Jonny Clayton thrashed Luke Humphries 6-1 in the final to claim his second Premier League night of the season and take a commanding lead at the top of the table after six weeks.
The Welshman struggled with gout in his ankle all night in Nottingham, but while his walking was hampered his throw certainly was not.
The 2021 Premier League champion averaged more than 99 and was a brilliant 67% on his doubles to become the first man to win two league nights this season after five different victors in the first five weeks.
Clayton saved his best for the final after being steady if unspectacular when beating both Michael van Gerwen and Stephen Bunting 6-3 with an almost identical average that was just above 95.
Humphries had earlier ended Luke Littler’s bid for back-to-back victories in a thrilling 6-5 semi-final victory, but his wait for a first league win of the season goes on after disappointing in the final.
More to follow.
- Premier League Darts 2026 fixtures, results and table
- Littler ‘digs deep’ to go back-to-back at UK Open
Premier League Darts night six results
Thursday, 12 March – Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham
Quarter-finals
Josh Rock 1-6 Stephen Bunting
Jonny Clayton 6-3 Michael van Gerwen
Luke Humphries 6-4 Gian van Veen
Gerwyn Price 5-6 Luke Littler
Semi-finals
Bunting 3-6 Clayton
Humphries 6-5 Littler
Final
Clayton 6-1 Humphries
Night seven fixtures & order of play
Thursday, 19 March – 3Arena, Dublin
Quarter-finals
Gian van Veen v Michael van Gerwen
Stephen Bunting v Luke Littler
Josh Rock v Gerwyn Price
Jonny Clayton v Luke Humphries
Semi-finals
Van Veen/Van Gerwen v Bunting/Littler
Rock/Price v Clayton/Humphries
Final
Van Veen/Van Gerwen/Bunting/Littler v Rock/Price/Clayton/Humphries
Premier League Darts format and points system
Premier League Darts is played across 16 initial weeks in the league stage with quarter-finals, semi-finals and a final each night.
Each of the eight players is guaranteed to face the other seven in the quarter-finals in weeks one to seven and 9-15, with week eight and week 16 fixtures done off the table. It means we will get fourth v fifth in Sheffield on the final league-stage night, with the play-off spots potentially on the line.
Players earn two points per quarter-final win, an additional point if they win their semi-final and five for winning the night.
The top four players after the group stage progress to the play-off night at London’s O2 Arena on 23 May, with first facing fourth and second against third in a best-of-19-leg match. The final, which is the best of 21 legs, follows.
If players are level on points after the 16 weeks then places are decided by nights won and then matches won.
