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Luke Littler & Luke Humphries 'A+', Gerwyn Price & Peter Wright 'F' - Premier League stars graded by Matthew Edgar and Laura Turner
PDCThursday, 30 May 2024 at 10:00
With the 2024 Premier League Darts campaign having reached its conclusion, it's time to review all the participants performances over the sixteen week league phase.
Sky Sports analysts Matthew Edgar and Laura Turner were present on the "Love the Darts" podcast to give their opinions on this year's eight contestants, starting with Luke Littler. "Won the league, won the title, nine-darter in the final, there's literally nothing you can mark him down on," says former PDC pro Edgar. "He has to be an A+."
Littler was too strong for Luke Humphries in the finals. "He too deserves an A+," PDC Women's Series star Turner says of the world champion on his Premier League debut. "In terms of actual performance, he's produced some amazing performances along the way. On debut as well, with the pressures of coming in as world champion and world number one. He's adjusted really well to the Premier League lifestyle."
This year's Premier League Darts final was between Luke Littler and Luke Humphries.
Michael van Gerwen finished third in the regular season this year and lost out in the semifinals of the playoffs against Humphries. "I mean he qualified. He had a decent campaign, he won a few nights and it's hard to mark him down on anything to be honest," Edgar reviews. "A little bit the same with Michael Smith," Turner adds. "The way he qualified and held himself together to get into the top 4 was very good."
Understandably, as they go further down the table, the reviews are slightly more critical, starting with 5th placed Nathan Aspinall. "Judging it against expectations I don't think he did too badly," Edgar says. "He started badly and a feeling like we had a Nathan Aspinall of two halves. And the second half was significantly better, meaning he almost made it to the playoffs.
"Rob Cross put in some wonderful performances, he just left it too late," analyses Turner. "It took him too long to get going and it just wasn't enough."
Finally, we have Gerwyn Price and Peter Wright, two former world champions who flattered to deceive this Premier League season, casting doubt as to whether they will even return next year. "What is it with Gerwyn Price in the Premier League? He just can't get to grips with it," Edgar questions. "The thing is he actually played well. But he always struggles to make the top 4. It's crazy."
"I don't think what we see from Peter Wright in the Premier League naturally reflects what level he's actually playing at," Turner concludes. "But, it's difficult to even give him a grade."
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- Am not outraged and as said above i dont like anyone from any country doing it to anyone from any country. Whoever is going for a double should have best of order.Mysstree17-11-2024
- Say what? It happens in other countries; Littler in January - this year (Holland), go and watch the evidence on YouTube. If it is going to be done to English players, then we are more than entitled to dish the same back when players face off in England. When it happened to Littler in Holland in January... where was your outrage then? ABE attitude.MrYnyslas197117-11-2024
- I dont like individuals or crowds trying to put any player off when they are trying to check out, how anyone can think its okay for the crowd to whistle or shout as someone is throwing for a double is beyond me but it does seem to have become part and parcel of the modern game. I no longer play now, darts is as good as dead at a local level round my way but when i did play many years ago, no matter how intense the rivalry you never shouted out or whistled when an opponent from the other team was throwing for a double.Mysstree17-11-2024
- The pundits glossing over the other factor at play in that match. They appear to be somewhat constrained in what they can say publicly.
UndartedWaters16-11-2024 - So, you don't like Littler, then? I was cheering him on, being a fellow Englishman. Honestly, some of us get far too offended nowadays. If you want to see crowd passion... watch a match when German and Dutch players face off... that can be just as bad if not worse for crowd noises. It happens, I have watched and heard Littler being jeered - Dirk van Duijvenbode in Holland, January this year. Where was your outrage then? Yes, I can clearly see what is going on here.MrYnyslas197116-11-2024