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LUKE LITTLER finished top of the Premier League Darts table with competition heading to London for the play-offs TONIGHT.

Last year, Van Gerwen was victorious after beating Gerwyn Price in a thrilling final, marking the Dutchman's seventh time winning the competition.

Michael van Gerwen is the defending Premier League Darts champion and has won it seven times in ten years
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Michael van Gerwen is the defending Premier League Darts champion and has won it seven times in ten yearsCredit: PA

Despite losing to MVG in the final, the Welshman topped the standings after 16 weeks of action with a whopping 39 points.

Littler is making his Premier League debut this season after taking the world of darts by storm.

The teen sensation has been the talk of the nation since he reached the World Championship final back in January.

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Premier League Darts table

The Premier League Darts points system works as follows: The winner on the night gets five points, the runner-up three points, and the two losing semi-finalists receive two points.

Here is the final standings ahead of the playoffs in London:

1 Luke Littler - 40pts
2 Luke Humphries - 36pts
3 Michael van Gerwen - 29pts
4 Nathan Aspinall - 25pts
6 Rob Cross - 17pts
7 Gerwyn Price - 12pts
8 Peter Wright - 4pts

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Premier League Darts fixtures & results

Night One - Utilita Arena, Cardiff - Thursday, February 1

Quarter-finals

  • Rob Cross 6-3 Peter Wright
  • Nathan Aspinall 4-6 Gerwyn Price
  • Michael van Gerwen 5-6 Michael Smith
  • Luke Littler 6-2 Luke Humphries

Semi-finals

  • Michael Smith 6-5 Luke Littler
  • Rob Cross 2-6 Gerwyn Price

Final

  • Gerwyn Price 2-6 Michael Smith

Night Two - Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin - Thursday, February 8

Quarter-finals

  • Nathan Aspinall 4-6 Michael van Gerwen
  • Michael Smith 6-5 Gerwyn Price
  • Luke Littler 6-5 Rob Cross
  • Luke Humphries 6-4 Peter Wright

Semi-finals

  • Michael van Gerwen 6-5 Michael Smith
  • Luke Littler 6-5 Luke Humphries

Final

  • Michael van Gerwen 6-5 Luke Littler

Night Three - OVO Hydro, Glasgow - Thursday, February 15

Quarter-finals

  • Rob Cross 6-4 Michael Smith
  • Michael van Gerwen 6-2 Peter Wright
  • Nathan Aspinall 3-6 Luke Humphries
  • Gerwyn Price 6-5 Luke Littler

Semi-finals

  • Rob Cross 4-6 Michael van Gerwen
  • Luke Humphries 6-3 Gerwyn Price

Final

  • Michael van Gerwen 6-5 Luke Humphries

Night Four - Utilita Arena, Newcastle - Thursday, February 22

Quarter-finals

  • Michael Smith 5-6 Nathan Aspinall
  • Rob Cross 6-5 Luke Humphries
  • Peter Wright 5-6 Luke Littler
  • Gerwyn Price 4-6 Michael van Gerwen

Semi-finals

  • Nathan Aspinall 6-4 Rob Cross
  • Luke Littler 5-6 Michael van Gerwen

Final

  • Nathan Aspinall 4-6 Michael van Gerwen

Night Five - Westpoint, Exeter - Thursday, February 29

Quarter-finals

  • Luke Humphries 6-3 Michael van Gerwen
  • Nathan Aspinall 6-4 Peter Wright
  • Gerwyn Price 1-6 Rob Cross
  • Luke Littler 6-2 Michael Smith

Semi-finals

  • Luke Humphries 5-6 Nathan Aspinall
  • Rob Cross 6-3 Luke Littler

Final

  • Nathan Aspinall 6-2 Rob Cross

Night Six – The Brighton Centre - Thursday, March 7

Quarter-finals

  • Luke Humphries 6-2 Gerwyn Price
  • Rob Cross 6-2 Michael van Gerwen
  • Nathan Aspinall 3-6 Luke Littler
  • Michael Smith 6-5 Peter Wright

Semi-finals

  • Luke Humphries 6-3 Rob Cross
  • Luke Littler 3-6 Michael Smith

Final

  • Luke Humphries 6-3 Michael Smith

Night Seven - Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham - Thursday, March 14 - QF

  • Peter Wright 6-5 Gerwyn Price
  • Luke Humphries 6-4 Michael Smith
  • Michael van Gerwen 2-6 Luke Littler
  • Rob Cross 5-6 Nathan Aspinall

Semi-finals

  • Peter Wright 1-6 Luke Humphries
  • Luke Littler 3-6 Nathan Aspinall

Finals

  • Luke Humphries 6-3 Nathan Aspinall

Night Eight - 3Arena, Dublin - Thursday March 21 - QF

  • Luke Humphries 6-1 Peter Wright
  • Nathan Aspinall 6-5 Rob Cross
  • Michael van Gerwen 5-6 Gerwyn Price
  • Luke Littler 4-6 Michael Smith

Semi-finals

  • Luke Humphries 6-4 Nathan Aspinall
  • Gerwyn Price 5-6 Michael Smith

Finals

  • Luke Humphries 6-2 Michael Smith

Night Nine - SSE Arena, Belfast - Thursday, March 28 - QF

  • Luke Humphries 5-6 Luke Littler
  • Michael Smith 4-6 Michael van Gerwen
  • Nathan Aspinall 6-5 Gerwyn Price
  • Rob Cross 3-6 Peter Wright

Semi-finals

  • Luke Littler 6-3 Michael van Gerwen
  • Nathan Aspinall 6-2 Peter Wright

Final

  • Luke Littler 6-4 Nathan Aspinall

Night Ten - AO Arena, Manchester - Thursday, April 4 - QF

  • Nathan Aspinall 6-3 Rob Cross
  • Luke Littler 6-3 Michael van Gerwen
  • Michael Smith 6-3 Luke Humphries
  • Gerwyn Price 6-4 Peter Wright

Semi-finals

  • Luke Littler 6-4 Nathan Aspinall
  • Gerwyn Price 6-3 Michael Smith

Final

  • Luke Littler 6-3 Gerwyn Price

Night 11 - Utilita Arena, Birmingham - Thursday, April 11 - QF

  • Peter Wright 4-6 Luke Humphries
  • Rob Cross 5-6 Luke Littler
  • Gerwyn Price 3-6 Michael Smith
  • Michael van Gerwen 6-4 Nathan Aspinall

Semi-finals

  • Luke Humphries 5-6 Luke Littler
  • Michael Smith 4-6 Michael van Gerwen

Final

  • Luke Littler 3-6 Michael van Gerwen

Night 12 - Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam - Thursday, April 18 - QF

  • Michael Smith 6-3 Luke Littler
  • Rob Cross 3-6 Gerwyn Price
  • Peter Wright 2-6 Nathan Aspinall
  • Michael van Gerwen 4-6 Luke Humphries

Semi-finals

  • Michael Smith 6-5 Gerwyn Price
  • Nathan Aspinall 6-4 Luke Humphries

Final

  • Michael Smith 4-6 Nathan Aspinall

Night 13 - M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool - Thursday, April 25 - QF

  • Luke Littler 6-3 Gerwyn Price
  • Luke Humphries 2-6 Nathan Aspinall
  • Peter Wright 3-6 Michael van Gerwen
  • Michael Smith 4-6 Rob Cross

Semi-finals

  • Luke Littler 6-5 Nathan Aspinall
  • Michael van Gerwen 2-6 Rob Cross

Finals

  • Luke Littler 6-2 Rob Cross

Night 14 - P&J Live, Aberdeen - Thursday, May 2

Quarter-finals

  • Peter Wright 4-6 Michael Smith
  • Luke Littler 6-5 Nathan Aspinall
  • Michael van Gerwen 5-6 Rob Cross
  • Gerwyn Price vs Luke Humphries (BYE)

Semi-finals

  • Michael Smith 1-6 Luke Littler
  • Rob Cross 6-5 Luke Humphries

Final

  • Luke Littler 6-4 Rob Cross

Night 15 - First Direct Arena, Leeds - Thursday, May 9

Quarter-finals

  • Michael van Gerwen 6-3 Gerwyn Price
  • Luke Littler 6-1 Peter Wright
  • Luke Humphries 6-1 Rob Cross
  • Nathan Aspinall 3-6 Michael Smith

Semi-finals

  • Michael van Gerwen 6-1 Luke Littler
  • Luke Humphries 6-1 Michael Smith

Final

  • Michael van Gerwen 5-6 Luke Humphries

Night 16 - Utilita Arena, Sheffield - Thursday, May 16

Quarter-Finals

  • Luke Littler 6-4 Peter Wright
  • Nathan Aspinall 3-6 Michael Smith
  • Luke Humphries 6-4 Gerwyn Price
  • Michael van Gerwen 6-4 Rob Cross

Semi-finals

  • Luke Littler 5-6 Michael Smith
  • Luke Humphries 6-3 Michael van Gerwen

Final

  • Michael Smith 6-3 Luke Humphries

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Play-Offs - The O2, London - Thursday, May 23

  • Luke Littler vs Michael Smith
  • Luke Humphries vs Michael van Gerwen
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