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Jonny Clayton returned to the summit of the Premier League standings thanks to last week’s scintillating display in Brighton, which propelled him towards a third nightly win. The Welshmen edged past Luke Humphries and Josh Rock, before clinching a 6-5 victory over Michael van Gerwen in the showpiece.
It was a disappointing evening for Luke Littler, who succumbed to a rejuvenated Stephen Bunting in the quarter-finals. The pre-tournament favourite ended the contest with a measly 83.94 three-dart average, the lowest he’s ever recorded in a PDC televised match. A mixture of ironic cheers and jeers was levelled at Littler throughout his shock defeat, which came just a week on from a prickly confrontation with fellow youngster Gian van Veen.
Meanwhile, Michael van Gerwen beat van Veen to set up a semi-final meeting with Stephen Bunting, who is starting to find some form following an extremely underwhelming start to the season. Despite delivering a lower average, the dynamic Dutchman managed to squeeze his way through to the final. Elsewhere, Josh Rock registered an impressive triumph over three-time Grand Slam of Darts winner Gerwyn Price. The Northern Irishman failed to win any of his opening seven ties in his debut Premier League Darts campaign, but will be hoping to make his fourth successive semi-final appearance on Thursday evening.
Premier League Darts Night 11 key information
Date: Thursday, April 16th
Start time: 18:00 (BST)
Venue: Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam
TV Channels/Live stream: Sky Sports Action, Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports UHD
Favourites (to win Night 11): Luke Littler: 6/4, Gerwyn Price: 11/2, Luke Humphries: 11/2
Odds provided by bet365
The story so far
Having failed to progress to the play-offs last time around, Michael van Gerwen celebrated a first Premier League Darts nightly win in almost two years as this season’s competition got underway in Newcastle. The Green Machine thrashed Stephen Bunting and Luke Humphries, before getting the better of Dutch compatriot Gian van Veen – who had earlier prevailed over Luke Littler in a repeat of the previous month’s World Championship final – to kickstart his bid for a record-extending eighth Premier League Darts title.
Although he came close, van Gerwen was unable to make it two from two as Premier League Darts arrived in Antwerp for the very first time. MvG swept aside Josh Rock and Luke Littler before being soundly beaten by Gerwyn Price, who had registered his tenth consecutive triumph over World Cup partner Jonny Clayton en route to the final.
However, Clayton would eventually gain revenge the following week, eliminating Price at the quarter-final stage in Glasgow. The ‘Ferrett’ would then enjoy a five-leg winning margin over a hapless Luke Littler – who had received a bye to the semi-finals following Michael van Gerwen’s withdrawal due to illness – before comprehensively defeating Gian van Veen in the showpiece.
Despite suffering yet another early defeat, Josh Rock was arguably the happiest of all eight players at the conclusion of night five. Performing in front of a partisan home crowd in his native Northern Ireland, Rock struck the first and only nine-darter of this season’s Premier League Darts during the seventh leg of his opening-round loss to Gian van Veen. The Antrim-born archer received a set of gold-encrusted darts worth an eye-watering £30,000 for his achievement, which was the 22nd time a nine-darter had been struck in Premier League history. It was certainly a night for the underdogs at Belfast’s SSE Arena, as lowly-ranked Stephen Bunting navigated past Humphries, Clayton, and van Veen to secure maximum points.
Luke Littler then became the fifth nightly winner in as many weeks, after delivering three polished performances in the Welsh capital. That enabled the gifted teenager to rise from seventh to third in the Premier League rankings, but still five points behind runaway leader Jonny Clayton.
Clayton extended this advantage on Night 6, as he claimed his second victory of the campaign thanks to a determined display in Nottinghamshire. Despite being diagnosed with gout ahead of the evening’s action, the 51-year-old cruised past Michael van Gerwen and Stephen Bunting before thrashing Luke Humphries in the final.
It didn’t take long for Littler to wrestle back the initiative, doing so in dramatic circumstances in Dublin. The reigning world champion survived no less than eight match darts – three against Michael van Gerwen and a further five in his scintillating comeback victory over fellow finalist Gerwyn Price – to land his second nightly win within the space of 14 days.
Having re-established himself as a potential title contender, Littler once again stamped his authority the following week. On an evening which saw Josh Rock progress to the semi-finals for the first time in his fledgling Premier League career, Littler struck two 170 checkouts in his meeting with van Gerwen after comfortably dispatching Stephen Bunting and Gerwyn Price in the earlier rounds.
Few would have bet against Littler continuing his winning streak at the Manchester Arena, but Gian van Veen ruined the Warrington-born superstar’s homecoming in a heated quarter-final tie. The 23-year-old Dutchman looked visibly disgruntled as Littler celebrated his failed match dart attempt, but enjoyed the last laugh thanks to nailing double-six on his next visit to the oche. Although he would later defeat Josh Rock, van Veen had to settle for second place for a fourth time this Premier League season as Gerwyn Price scooped the top prize on Night 9.
Jonny Clayton’s triumph at the Brighton Arena put him three points clear of second-placed Luke Littler, while both players are on the cusp of qualifying for the play-offs. Price and van Gerwen currently occupy the remaining top four slots, leaving Gian van Veen, Stephen Bunting, Luke Humphries, and Josh Rock in the bottom half of the table.
Premier League Darts Night 11 draw
QF1: Luke Littler v Gerwyn Price
QF2: Gian van Veen v Luke Humphries
QF3: Michael van Gerwen v Jonny Clayton
QF4: Stephen Bunting vs. Josh Rock
SF1: Winner of QF1 v Winner of QF2
SF2: Winner of QF3 v Winner of QF4
Where to watch on TV or live stream?
As part of their comprehensive coverage of PDC premier events, Sky Sports will be screening every minute of this year’s Premier League Darts campaign. That enables Sky Sports viewers to watch all 16 nightly events, as well as May’s curtain-closer in the capital. This week’s action in Rotterdam will be shown on Sky Sports Action and Sky Sports Main Event, while those with a relevant subscription can enjoy a premium viewing experience on Sky Sports UHD. Please note that the start time for this event is 18:00 BST (not the usual 19:00 BST slot), as the Netherlands is one hour ahead of the UK.
The PDC are streaming live footage from the Rotterdam Ahoy via their dedicated app service, but this feed isn’t available to customers in the UK and Ireland (or Austria, Germany, and Switzerland for that matter). However, PDC TV has retained broadcasting rights for a handful of premier darts tournaments, while also offering customers the chance to snap up event tickets before they’re released on general sale. Access to PDV TV is priced at £5.99 per month, although a full year’s membership can be purchased at the discounted rate of £59.99.
Premier League Darts Night 11 odds
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Premier League Darts Night 11 FAQ’s
What time does Premier League Night 11 start?
This week’s instalment of Premier League Darts will start at the earlier time of 18:00 (BST)
Where will the next Premier League Darts event be held?
Night 12 is set to be staged at the Liverpool Arena.
Who is currently the top-ranked darts player in the world?
Although Jonny Clayton heads up the Premier League table, Luke Littler is number one in the PDC’s Order of Merit (the system used to determine the world rankings).
What are the Premier League Darts play-offs?
Following the initial 16-night league phase, the top four-ranked players advance to the play-offs. These take place at London’s O2 Arena on Thursday, 28th May.
Who is the favourite to win this season’s Premier League Darts?
The bookies expect Luke Littler to clinch his second Premier League title next month, after the 19-year-old talent secured his 12th PDC crown at the beginning of 2026.