Premier League Darts 2026 Roundup - Luke Littler survives Luke Humphries epic in one of the greatest PDC finals ever seen to win the title!

Luke Littler is the 2026 Premier League Darts champion after defeating Luke Humphries 11-10 in a stunning final at the O2 Arena in London, edging one of the great Finals Night matches after 17 long weeks of action.

The world number one averaged 111.67, hit 14 maximums and survived a ruthless defending champion performance from Humphries, who averaged 105.60 and forced a deciding leg after Littler had missed a match dart.

With Humphries unable to reach a double from 156 in the final leg, Littler stepped in to clean up 54 on tops and reclaim the Premier League crown.

It was the third year in a row that Littler and Humphries had met in the Premier League final. Littler won their 2024 showdown, Humphries struck back in 2025, and the latest chapter produced a genuine classic as both players traded 180s, ton-plus finishes, missed chances and emotional swings before Littler eventually crossed the line.

Littler arrived at the O2 as the clear leader from the regular league phase after another relentless Premier League campaign. Six nightly wins, 24 matches won and 43 points left him nine clear at the top of the table, underlining why so much of the 2026 season has been framed around the chasing pack trying to live with his pace.

Humphries’ route to London was far less straightforward. The defending champion spent much of the campaign fighting around the cut-off line rather than cruising above it, but his late surge changed the shape of his season. A run of four consecutive weekly finals, including his Night 15 win in Birmingham, carried him to third in the final table with 27 points and ensured he would get the chance to defend his title at the O2.

That set up a familiar final-night storyline. For the third year in a row, Littler and Humphries would meet in the Premier League final if both survived their semi-finals. Littler won the 2024 final, famously hitting a nine-darter on the way, before Humphries struck back in 2025 to complete darts’ Triple Crown by adding the Premier League title to his World Championship and World Matchplay crowns.

This time, they reached the title match from very different positions. Littler came in as the dominant league leader. Humphries came in as the champion who had been forced to fight for his place. By the time the final was set, though, the wider season had again narrowed to the same rivalry that has defined the Premier League’s biggest night across three straight years.

Humphries won the bull-up backstage and made the advantage count immediately, opening the final with a 180 before taking out D20 for a 13-dart hold. He then doubled his lead with an early break, wiring tops for a 151 finish but returning on D10 with Littler not on a finish.

Littler hit back quickly. After Humphries missed tops for a 3-0 lead and a 134 finish, the world number one punished with a 52 checkout on tops before levelling on D10. A 94 finish on D20 then gave Littler a 3-2 lead and a first break of throw.

The response from Humphries was brutal. He missed the bull for a 167 but returned to clean up 25 for 3-3, then produced one of the most outrageous finishing bursts seen in a Premier League final. A 134 checkout, a 112 finish on D20 and a 121 on the bull put him 6-3 ahead, before Littler replied with an 81 finish for an 11-darter to reach the interval 6-4 down.

The standard barely dipped after the break. Littler opened leg 11 with a maximum, added another later in the leg and finished 41 in two darts for another 11-darter. Humphries restored his two-leg lead on D10 after both players missed chances, but Littler punished missed darts from the defending champion in the next leg to close to 7-6.

From there, the final became a test of nerve as much as scoring power. Littler levelled at 7-7 with an 84 finish for yet another 11-dart leg, only for Humphries to edge back ahead on D10. Littler responded again, taking advantage of an off leg from Humphries to make it 8-8 in 13 darts.

Humphries moved 9-8 up after Littler missed D18 and D9, having earlier wired D16 for a showpiece 132 finish. Littler answered with a clinical 56 finish on D20, then produced one of the decisive legs of the final. He went seven perfect darts into a possible nine-darter, missed T17 with dart eight, but still completed a 10-darter to break throw and move 10-9 ahead.

The title was not done yet. Littler had a match dart at D20 from 64 in leg 20, but missed. Humphries showed all the steel of a defending champion, taking out 68 in two darts on D4 to force a deciding leg.

Humphries had the darts in the decider and both players opened with 140s, but when the defending champion failed to reach a double from 156, Littler had his chance. A 54 finish in three darts on D20 sealed an 11-10 victory, with both players visibly emotional at the end of a true Premier League classic.

Before the latest Littler-Humphries final could take shape, both players were pushed to the very edge by Welsh opponents who almost tore up the script.

Littler looked to have his semi-final against Price under control when he moved 9-4 ahead, but the match suddenly turned. Five missed match darts opened the door, and Price charged through it with one of the great late surges of this year’s Premier League. A 124 checkout on D11 broke throw for 9-8, before he wired the bull for another 124 in the next leg, returned to clean up 25 and forced a decider from five legs down.

The comeback still fell just short. Littler had the advantage of throw in the final leg, opened with a 180 and eventually pinned D16 to complete a 10-9 win. Price averaged 100.42 to Littler’s 98.47, but the table-topper survived the only number that mattered.

Humphries then had to survive a similar escape act against Clayton. The defending champion led 6-2 and missed two darts to go 7-2 up, only for Clayton to claw his way back into the contest. The Ferret moved ahead at 8-7 with a 10-dart hold, then punished more Humphries double trouble to go 9-7 in front.

Humphries found his response just in time. He broke on D8 to stay alive, produced a 121 finish to force a deciding leg, then survived a match dart from Clayton at D16 before returning to clean up 25 for another 10-9 win. By the end of two semi-finals, both finalists had been one leg from going home, and both had found just enough to keep the third straight Littler-Humphries Premier League final alive.