Luke Humphries has significantly strengthened his lead in
Premier League Darts after winning his third consecutive weekly title in the Irish capital, Dublin.
Humphries began the eighth night of Premier League play with a 6-1 victory over Peter Wright, before beating Nathan Aspinall 6-4. In the final, Humphries won 6-2 over Michael Smith.
The reigning world champion now stands on 22 points. That is no less than seven more than number two
Michael van Gerwen. 'Mighty Mike' suffered his fourth consecutive defeat in the Premier League on Thursday night against Gerwyn Price.
However, Price still remains in seventh place with seven points. 'The Iceman' is further ahead of Nathan Aspinall (13 points), Michael Smith (13 points), Luke Littler (13 points) and Rob Cross (11 points). Peter Wright, with two points, is still the bottom of the league.
Standing Premier League Darts
Name | Weekly titles | Matches won | Legs balance | Legs won | Points |
Luke Humphries | 3 | 13 | +34 | 100 | 22 |
Michael van Gerwen | 3 | 9 | +3 | 71 | 15 |
Nathan Aspinall | 1 | 8 | -2 | 73 | 13 |
Michael Smith | 1 | 8 | -3 | 73 | 13 |
Luke Littler | 0 | 7 | +3 | 75 | 13 |
Rob Cross | 0 | 6 | 0 | 66 | 11 |
Gerwyn Price | 0 | 4 | -13 | 51 | 7 |
Peter Wright | 0 | 1 | -22 | 31 | 2 |