Premier League Darts 2025: Record-Breaking Luke Littler Confirms He’ll Represent England at the World Cup

Luke Littler made Premier League history in Birmingham as he became the first player to win five nightly events in a single season since the format change in 2022.

The 18-year-old prodigy secured victory on Night 13 of the 17-week darts roadshow by beating Michael van Gerwen 6-4 in a repeat of the 2025 World Championship final – with the same outcome. Littler also defeated Target stablemates Stephen Bunting and Nathan Aspinall enroute to lifting his fifth weekly crown and pocketing another £10,000 bonus.

For Van Gerwen, it was just his second weekly final of the season – a surprising stat for a player of his stature – and he remains without a Premier League night win this campaign.

Continuing to Make Premier League History 

Littler’s fifth victory sets him apart. Since the Premier League format was revamped in 2022, no one has managed more than four nightly wins in a single season. Jonny Clayton was the first to reach that tally in the format’s debut year, while Gerwyn Price and Van Gerwen followed suit in 2023. Last season, Littler, Luke Humphries and Van Gerwen all managed four each.

Post-match, Littler admitted even he’s struggling to process how rapidly he’s dominating the professional circuit.

“It feels amazing to keep setting record in the Premier League. It’s only my second year.”

O2 Playoff Spot Secured 

The win also secures Littler’s place at the O2 for the playoffs – and he’s not just there to make up the numbers. The teenager is determined to finish top of the table and earn a favourable semi-final draw, which would see him face the fourth-placed player – currently Van Gerwen – in the night’s opening match.

That first semi-final offers a valuable break before the final, something Littler capitalised on last year.

“It’s good to be clear at the top of the table. Heading into the O2 I just need to make sure I’m at the top and get that first semi-final of the night.”

Points Record in Sight

There’s another milestone in sight. Littler is chasing the record for most points in a single Premier League season. He currently shares the record of 40 points with Jonny Clayton, set last year in his debut season. With three league nights remaining – in Leeds, Aberdeen, and Sheffield – he sits on 35 points, needing just six more to make the record his own.

“I’ve done it last year, why can’t I do it again. The points record as well, that can be broken, but most importantly these next few weeks I’m just gonna relax and see where the darts land.”

Frankfurt Bound After All

Away from the Premier League, Littler also confirmed he will represent England at the upcoming World Cup of Darts in Frankfurt this June – ending any speculation that he might skip the tournament.

Doubts emerged after Littler voiced frustration with the Munich crowd during a European Tour event last month, following his semi-final exit to Gian van Veen. 

In a since-deleted social media post, he wrote: “Shouldn’t have been in Munich but had to play anyway, next one in Germany for me is Dortmund [in October] and I am glad to say that.”

With the World Cup being held in Germany, questions were raised over his participation.

However, Sky Sports commentator Stuart Pyke clarified on air that Littler’s withdrawal from the upcoming Euro Tour event was purely due to scheduling, and his comments about Germany were overblown.

“The reason he's pulled out of this weekend's Euro Tour is scheduling, nothing less. It's all a bit of fuss out of nothing. He said something, he didn't mean it,” Pyke told Sky Sports.

Asked directly whether he’d be playing for England in Frankfurt, Littler was unequivocal.

“No, no I was always. Luke [Humphries] will want to go back-to-back and obviously I want to win it for the first time.”

“Even though it’s not a major, it’s still playing for your country.”

Littler will partner world number one Luke Humphries, who won the World Cup last year alongside former world champion, Michael Smith. As per PDC rules, the two highest-ranked English players qualify automatically – meaning Littler replaces Smith this year.

It’s a blow for Stephen Bunting, who had been hoping to make his World Cup debut if Littler opted out. 

But with Littler now officially on board, Team England will be hoping to retain the title and continue their resurgence, following an eight-year drought that ended in 2024.

Before Humphries and Smith’s triumph, Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis were the last English duo to lift the trophy back in 2016. Now, Littler is aiming to etch his name into that history too.