“NIGHT SEVEN of Premier League Darts is here as the roadshow heads to Cardiff. Luke Littler tops the table ahead of tonight’s show in the Welsh capital after he made it to the final last week in Nottingham. The world champion was denied back-to-back nightly wins by Gerwyn Price after the Iceman doubled his tally”, — write: www.thesun.co.uk
Luke Littler tops the table ahead of tonight’s show in the Welsh capital after he made it to the final last week in Nottingham.
The world champion was denied back-to-back nightly wins by Gerwyn Price after the Iceman doubled his tally of wins for the season with a 6-3 triumph over the teenage sensation.
Price will be looking for successive victories as the home favourite looks to use the electric Welsh crowd to his advantage.
The standout quarter-final this evening sees World No1 Luke Humphries take on Michael van Gerwen.
- Start time: From 7pm
- TV channel: Sky Sports Main Event
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Humphries looking ahead to MVG clashSpeaking ahead of his blockbuster tie with Michael van Gerwen this evening, Luke Humphries said: “If he beats me, he’s within three points of me and he’s not made it to the final yet. So it just shows the consistency that he’s shown.
“He’s won five out of the six first round games and he probably should have won that one against Rob Cross in Exeter.
“Michael hasn’t been playing his best but you’ve got to look at the record he’s had in those first games. He’s winning them every time.
“And obviously for me, I’m probably the one that stops him.
“Like I said before the tournament started, those first-round games are incredibly important.
“Two points is massive because really there’s only one person that can outdo you by quite a few points and that’s the winner.
“If people are getting three points in something like that, it’s not really too bad.”
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How the table looks ahead of Night 7Will tonight be the night Stephen Bunting can finally get off the mark?
The Bullet faces fellow struggler Chris Dobey in the opening match of the night in Cardiff.
Michael van Gerwen is yet to claim a nightly win, and he will have to overcome World No1 Luke Humphries if he is to end his torrid run tonight.
1) Luke Littler…16
2) Luke Humphries…15
3) Gerwyn Price…12
4) Michael van Gerwen…10
5) Nathan Aspinall…8
6) Rob Cross…8
7) Chris Dobey…3
8) Stephen Bunting…0
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Latest oddsBetMGM have teenage sensation Luke Littler as the favourite to take home the trophy this evening.
Here are the latest odds for Night 7:
- Luke Littler 11/8
- Luke Humphries 11/4
- Gerwyn Price 7/1
- Michael van Gerwen 15/2
- Rob Cross 11/1
- Chris Dobey 14/1
- Stephen Bunting 16/1
- Nathan Aspinall 25/1
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Tonight’s quarter-final fixturesHere are the fixtures for tonight’s opening matches and what times you can expect them to take place.
Chris Dobey vs Stephen Bunting (7.10pm)
Luke Humphries vs Michael van Gerwen (7.40pm)
Luke Littler vs Nathan Aspinall (8.10pm)
Gerwyn Price vs Rob Cross (8.40pm)
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Good evening and welcome to SunSport’s live blog of Night 7 of Premier League Darts!Reigning champion Luke Littler went to the top of the leaderboard last week after he beat Luke Humphries en route to the final in Nottingham.
The teenage sensation was denied back-to-back nightly wins by Gerwyn Price after the Iceman secured his second win of the season with a 6-3 win over Littler.
Price will be hoping to use the home crowd to his advantage in Cardiff tonight as he eyes successive victories.
The Welsh crowd are treated to some blockbuster quarter-final match-ups, with Luke Humphries and Michael van Gerwen going head-to-head in the second match of the night.
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