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    Luke Littler reveals he almost quit Premier League Darts because of crowd reaction to him

    May 29, 2026No Comments3 Mins Read
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    An emotional Luke Littler wipes away tears after beating Luke Humphries to win  the 2026 Premier League Darts
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    For the third year in a row, Littler finished top of the Premier League standings.

    He went on to reach the final for the third consecutive year and has won the title in two of them.

    He set a new record for night wins in the league phase in 2025 and matched that tally of six in 2026.

    Despite that, Littler said he felt like he did not want to “go to the next Premier League night”.

    He added: “Tonight was one of those wins where I had to get it done. Even sat at home, I didn’t want to go out. I didn’t want to go to the next Premier League night but we’ve done it.

    “We’ve all got feelings, not just as dart players, we’re humans. I can’t believe I’ve won.”

    The current Premier League format lasts 17 weeks if you reach finals night and sees players travel across the UK, Republic of Ireland and Europe to play every Thursday during the league phase.

    The event only features eight players – the world’s four top-ranked players and four players who are invited by the Professional Darts Corporation – and runs alongside ProTour events.

    Sky Sports pundit Wayne Mardle highlighted how former world champions Gerwyn Price and Phil Taylor have felt a similar strain to Littler in the past.

    He said: “It is not a rarity for the Premier League to become too much. Week after week, it is an endurance test.

    “Sometimes you can feel down and if you feel down, you become mentally weaker.

    “We know how strong Luke Littler is mentally but when you are feeling like you’re public enemy number one, you can feel like you don’t want to turn up, but he did turn up and this is now the by-product of turning up.”

    Despite coming close to leaving the competition, Littler’s dominance in the sport continues to grow.

    His victory means he has added the Premier League to his World Championship title, World Masters and UK Open successes this year.

    Littler holds seven of the eight ranking titles that the Professional Darts Corporation have, plus the Premier League.

    “There is a point in everyone’s career when they are at their peak – we don’t know if this is his peak but we know this is peak level because Michael van Gerwen and Phil Taylor’s peak was this kind of standard,” added Mardle.

    “We’re assuming he must be near his peak and it is good enough time and time again. There are no weaknesses really.”

    Among the next things for Littler to tick off is glory alongside Luke Humphries for England in June’s World Cup of Darts.

    If the pair play anything like they did in London on Thursday night, you wouldn’t bet against them.

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