Luke Littler admits referee Kirk Bevins did him no favours when he tried to quell the Glasgow crowd as he battled to a 6-5 win over Luke Humphries on night two of the 2025 betMGM Premier League.
After taking nine weeks last year to get his first win, before going on to win the tournament outright, Littler was happy to make his mark early this year.
The 18-year-old could not shrug off the world number one who came back four times at the OVO Hydro to make it 4-4 before before winning the ninth set but Littler recovered to take the final two sets.
On his rivalry with the Dutchman, who beat him last week in Belfast, Littler said: “It’s just the case of we both want to win.
The youngster from Warrington found himself 5-1 down to Rob Cross before roaring back to win 6-5 and then he found top form in the semi-final to dismiss Michael van Gerwen 6-2.
