Post by bluetornados on Mar 28, 2024 23:58:10 GMT
Premier League Darts Comes to Belfast on Night 9...Tonight sees us move into the second half of the Premier League Darts group stage.
All quarter-finals and semi-finals, plus the final, are the best of 11 legs.
Quarter-finals
Luke Humphries v Luke Littler
Michael Smith v Michael van Gerwen
Nathan Aspinall v Gerwyn Price
Rob Cross v Peter Wright
Quarter-final 1 - Luke Humphries v Luke Littler
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Littler wins to progress - Luke Humphries 5-6 Luke Littler
Quarter-final 2 - Michael Smith v Michael van Gerwen
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Van Gerwen wins to set up Littler semi-final - Result: Michael Smith 4-6 Michael van Gerwen
Quarter-final 3 - Nathan Aspinall v Gerwyn Price
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Aspinall wins decider to progress - Nathan Aspinall 6-5 Gerwyn Price
Quarter-final 4 - Rob Cross v Peter Wright
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Wright wins - Result: Rob Cross 3-6 Peter Wright
The two semi-finals - and the final that follows - are the best of 11 legs:
Luke Littler v Michael van Gerwen
Nathan Aspinall v Peter Wright
Semi-final 1 - Luke Littler v Michael van Gerwen
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Littler into the final - Result: Luke Littler 6-3 Michael van Gerwen
Semi-Final 2 - Nathan Aspinall v Peter Wright
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Aspinall sets up final against Littler - Result: Nathan Aspinall 6-2 Peter Wright
Premier League - The Final - Luke Littler v Nathan Aspinall
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Luke Littler 1-0 Nathan Aspinall
Luke Littler 1-1 Nathan Aspinall
Luke Littler 1-2 Nathan Aspinall
Luke Littler 1-3 Nathan Aspinall
Luke Littler 2-3 Nathan Aspinall
Luke Littler 3-3 Nathan Aspinall
Luke Littler 4-3 Nathan Aspinall
Luke Littler 5-3 Nathan Aspinall
Luke Littler 5-4 Nathan Aspinall
Luke Littler 6-4 Nathan Aspinall
Littler wins in Belfast - Result: Luke Littler 6-4 Nathan Aspinall
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Luke Littler, speaking to Sky Sports: "I'm happy to win, it's my first one. As people may have seen, I've changed my throw, just to take that little bit of extra time and then release the next two. I've put more practice in and it has paid off."
On facing Nathan Aspinall in the final: "Me and Nathan get on very well and as soon as he won his semi-final, I went 'let's go'. I'm just happy to win my first night."
Is the new throw due to rushing or being more comfortable? "It is either of the two, sometimes I'm rushing and then obviously I put more practice in tonight and it has paid off, it takes that little bit of time off before I release my next dart."
What made him decide to do more practice? "I had a good practice game with Rob Cross before I came out tonight, we both had over 100 average and I said to Rob 'cheers for the game' but it got me up for it, I practised well and I'm glad I bought it on here."
Winning in his second Premier League final: "In Berlin I missed the two at double 10, I tried to compose myself but it didn't work. I had a watch back before. I'm glad to win and that it was against a good friend in Nath."
Managing schedule outside of Premier League: "That's all I've got to do. If you don't enjoy it, you won't perform or play well."
Atmospheres of Premier League: "As soon as I got the call-up, I knew every arena had 5,000 or 10,000 plus. I can't wait for next week in Manchester. I can't wait, I know I've got Michael van Gerwen in the first round. Obviously, Nath will enjoy it in his hometown, it's close to my home and I can't wait."
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All quarter-finals and semi-finals, plus the final, are the best of 11 legs.
Quarter-finals
Luke Humphries v Luke Littler
Michael Smith v Michael van Gerwen
Nathan Aspinall v Gerwyn Price
Rob Cross v Peter Wright
Quarter-final 1 - Luke Humphries v Luke Littler
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Littler wins to progress - Luke Humphries 5-6 Luke Littler
Quarter-final 2 - Michael Smith v Michael van Gerwen
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Van Gerwen wins to set up Littler semi-final - Result: Michael Smith 4-6 Michael van Gerwen
Quarter-final 3 - Nathan Aspinall v Gerwyn Price
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Aspinall wins decider to progress - Nathan Aspinall 6-5 Gerwyn Price
Quarter-final 4 - Rob Cross v Peter Wright
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Wright wins - Result: Rob Cross 3-6 Peter Wright
The two semi-finals - and the final that follows - are the best of 11 legs:
Luke Littler v Michael van Gerwen
Nathan Aspinall v Peter Wright
Semi-final 1 - Luke Littler v Michael van Gerwen
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Littler into the final - Result: Luke Littler 6-3 Michael van Gerwen
Semi-Final 2 - Nathan Aspinall v Peter Wright
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Aspinall sets up final against Littler - Result: Nathan Aspinall 6-2 Peter Wright
Premier League - The Final - Luke Littler v Nathan Aspinall
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Luke Littler 1-0 Nathan Aspinall
Luke Littler 1-1 Nathan Aspinall
Luke Littler 1-2 Nathan Aspinall
Luke Littler 1-3 Nathan Aspinall
Luke Littler 2-3 Nathan Aspinall
Luke Littler 3-3 Nathan Aspinall
Luke Littler 4-3 Nathan Aspinall
Luke Littler 5-3 Nathan Aspinall
Luke Littler 5-4 Nathan Aspinall
Luke Littler 6-4 Nathan Aspinall
Littler wins in Belfast - Result: Luke Littler 6-4 Nathan Aspinall
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Luke Littler, speaking to Sky Sports: "I'm happy to win, it's my first one. As people may have seen, I've changed my throw, just to take that little bit of extra time and then release the next two. I've put more practice in and it has paid off."
On facing Nathan Aspinall in the final: "Me and Nathan get on very well and as soon as he won his semi-final, I went 'let's go'. I'm just happy to win my first night."
Is the new throw due to rushing or being more comfortable? "It is either of the two, sometimes I'm rushing and then obviously I put more practice in tonight and it has paid off, it takes that little bit of time off before I release my next dart."
What made him decide to do more practice? "I had a good practice game with Rob Cross before I came out tonight, we both had over 100 average and I said to Rob 'cheers for the game' but it got me up for it, I practised well and I'm glad I bought it on here."
Winning in his second Premier League final: "In Berlin I missed the two at double 10, I tried to compose myself but it didn't work. I had a watch back before. I'm glad to win and that it was against a good friend in Nath."
Managing schedule outside of Premier League: "That's all I've got to do. If you don't enjoy it, you won't perform or play well."
Atmospheres of Premier League: "As soon as I got the call-up, I knew every arena had 5,000 or 10,000 plus. I can't wait for next week in Manchester. I can't wait, I know I've got Michael van Gerwen in the first round. Obviously, Nath will enjoy it in his hometown, it's close to my home and I can't wait."
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