price 5-6 Michael Smith
Finals
Luke Humphries 6-2 Michael Smith
Night Nine – SSE Arena, Belfast – Thursday, March 28 – QF
Luke Humphries 5-6 Luke Littler
Michael Smith 4-6 Michael van Gerwen
Nathan Aspinall 6-5 Gerwyn Price
Rob Cross 3-6 Peter Wright
Semi-finals
Luke Littler 6-3 Michael van Gerwen
Nathan Aspinall 6-2 Peter Wright
Final
Luke Littler 6-4 Nathan Aspinall
Night Ten – AO Arena, Manchester – Thursday, April 4 – QF
Nathan Aspinall vs Rob Cross
Luke Littler vs Michael van Gerwen
Michael Smith vs Luke Humphries
Gerwyn Price vs Peter Wright
Night 11 – Utilita Arena, Birmingham – Thursday, April 11 – QF
Peter Wright vs Luke Humphries
Rob Cross vs Luke Littler
Gerwyn Price vs Michael Smith
Michael van Gerwen vs Nathan Aspinall
Night 12 – Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam – Thursday, April 18 – QF
Michael Smith vs Luke Littler
Rob Cross vs Gerwyn Price
Peter Wright vs Nathan Aspinall
Michael van Gerwen vs Luke Humphries
Night 13 – M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool – Thursday, April 25 – QF
Luke Littler vs Gerwyn Price
Luke Humphries vs Nathan Aspinall
Peter Wright vs Michael van Gerwen
Michael Smith vs Rob Cross
Night 14 – P&J Live, Aberdeen – Thursday, May 2 – QF
Peter Wright vs Michael Smith
Luke Littler vs Nathan Aspinall
Michael van Gerwen vs Rob Cross
Gerwyn Price vs Luke Humphries
Night 15 – First Direct Arena, Leeds – Thursday, May 9 – QF
Michael van Gerwen vs Gerwyn Price
Luke Littler vs Peter Wright
Luke Humphries vs Rob Cross
Nathan Aspinall vs Michael Smith
Night 16 – Utilita Arena, Sheffield – Thursday, May 16
Fixtures confirmed following Night 15
Play-Offs – The O2, London – Thursday, May 23