PDC Form Guide Update: Luke Humphries tops Luke Littler as Michael van Gerwen recovery comes with clear weakness

Luke Humphries has moved clear at the top of the latest PDC Form Guide, with the former world champion leading Luke Littler despite the teenager’s recent Premier League Darts triumph.

The Form Guide, which measures the last 200 legs played by every PDC Tour Card holder, places Humphries first with a 103.31 average. Littler sits second on 99.90, ahead of Chris Dobey, Gerwyn Price and Rob Cross.

It is a striking snapshot of the current PDC landscape. Littler remains the sport’s biggest headline-maker and recently defeated Humphries in the Premier League Darts final with a spectacular 111.67 average, but the wider 200-leg sample still puts Humphries at the front of the field.

Humphries’ position at number one is built on relentless consistency rather than one explosive column. Littler has hit more 171-180 scores across the latest sample, with 83 compared to Humphries’ 58, and also has a slightly stronger checkout percentage at 45.19% to Humphries’ 41.61%.

Yet Humphries’ overall average of 103.31 gives him a clear advantage at the top of the guide. His ability to keep legs under control, punish missed chances and regularly finish in 15 darts or fewer has kept him ahead of the chasing pack, even after recent final defeats in the Premier League and on the World Series stage in Copenhagen.

Littler’s numbers are still formidable. Along with his 99.90 average, he has recorded 11 checkouts of 99, 101 or higher in the last 200 legs. That places him among the most dangerous players in the field when legs become chaotic or opponents leave the door open.

Chris Dobey is another major standout in third. His 98.62 average puts him ahead of Price, Cross, Wessel Nijman, Gary Anderson and Michael van Gerwen, while his 93 scores of 171-180 are the highest of anyone in the current top 10.

Price sits fourth with a 98.14 average and leads the entire top 10 for big finishes, taking out 16 checkouts of 99, 101 or higher. Cross follows in fifth on 98.09, with 15 big checkouts and a 42.29% doubles rate.

Double Percentage

Michael van Gerwen’s return to the top 10 comes after signs of improvement in recent weeks, including his victory at the 2026 Nordic Darts Masters. The Dutchman claimed his 18th World Series title in Copenhagen, but his place at eighth in the Form Guide shows there is still a gap to the very top performers.

Van Gerwen’s average across the last 200 legs has climbed to 97.41, placing him ahead of Jonny Clayton and Kevin Doets. His scoring level remains strong, with 79 scores of 171-180 and 11 big checkouts.

The obvious concern is on the doubles. Van Gerwen’s 36.44% checkout rate is the second-lowest figure in the current top 10, ahead only of Dobey’s 35.73%. For a player still capable of producing heavy scoring spells, that finishing inconsistency remains the clearest barrier between occasional title runs and regular domination at the biggest events.

There is also a strong Dutch presence around him. Nijman sits sixth with a 97.98 average and the best checkout percentage in the top 10 at 47.57%, while Doets completes the list in tenth with a 96.90 average, 82 scores of 171-180 and an impressive 41.26% on doubles.

Gary Anderson is seventh with a 97.64 average, while Clayton sits ninth on 97.24. Further down the wider form picture, Jeffrey de Graaf’s recent progress has also drawn attention after the Swedish-Dutch thrower claimed his second PDC title and continued to build momentum against high-level opposition.

For now, though, the headline belongs to Humphries. Littler may have landed the biggest recent blow on a televised stage, but across the latest 200-leg sample, Humphries remains the player setting the standard on the PDC Tour.

Ross Smith and Luke Woodhouse also show that success is not solely dependent on sky-high averages. Both rank highly in the form table thanks to their efficient leg-winning. Although their averages are not among the circuit’s very best, they often manage to win legs with relatively few darts. That makes them more effective at the moment than some players with higher averages. If Smith and Woodhouse can nudge their checkout rate a little higher, they could spring a major surprise at the World Matchplay.

The current form numbers thus paint an intriguing picture. Littler keeps winning trophies and posting spectacular averages, but on the stats it is Humphries who is setting the pace right now. At the same time, Van Gerwen appears to have found the upward track again, while the likes of De Graaf, Smith, and Woodhouse are staking a serious claim as challengers to the established order. The coming months therefore promise to be particularly compelling for darts fans.