"To be top of the league after 11 nights is just a bonus" - Luke Littler exceeding his own expectations in debut Premier League Darts campaign

Night 12 sees the Premier League Darts travel to Rotterdam in the Netherlands tonight. For Luke Littler, a quarter-final against Michael Smith awaits.

"The bigger the arena, the better I play, so I'm really looking forward to tomorrow night," the teen sensation previewed in his press conference on Wednesday. "The first five or six weeks were tough, but I think I've really settled into the tournament now."

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With 12 of 16 nights already played, Littler is sitting pretty at the top of the table. Given that some people were concerned the 17-year-old wouldn't be ready for the week-in week-out rigours of the Premier League, it's an extremely impressive debut campaign.

"Coming into the Premier League, I thought if I made the O2 for Finals Night that would be a massive achievement, so to be top of the league after 11 nights is just a bonus," Littler assesses. "Michael [Smith] won't put too much pressure on himself but he knows he needs to win to keep up with the top four, and I just want to keep going."

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