Postpublished at 22:53 British Summer Time 1 May
Bold prediction, Matt, but with Luke Littler you absolutely cannot rule it out!
Summary
Luke Littler creates history by winning record fifth night win in Premier League season
Result: Luke Littler 6-4 Michael van Gerwen in final
Semi-final results: Littler 6-5 Aspinall, Price 3-6 Van Gerwen
Quarter-final results: Littler 6-5 Bunting, Aspinall 6-3 Dobey, Humphries 5-6 Price, Cross 4-6 Van Gerwen
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Postpublished at 22:53 British Summer Time 1 May
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Littler vs MVG final, Littler wins 6-4 and hits a nine darter, mark my words!
Matt, West London
Postpublished at 22:49 British Summer Time 1 May
Littler v Van Gerwen
Luke Littler versus Michael van Gerwen is a repeat of the World Championship final, of course.
It's also a chance for Littler to right the wrongs of last week where he threw away a 4-0 lead to lose to the Dutchman in Liverpool.
Tonight's resultspublished at 22:45 British Summer Time 1 May
Six well-contested matches down, one to go...
Semi-finals
- Luke Littler 6-5 Nathan Aspinall
- Gerwyn Price 3-6 Michael van Gerwen
Quarter-finals
- Luke Littler 6-5 Stephen Bunting
- Nathan Aspinall 6-3 Chris Dobey
- Luke Humphries 5-6 Gerwyn Price
- Rob Cross 4-6 Michael van Gerwen
Postpublished at 22:41 British Summer Time 1 May
Result: Price 3-6 Van Gerwen
Michael van Gerwen ends with an average of 91.98 - and it would have been significantly higher but for some less than clinical finishing.
The same goes for Gerwyn Price's lacklustre 80.64.
The pair shared seven 180s - five of them for MVG - but were a combined nine for 48 on the doubles.
Van Gerwen was six of 22 for 27.3%, Price three of 16 for 18.8%. Not pretty.
MVG sets up final against Littlerpublished at 22:37 British Summer Time 1 May
BreakingPrice 3-6 Van Gerwen
Match darts come and go for Michael van Gerwen - seven of them, in fact - but he finishes it off eventually!
The Green Machine shakes off misses on tops, double 10 and double five to hit double two.
A superb display from Van Gerwen... right up until he had darts at double to break.
Regardless, he will end the night in the top four and has a chance to claim his first nightly win of the year.
Postpublished at 22:33 British Summer Time 1 May
Price 3-5 Van Gerwen
If Michael van Gerwen continues to dominant like this on throw then those misses to break won't matter.
He quickly moves clear of Gerwyn Price in the leg and despite a couple more missed doubles, hits double two to close in on the final.
One more leg will do it for Mighty Mike.
Postpublished at 22:32 British Summer Time 1 May
Price 3-4 Van Gerwen
Another big chance to get the double break goes begging for Michael van Gerwen.
Three darts at tops miss the mark and Gerwyn Price holds throw with his 17th dart of the leg. On double two.
Just how he planned it, I'm sure...
Postpublished at 22:30 British Summer Time 1 May
Price 2-4 Van Gerwen
Mark Webster
Former BDO world champion on Sky SportsMichael van Gerwen looks in the mood.
Postpublished at 22:30 British Summer Time 1 May
Price 2-4 Van Gerwen
Michael van Gerwen would no doubt like another break but having got one, the main thing is holding throw.
He's doing that comfortably at the moment.
Double six for a 12-darter.
Price takes out 110published at 22:29 British Summer Time 1 May
Price 2-3 Van Gerwen
Pressure on... and Gerwyn Price delivers!
Michael van Gerwen only gets 28 when needing 82 but even so Gezzy has 110 to stop the Dutchman having another opportunity.
Treble 19, 13, tops and Price is back to within one.
Postpublished at 22:26 British Summer Time 1 May
Price 1-3 Van Gerwen
Mark Webster
Former BDO world champion on Sky SportsThis is very business-like from Michael van Gerwen so far tonight.
MVG takes out 118published at 22:26 British Summer Time 1 May
Price 1-3 Van Gerwen
Michael van Gerwen restores that two-leg lead.
After a 180 leaves him a 118 checkout, he calmly takes it out.
No big celebration after hitting tops, he knows there is work still to be done.
Postpublished at 22:24 British Summer Time 1 May
Price 1-2 Van Gerwen
That's better from Gerwyn Price.
The Welshman hits his first 180, again establishes a big lead in the leg and this time finds double top at the first time of asking.
It's a 13-darter for Price as well.
Postpublished at 22:23 British Summer Time 1 May
Price 0-2 Van Gerwen
No such problems for Michael van Gerwen after a similarly dominant leg on throw.
The Dutchman finds the bed of double 10 for a 13-dart hold.
MVG breakspublished at 22:22 British Summer Time 1 May
Price 0-1 Van Gerwen
Wow. An absolute steal for Michael van Gerwen.
Gerwyn Price bosses this leg on throw, races down to a finish but then can't hit a double.
Five misses on the outer ring before MVG hits tops to break.
Postpublished at 22:19 British Summer Time 1 May
Price v Van Gerwen
The crowd in Birmingham aren't concerned by the prospect of a late night as they chant Michael van Gerwen's name to the tune of Seven Nation Army.
If the Dutchman needed any more motivation tonight, defeat for Nathan Aspinall means MVG will move back into the top four with a win over Gerwyn Price.
Meanwhile, Price can put a four-point gap between himself and MVG in fifth should be triumph.
Postpublished at 22:14 British Summer Time 1 May
With all these final-leg deciders, it's going to be a late one tonight in Birmingham!
Next up it's Gerwyn Price against Michael van Gerwen, playing for the right to face Luke Littler in the final.
Postpublished at 22:11 British Summer Time 1 May
Result: Littler 6-5 Aspinall
A remarkable seven 180s in the match for Luke Littler as he finishes with an average of 96.56.
That's marginally down on Nathan Aspinall's 98.16 and The Asp was also more efficient on the doubles - 50% to Littler's 35.3%.
But it's the world champion through to the final with the chance to claim a record-breaking fifth nightly win.
Littler through to the final!published at 22:08 British Summer Time 1 May
BreakingLittler 6-5 Aspinall
Image source, PA MediaLuke Littler gets the break of throw to win the deciding leg!
The leg was there for Nathan Aspinall but loose darts at key times cost him.
He had a shot at 124 for the match but failed to give himself a look at double.
Littler duly hits double 10 and he goes into his seventh final - and first for five weeks.