Summary

  • Night seven of Premier League Darts in Nottingham

  • Luke Humphries beats Nathan Aspinall 6-3 in final to go top of Premier League table

  • Aspinall beat Luke Littler 6-3 in semi-final, Humphries defeated Peter Wright 6-1

  1. Humphries holdspublished at 19:58 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March

    Humphries 2-1 Smith

    A comfortable hold for Luke Humphries.

    "Cool Hand" hits tops to seal it. We're still on throw.

  2. Smith levelspublished at 19:56 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March

    Humphries 1-1 Smith

    Michael Smith throws a dartImage source, PA Media

    Another 180 for Luke Humphries but Michael Smith responds in kind.

    Bully Boy gets to a finish first and eventually hits double five to draw level.

  3. Postpublished at 19:55 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March

    Humphries 1-0 Smith

    Mark Webster
    Former BDO world champion on Sky Sports

    Michael won't be overly concerned, it wasn't against the darts, but he'll know how quickly these games can get away from you.

  4. Humphries holdspublished at 19:54 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March

    Humphries 1-0 Smith

    Luke Humphries misses a few darts at double but eventually secures the hold by hitting double four.

    Slow start from Michael Smith. He'll hope to get himself going when he has the darts in the next leg.

  5. Postpublished at 19:53 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March

    Humphries 0-0 Smith

    Luke Humphries walks to the stageImage source, PA Media

    Luke Humphries has the darts and starts where he left off last week - a 180 to begin.

  6. Postpublished at 19:51 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March

    Humphries v Smith

    Michael Smith's walk-on song 'Shut Up and Dance' by Walk the Moon always gets the crowd going - and tonight in Nottingham is no different.

    I'd say it gets a bit more than 'Cake by the Ocean' by Dnce - Luke Humphries' song of choice - but there isn't much in it.

  7. Postpublished at 19:50 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March

    Humphries v Smith

    Luke Humphries, who won night six in Brighton, speaking to Sky Sports: "I don't feel any different, a bit more confident in myself.

    "My performances in the past two or three weeks have been a better standard.

    "Getting that first night win under your belt makes you more comfortable and more relaxed and I want to follow it up tonight."

  8. Quarter-final #2published at 19:48 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March

    Luke Humphries v Michael Smith

    Luke Humphries and Michael Smith graphicImage source, BBC/PA Media

    Fresh from his first weekly win in Brighton, Luke Humphries faces the man he succeeded as world champion and beat in last week's final, Michael Smith.

    Humphries could go top of the table with another weekly win and if he shows the form he did last week, he has every chance.

    Smith may have lost in the final, but last week was also a welcome return to form for the 2023 world champ.

    Bully Boy had suffered three quarter-final exits in a row prior to that.

    He'll be hoping to add another weekly win after his success on the opening night in Cardiff.

  9. Postpublished at 19:47 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March

    Result: Wright 6-5 Price

    Some excellent scoring with both players hitting five 180s.

    Gerwyn Price had 11 140-plus visits as well and averaged 103.33 but it wasn't enough.

    He hit just 20.8% of his darts at double and Peter Wright capitalised.

    The Scot averaged 96.69 but had the advantage in terms of checkout percentage with 35.3% and that saw him through to the semis.

    Peter Wright shakes hands with Gerwyn PriceImage source, PA Media
  10. Wright is off the mark!published at 19:43 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March
    Breaking

    Wright 6-5 Price

    Peter Wright wins!

    After six losses to start the season - and nine Premier League defeats in a row all told - Snakebite gets over the line.

    A dominant leg and he recovers from a nervy dart at tops to hit double 10.

    He is off the mark at last.

  11. Postpublished at 19:41 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March

    Wright 5-5 Price

    Dan Dawson
    Commentator on Sky Sports

    You get that fortune and you need to capitalise on it, because if you don't, nobody will be remember that bit of fortune.

  12. Wright forces a deciding legpublished at 19:41 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March

    Wright 5-5 Price

    Gerwyn Price comes so close to winning it in style with the big fish. He misses the bull, though!

    Peter Wright misses tops for a 120 checkout but Price then misses two more darts at double!

    That's the chance Wright needs, he hits tops and we're going to a decider.

    Peter Wright celebratesImage source, PA Media
  13. Price one leg from victorypublished at 19:38 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March

    Wright 4-5 Price

    Gerwyn Price throws his arms up in frustration after missing tops once again.

    Thankfully, Peter Wright is lagging well behind so he gets another go and misses on the inside before hitting double 10.

    Trouble again for Snakebite. He needs to break to avoid a seventh Premier League loss in a row this season.

  14. All squarepublished at 19:36 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March

    Wright 4-4 Price

    A sigh of relief from Gerwyn Price as he hits double 20 at the second attempt for a comfortable hold.

    They're level again.

  15. Wright holds... justpublished at 19:35 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March

    Wright 4-3 Price

    Peter Wright hits a 180, his fourth, and the eighth of the match.

    Neither player is enjoying themselves on the doubles, though.

    Wright gives Price a chance at tops after missing two at double 16 but the Welshman can't convert.

    Snakebite eventually hits that double 16 to edge ahead.

    First to six wins, remember.

  16. Price levels it uppublished at 19:32 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March

    Wright 3-3 Price

    Gerwyn Price celebratesImage source, PA Media

    The scoring has been fantastic throughout this match, the finishing less so.

    Gerwyn Price has really struggled on the doubles but he gets tops at the third attempt to level it up.

  17. Wright holdspublished at 19:30 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March

    Wright 3-2 Price

    A hold at last!

    Peter Wright gets it with a checkout of nine... moments after Gerwyn Price had missed tops for a 125 finish.

  18. Postpublished at 19:29 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March

    Wright 2-2 Price

    Dan Dawson
    Commentator on Sky Sports

    If these two could finish, the numbers would be ridiculous.

  19. Four breaks on the spinpublished at 19:29 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March

    Wright 2-2 Price

    So close to big finishes from Gerwyn Price and Peter Wright.

    Price is a whisker away from hitting bull for a 164 before Wright narrowly misses out on a 153.

    But the Welshman makes a mess of his next visit and Wright nips in for another break.

    Peter Wright throws a dartImage source, PA Media
  20. Price breaks againpublished at 19:27 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March

    Wright 1-2 Price

    Another dart at double goes astray for Gerwyn Price. This time it's double eight.

    However, Peter Wright can't make him pay and Price is back to hit double four.

    A third straight break to start this match.