Dutch Darts Masters final LIVE: Michael van Gerwen beats Luke Littler - as it happened

Summary

Michael van Gerwen beats Luke Littler 8-6 to win Dutch Masters on home soil
Van Gerwen avenges defeat to 17-year-old at last week's Bahrain Masters
Both players return to action when Premier League Darts begins on Thursday
Semi-final results: Van Gerwen 7-4 Van Veen, Littler 7-4 Price
Quarter-final results: Littler 6-5 Humphries, Price 6-3 Doets, Van Gerwen 6-5 Van Barneveld, Van Veen 6-3 Noppert

Live Reporting

Sam Drury and Charlotte Coates

Price breaks backpublished at 18:54 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January
Price 2-2 Doets
A 180 from Gerwyn Price is met with a maximum from Kevin Doets. The Dutchman is fired up for this.
Doets misses tops for an 80 checkout before Price lands a dart in double four for the leg.
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Stuart Pyke
Darts commentator on ITV
Gerwyn Price will possibly feel that he should be 3-0 up but, all of a sudden, he finds himself 2-1 down.
One out of nine on the doubles for the Welshman.
Brilliant from Doetspublished at 18:53 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January
Price 1-2 Doets
So close to the big fish from Gerwyn Price! He hits the wire on the bull.
Kevin Doets hits him where it hurts and takes the lead in the match.
This one is going to be a cracker.
Doets fires backpublished at 18:52 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January
Price 1-1 Doets
Gerwyn Price should be 2-0 up right now, but perhaps a bit of tension is in the Welshman as his dart at double drops low.
Kevin Doets makes no mistake and levels the contest by nailing the doubling on the first attempt.
Price takes first legpublished at 18:48 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January
Price 1-0 Doets
Gerwyn Price takes an early lead. He had a chance to take out 80, but missed a single at double top.
He made no mistake next time round and takes the first leg.
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Price 0-0 Doets
We're underway and it's Gerwyn Price to throw first.
He hits 83 and Kevin Doets follows with a maximum.
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Price v Doets
Image source, Kelly Deckers/PDC
Former world champ Gerwyn Price comes out to Ice Ice Baby by Vanilla Ice.
Fair to say there's a few boos.
Here come the playerspublished at 18:44 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January
Price v Doets
Kevin Doets is making his walk to the stage to the sound of Rock and Roll All Nite by Kiss.
The Netherlands crowd seem to be loving it anyway.
Up nextpublished at 18:41 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January
Price v Doets
We are spoilt tonight as Gerwyn Price is on next and he will take on Kevin Doets for a spot in the semi-finals to take on Luke Littler.
Littler beat Price in the Bahrain Masters last week.
Another semi-final for Littlerpublished at 18:38 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January
Wow, the darts! Brilliant from Luke Littler to overcome Luke Humphries and continue on the path for his second PDC title.
Littler's semi-final should be about 20:15 GMT. The final, if he reaches it, is currently set for 22:00 GMT.
Littler wins - he has his revenge!published at 18:34 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January
Breaking
Littler 6-5 Humphries
Luke Littler wins it in style!
He takes out 88, finishing with a bullseye to beat world champion Luke Humphries.
That is something approaching revenge for his defeat in the World Championship final.
We're going to a one-leg decider...published at 18:32 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January
Littler 5-5 Humphries
Big chance for Luke Littler... but he misses three darts for the match on the wire!
Luke Humphries keeps his cool and hits double 10 to take this to a one-leg shootout...
Littler one leg away...published at 18:30 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January
Littler 5-4 Humphries
Fantastic from Luke Littler.
Three treble 19s give him a 36 finish. He then goes 16, double 10 and retakes the lead!
He's one away from the semi-finals.
Postpublished at 18:29 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January
Dan Dawson
Darts commentator on ITV
The rivalry between these two will go for many, many years.
Littler breaks to levelpublished at 18:29 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January
Littler 4-4 Humphries
Image source, Kelly Deckers/PDC
Boos from the crowd as Luke Littler, with a bit advantage and a 170 checkout, hits two treble 20s but then opts against going for the bull to finish.
He knows he has time and comes back to finish it off on his next visit.
We are level again.
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Littler 3-4 Humphries
Stuart Pyke
Darts commentator on ITV
Back in business for Littler, but it's still advantage Humphries with that break of throw.
Littler hits backpublished at 18:28 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January
Littler 3-4 Humphries
Back-to-back 180s give Luke Littler a chance for a second nine-darter in as many weeks.
No joy this time but he has a strong lead in the leg and duly finishes it off to move back to within one.
Four in a row for Humphriespublished at 18:26 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January
Littler 2-4 Humphries
Image source, Kelly Deckers/PDC
He's enjoying himself now.
Luke Humphries takes out 108 for a 4-2 lead.
No smile yet but he's in control.
Humphries edges aheadpublished at 18:24 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January
Littler 2-3 Humphries
Superb from Luke Humphries.
He's finding his rhythm and has won three legs on the spin, sealing this one with an 83 checkout.
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Littler 2-2 Humphries
Stuart Pyke
Darts commentator on ITV
It's not hitting the heights yet but there's little glimpses of the form they both showed at the Ally Pally a few weeks ago.