“Time is running out” for Luke Humphries, according to Sky Sports’ Wayne Mardle, as the defending Premier League Darts champion sits outside of the top-four play-off spots with just four regular weeks remaining.
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Is Luke Humphries in danger of missing out?Humphries is still without a nightly win in 2026 and suffered a convincing 6-2 quarter-final defeat to Luke Littler on Night 12 in Liverpool to remain stuck on 13 points, slipping back into sixth spot in the table as a result.
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Highlights of the Premier League Darts match between Luke Littler and Luke Humphries on Night 12 in Liverpool
Gian van Veen leapfrogged the world No 2 with the two points from his quarter-final win over Gerwyn Price, while Michael van Gerwen increased the gap to Humphries in fourth spot to five points as he too reached the semi-finals.
How points are scored in Premier League Darts
Nightly win: Five points
Runner-up: Three points
Losing semi-finalist: Two points
Losing quarter-finalist: No points
It means that Humphries would need a nightly win, and for Van Gerwen to go pointless, just to draw level with the Dutchman. And he’ll likely need more than that…”There’s four weeks left now, and if he’s to have any chance of retaining that title, I think he needs to win a couple of nights,” said Sky Sports’ Laura…
2026-04-24 07:00:00
