Jonny Clayton cemented his lead at the top of the Premier League Darts table with a 6-4 victory over Luke Littler in the Night 11 final in Rotterdam.
It marks Clayton's fourth nightly win of the 2026 campaign and the Welshman was also completing back-to-back successes after his victory in Brighton last time out, having also won in Glasgow and Nottingham.
'The Ferret' is now all but confirmed to be at Finals Night at The O2 in May with his five-point advantage at the top of the table.
He sits on 29 points at the summit, with Littler on 24 points in second, Gerwyn Price on 19 points in third and Michael van Gerwen on 16 in fourth.
Littler made it into his fourth nightly final but could not seal the victory, although he did manage to silence the Rotterdam crowd after they had booed him when he came out for his walk-on ahead of his quarter-final against Price.
The night in Rotterdam marked the first time since 2019 that there have been two Dutch players in the Premier League but both Gian van Veen and van Gerwen lost in the quarter-finals.
"I watched last week's final against Michael [van Gerwen] back, and it hurt a little when somebody said I was favourite to finish bottom of the Premier League," Clayton told Your Site.
"That annoyed me a bit, to be honest. But it's going good for myself so I've got a massive smile on my face.
"It's the grandpa and the young kid! All jokes aside, I've got total respect for Luke. He's absolutely amazing.
"This guy has got years ahead of him, an amazing darts player - and he's shown us all the level we need to be to beat him. But this old dog has got some life in him yet."
Clayton fought off Littler to make it three wins in four Premier League meetings against 'The Nuke' in 2026.
From 2-0 down, Clayton rattled off three legs in a row, eventually moving into a 5-3 lead. Littler won the next leg before Clayton held his nerve and pin D20 for the game.
Clayton showed that he knows how to win ugly with a 6-5 win over Josh Rock in the semi-finals.
There was nothing separating the pair in what was an edgy contest, breaks of throw being matched as Clayton moved 5-4 ahead.
Rock produced a brilliant 142 checkout to take the match to a decider but then his trebling fell away. That allowed Clayton's efficient throwing to see him take out tops for a fifth nightly final.
The Ferret had earlier ended Van Gerwen's hopes of getting a Premier League win on home soil with a dominant 6-2 victory.
It was clear from the outset that Van Gerwen was getting frustrated by every slight missed opportunity while Clayton was still in his fine form from Brighton as he took five legs in a row before the Dutchman could hit back.
The Welshman then wrapped up the match in style by reeling in the 'Big Fish', ending the Dutch crowd's hopes of a home winner in 2026.
Littler started his night by silencing a loud Rotterdam crowd with a 6-3 win over Price.
He told Your Site pre-match he was aware he was going to get a strong reaction after his spat with Dutch world No 1 Van Veen in early April and that came to fruition.
After walking on to strong booing, Littler found his zone and looked steely on stage as he veered away from showing any emotion and focused on his game.
He started with a hold of throw then followed it with a 124 checkout for a break of throw.
Five breaks of throw in a row helped move Littler 4-2 in front and after a hold of throw apiece, the world No 1 then shone again in the ninth leg with a second 124 finish, this time on the bullseye.
That finally got the big reaction from Littler as he let out a roar.
Littler booked his spot in the final by holding off a fight back from Luke Humphries to clinch a 6-5 victory.
The game was tense at two legs apiece and the Littler only heightened that when he made a 'calm down' gesture to the crowd which ramped up the noise again.
Showing swagger on stage, Littler pushed himself out to 5-2 ahead with four legs on the spin but Humphries battled back with three legs of his own to bring the match level at 5-5.
Despite the hard work from Humphries, Littler held his nerve on his own throw and took out his favourite D10 to reach the final.
Elsewhere, Humphries picked up his first quarter-final win in four weeks with a comprehensive 6-3 victory over Van Veen.
Van Veen had the moment he has always waited for as he got to experience a walk-on in front of a home crowd but that was the only joy he would find in Rotterdam.
Humphries made two breaks of throw and a clinical period of doubling sealed a crucial two points for the defending Premier League champion as he seeks to climb the table to reach next month's finals night.
Rock remains bottom of the table despite continuing his uptick in form, demolishing Stephen Bunting 6-1 in the last quarter-final.
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