Clayton beats Littler in Rotterdam to extend lead

April 17, 2026 No Comments

Clayton beats Littler in Rotterdam to extend leadImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Jonny Clayton claimed his fourth nightly win of this year’s Premier LeagueBySam DruryBBC Sport journalistPublished9 minutes agoJonny Clayton delighted the Rotterdam crowd as he beat Luke Littler 6-4 to extend his lead at the top of the Premier League table.The Welshman kept his cool during an early blitz from Littler in the final and came through to claim back-to-back nightly wins and his fourth of the year.Littler was booed throughout the night following his exchange with Dutch favourite Gian van Veen in Manchester two weeks ago but shrugged it off to reach the final.

But having beaten Gerwyn Price in the quarter-finals and held off a fight back from world number two Luke Humphries to win a thrilling semi-final 6-5, Clayton proved a challenge too far.

Clayton is now five points clear of second-placed Littler but the world champion has an 11-point buffer to fifth and both men are all-but assured of a place at the O2 Arena for finals night.

Dutch duo fall in quarter-finals

In contrast to the hostile reception for Littler, Dutch duo Van Veen and Michael van Gerwen were roared on to the stage by the fans in Rotterdam.

However, the pair were unable to deliver in front of their home crowd with Van Veen out of sorts against a much-improved Humphries as the Englishman claimed a comfortable 6-2 win.

That took the defending champion above Van Veen into fifth and to within three points of Van Gerwen in the final play-off place.

Van Gerwen had the chance to extend that gap to five but he was swept aside by Clayton, a 6-2 triumph for the Welshman leaving the Dutch fans stunned and keeping the race for the top four in the balance.

Had Humphries completed his comeback against Littler in the semis, it could have been even tighter.

Stephen Bunting still has hope of qualifying despite a 6-1 loss to Rock, in which he found himself 4-0 down despite averaging 114 as a result of the Northern Irishman starting with four from four on the doubles.

Price stays third despite a second quarter-final exit in as many weeks.

Premier League Darts night 11 results

Rotterdam Ahoy

Quarter-finals

Luke Littler 6-3 Gerwyn Price

Gian van Veen 2-6 Luke Humphries

Michael van Gerwen 2-6 Jonny Clayton

Stephen Bunting 1-6 Josh Rock

Semi-finals

Luke Littler 6-5 Luke Humphries

Jonny Clayton 6-5 Josh Rock

Final

Luke Littler 4-6 Jonny Clayton

Premier League Darts table 2026

Premier League darts week 12 fixtures

Thursday, 23 April – M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool

Quarter-finals

Gian van Veen v Gerwyn Price

Stephen Bunting v Jonny Clayton

Josh Rock v Michael van Gerwen

Luke Humphries v Luke Littler

Premier League Darts format and points system

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 one to seven and 9-15, with week eight and week 16 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 28 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.

If players are level on points after the 16 weeks then places are decided by nights won and then matches won.

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