Humphries beaten despite nine-dart finish in Brighton

World number one Luke Humphries hit the first Premier League nine-darter of 2025 but was beaten by Rob Cross.

Humphries hit two 180s before a 141 checkout on night five in Brighton to go 2-0 ahead.

The 30-year-old, who was seeking his third nightly win of the campaign, ended up losing 6-4 in the quarter-finals to his fellow Englishman.

It was the 17th perfect leg in the Premier League since its inception in 2005.

Semi-finals

Michael van Gerwen v Luke Littler

Rob Cross v Nathan Aspinall

Quarter-finals

Gerwyn Price 3-6 Michael van Gerwen

Luke Littler 6-5 Chris Dobey

Rob Cross 6-4 Luke Humphries

Premier League Darts is played across 16 initial weeks in the league stage with quarter-finals, semi-finals and a final each night.

Each of the eight players is guaranteed to face the other seven in the quarter-finals in weeks 1-7 and 9-15, with weeks 8 and 16’s fixtures done off the table. It means we will get fourth v fifth in Sheffield on the final league-stage night, with the play-off spots potentially on the line.

Players earn two points per quarter-final win, an additional point if they win their semi-final and five for winning the night.

The top four players after the group stage progress to the play-off night at London’s O2 Arena on 23 May, with first facing fourth and second against third in a best-of-19-leg match. The final, which is the best of 21 legs, follows.

Nottingham, 13 March, 19: 00 GMT

Luke Humphries v Luke Littler

Rob Cross v Chris Dobey

Stephen Bunting v Gerwyn Price