Gerwyn Price beats Nathan Aspinall 6-3 to win night three of Premier League Darts in Dublin
Semi-final results: Luke Humphries 3-6 Gerwyn Price & Nathan Aspinall 6-3 Michael van Gerwen
Quarter-final results: Luke Humphries 6-4 Stephen Bunting, Gerwyn Price 6-4 Luke Littler, Rob Cross 3-6 Nathan Aspinall, Michael van Gerwen 6-4 Chris Dobey
Humphries & Littler won opening two nights in Belfast & Glasgow respectively
Price 4-1 Littler
Despite Luke Littler's multiple 180s, this game has so far been all about Gerwyn Price.
Back on his throw, Luke Littler needs to take 160 to peg Price back, who waits on 24 after a superb treble 19.
Littler can't get it to go and at the third attempt, Price goes 4-1 up on double 12.
Price 3-1 Littler
Wayne Mardle
Former World Championship semi-finalist on Sky Sports
Over this format that feels like a big moment, but remember that Rob Cross was 5-1 up on Luke Littler last week and couldn't get it done.
Price 3-1 Littler
Against the throw, a 140 from Luke Littler gets down to a finish first at 121 but again, he is without a treble.
Gerwyn Price comes back on 130 for the leg. The first two darts set up bull, but the last is in a different poscode to the centre of the board.
Price is allowed back and on his return, doubles his lead on double six.
Price 2-1 Littler
Glen Durrant
Former Premier League champion on Sky Sports
Luke Littler is giving Gerwyn Price opportunities. It's a good game.
Price 2-1 Littler
Image source, Getty ImagesWayne Mardle is not wrong, Luke Littler's darts have either been perfect or poor.
After two treble-less visits, he finds his fourth 180 in three legs.
The crowd are giving Gerwyn Price plenty of support. Price gets six darts at 122 for a break of throw, with the first leaving double 12.
Price misses the lot! Two over and one under.
At 91, Littler goes bull, one, 20 and Price returns for a break at double six.
Price 1-1 Littler
Wayne Mardle
Former World Championship semi-finalist on Sky Sports
Luke Littler is having some stinkers here. He's hit three maximums but apart from that he's been all over the shop. It's been a load of dross. Weird.
Price 1-1 Littler
The maximums are flying in!
Gerwyn Price has already found his first after a 170 in the previous leg.
A poor leg from Luke Littler is soon made up for somewhat by his third 180 of the match.
From 80, Price finds treble 20 but misses two darts at double 10, but he will come back.
On his return, Price splits the 10s and levels up with his second attempt at double five.
Price 0-1 Littler
Wayne Mardle
Former World Championship semi-finalist on Sky Sports
This is what Luke Littler does to you. He holds his throw and then you feel the pressure in your first three darts on throw.
Price 0-1 Littler
How many visits does Luke Littler need to get his first 180 of the night? Two.
Two visits later, he finds another to leave a visit at double 20.
After a 170 from Gerwyn Price, Littler splits the 20s and 10s before holding throw on double five.
Price 0-0 Littler
Image source, Getty ImagesAs he is used to, wherever he is playing darts around the world, Luke Littler gets a great reception on his way to the stage.
Gerwyn Price shares a joke with him once he gets there and as Price throws some practice darts, Littler joins the crowd in chanting "Gerwyn Gerwyn Price."
Littler to throw first, game on!
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VoiceOfTheMysterons: Stephen Bunting hasn't played anywhere near Peter Wright levels of Premier League poorly over the first three weeks, but at the same time he's still not quite playing well *enough* at the absolutely key moments.
Price v Littler
Gerwyn Price talking to Sky Sports: "I wouldn't say that [I'm a bogeyman for Littler]. Once you get a win over certain players, you can just feel comfortable.
"It doesn't matter who I play against, I know if I play my A-game I can win, but it is going to be tough today.
"Hopefully I'll play out of skin and he'll play rubbish. I know it will be tough, it is very rare that he plays badly."
Price v Littler
Image source, Getty ImagesNext up, Gerwyn Price is in action against defending Premier League and world champion Luke Littler.
Price reached the semi-final last week after a win over Nathan Aspinall but was beaten by Luke Humphries.
Littler, 18, picked up his first night win of the season a week ago with a 6-5 win over Humphries in the Glasgow final.
Despite Littler's superb rise to becoming world champion, each of his last four meetings with Price have ended in a defeat, including a 6-5 loss in the Players Championship nine days ago.
Image source, Getty ImagesMost wins: Seven - Michael van Gerwen, six - Phil Taylor
Price v Littler (19:45 GMT)
Laura Turner
Ex-Women's World Championship quarter-finalist on Sky Sports
Luke Littler has unbelievable numbers but it is the consistency. Even in defeat he is getting huge numbers. Players know they are going to have to raise their game to get past him.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe Premier League isn't the only show in town this Thursday night - it is also World Seniors Championship week!
Former World Championship runner-up Simon Whitlock has already been knocked out in the first round, but John Part and Tony O'Shea are among the players to progress.
The final matches in the opening round are under way with the following players in action:
Result: Humphries 6-4 Bunting
Image source, Getty ImagesLuke Humphries is still showing frustrations after missing a single 14. He knows he's much better than that.
Needing a hold of throw to win the match, Humphries gets down to a finish first, but sees a dart bounce out of treble 20.
Cool Hand will get three darts at 57 for the match.
17, 20, double 10. He takes the match.
Luke Littler or Gerwyn Price await in the semi-finals.
Humphries 5-4 Bunting
Stephen Bunting simply has to win three legs in a row to avoid a third straight quarter-final exit.
A 180 and 140 in back-to-back visits get him down to a finish first at 121.
Bunting takes 105 of them to leave double eight and he is gifted a return after a stray single 11 from Luke Humphries.
The Bullet misses the first two darts at the eights, but the third creeps in and he remains in the match.
Humphries 5-3 Bunting
The issue with Luke Humphries, for Stephen Bunting that is, is just how good he is.
As Stephen Bunting gains some momentum, a 180 from Cool Hand soon shifts the momentum.
He has six darts at 122 and almost sees it off in three, going over at the double 20.
The tops chance is split, but Humphries pins double 10 for the leg.
Humphries 4-3 Bunting
Rod Studd
Commentator on Sky Sports
Now it is a case of attack, attack, attack for Stephen Bunting!