Teenager Luke Littler continued his extraordinary rise as he gained his first Premier League Darts evening with a 6-4 win over Nathan Aspinall in Belfast.
Littler, 17, rose to prominence when he was runner-up to Luke Humphries within the World Darts Championship on debut.
The Premier League debutant had reached the ultimate in week two in Berlin however misplaced to Michael van Gerwen.
He beat Humphries, who defeated him in January’s World closing, within the quarter-finals, and Van Gerwen within the semis.
The win leaves Littler second within the eight-player Premier League Darts desk with the highest 4 progressing to the play-offs on 23 Could at London’s O2 Enviornment.
“I am completely satisfied to win,” Littler instructed Sky Sports activities. “I’ve practised extra tonight and it has paid off.
“I’ve bought to take pleasure in it. If you happen to do not take pleasure in it, you will not carry out or play nicely.”
Since his defeat in January’s World closing, Littler has gained the Bahrain Masters and the Gamers Championship One occasion as he continues his rise by way of the game.
His Premier League marketing campaign has been up and down, with two quarter-final defeats within the opening eight weeks, however this win places him on monitor to achieve the play-offs.
His 6-5 defeat by Van Gerwen in Berlin on evening two has not fazed him, with the Warrington-born teenager trying extra relaxed because the weeks go by.
