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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.

Michael van Gerwen is the defending Premier League Darts champion and has won it seven times in ten years2

Michael van Gerwen is the defending Premier League Darts champion and has won it seven times in ten yearsCredit: PA

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 – 22pts
2 Luke Littler – 18pts
3 Michael van Gerwen – 17pts
4 Nathan Aspinall – 16pts
5 Michael Smith – 13pts
6 Rob Cross – 11pts
7 Gerwyn Price – 7pts
8 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

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