Luke Littler wins Premier League of Darts for second time as 19-year-old beats Luke Humphries in final

Littler had to overcome Gerwyn Price in the semi-finals, while Humphries saw off Jonny Clayton, with both games going to the deciding leg.

The win scooped the 19-year-old £350,000, with Humphries earning £170,000 as the runner-up.

Littler and Price got proceedings underway in the first semi-final, in front of the noisy crowd in the O2.

The world number one had the advantage, throwing with the darts in leg one, and made it count, with a D10 finish.

The Nuke then broke the Iceman, who answered back quickly, reclaiming the throw with a brilliant 137 checkout.

The pair went back-and-forth with legs before Price checked out a brilliant 115 with a D18 finish, letting out a huge exclamation to the crowd, knowing how big the double was.

Littler broke the Welshman in leg 10 with a trademark D20 finish to head into the break 6-4 up.

The teenager continued his form when the pair came back out, breaking the Welshman again in leg 12, to go just two legs away from the final.

Littler missed five match darts in leg 14, giving Price the opportunity to answer back with a D20 check out.

Price then broke the Nuke's throw, as nerves started to set in on the youngster, as the Welshman rallied up the London crowd.

With a 124 checkout and another break of throw, Price came storming back into the match as Littler desperately tried to find some trebles.

From 9-4 up, Price went on to win five straight legs, tying the contest and setting up a thrilling conclusion.

In the 19th and final leg, Littler clawed his way through, with a D16 checkout to advance into the final.

Clayton had the darts against Humphries heading into the second semi-final.

Cool Hand Luke broke the Welshman's throw twice in leg three and five as he started to assert his control on the match.

Clayton built his way back into the contest, going into the break 6-4 thanks to a D16 finish.

The Ferret continued to pile on the pressure but got stuck in the madhouse with Humphries, from which the world number two eventually found his way out to go three legs away from the final.

The Welshman continued to fight back, though, levelling the contest up 7-7 as the match looked set to go to another last-leg decider.

The pair went back-and-forth, again heading to a last-leg decider, which Humphries nearly won, coming agonisingly close, wiring a bullseye checkout from a 121.

Clayton returned but also missed his match dart at D16, giving the Englishman the chance to advance through to the final.

With a D8 finish, the world number two set up a fantastic final against the Littler.

Littler and Humphries got underway with the final, both breaking each other's throw quickly and averaging well over 100 in the first three legs.

Cool Hand Luke checked out brilliantly in leg seven, with a double-double finish on tops.

The world number two finally took advantage after a Littler slip, checking out with a 112 finish again on D20.

Humphries again took a ton-plus checkout with a 121 in leg nine, as the quality on display got roars from the London crowd.

Littler broke Humphries' throw in leg 13, despite the world number two missing three darts at D19 to hold his serve.

After nearly hitting a nine-darter in leg 19, Littler broke the throw and gave himself the darts to win the Premier League of Darts.

The world number one took his time approaching the board, setting up a 64-checkout for the win.

But his chance was snatched away from him as Humphries broke him back, serving for the championship.

A stray 42 visit in the worst moment gave Littler a narrow advantage.

With a D20 finish, the world number one won the Premier League of Darts in the final leg, claiming his second title.

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