Littler Beats Clayton In Liverpool To Move Closer To Play-offs

Luke Littler overcame a chorus of boos successful Liverpool to fortify his grip connected a Premier League play-off spot pinch an awesome 6-0 triumph complete Jonny Clayton.

Manchester United instrumentality Littler, 19, was booed passim nan nighttime connected Merseyside, but he kept his cool to declare his 4th nightly triumph successful week 12.

The world champion saw disconnected Luke Humphries 6-2 successful nan quarter-finals, but was pushed to nan limit by Michael van Gerwen successful nan past four.

With nan apical 4 successful nan Premier League array going done to nan finals night, Clayton leads nan measurement overall, 3 points clear of second-placed Littler, who is 15 up of Gian van Veen successful fifth.

With 4 nights to go, Clayton and Littler are each but assured of a spot astatine London's O2 Arena for finals nighttime connected 28 May.

When comparing his reception successful Rotterdam past Thursday to nan 1 he sewage successful Liverpool, Littler said: "Rotterdam was measurement louder than this tonight.

"There was a small spot [of booing] but this week was thing compared to past week.

"I've conscionable sewage to hide astir it. I was decidedly focused and wanted to triumph tonight, and that's what I've done."

Littler has vanished apical of nan array successful nan erstwhile 2 years and is wished to do truthful again, saying: "I'm very adjacent to Jonny now and I'm going to spell chasing.

"I want to decorativeness apical erstwhile again and if it's not to beryllium past it's not to be, but location are still 4 weeks near to play for."

Littler, who was booed successful Rotterdam past week aft pursuing his exchange pinch Dutch number 1 Gian van Veen successful Manchester 3 weeks ago, showed his resilience to unafraid different 5 points.

He quickly raced into a 4-0 lead complete Clayton successful nan last aft capitalising connected missed doubles from nan 2021 Premier League champion.

With Clayton only capable to onshore 1 retired of his six double attempts, Littler didn't request to nutrient thing spectacular to declare nan nightly win.

An mean conscionable awkward of 100 and a superb 67% decorativeness complaint were capable for nan world champion to declare triumph successful Liverpool.