00:00 I'm here in the great city of Birmingham for another night of dramatic darting action in the Premier League.
00:09 Well, after an incredible night last time out in Manchester, the darts has headed to the Midlands as Luke Littler looks to become the third player in the table to win a hat-trick of nights this season.
00:20 The 17-year-old is currently top of the Premier League pile with his exciting finishing and his unique attitude to the game, he's currently proving the man to beat.
00:30 It would mean a lot, obviously it would be my third weekly win, but like I said I just got to keep picking up those points.
00:37 As a 17-year-old boy I just know that travelling on Wednesday to Manchester, Birmingham, wherever, and just every week playing these guys I've been looking up to it, I just thrive off it and get to be pumped up for it.
00:52 However, a lot can change in such a small space of time and you only have to look as far as Michael Van Gerwen in this year's Premier League.
01:00 The seven-time champion of the tournament spoke following his third win of the campaign in Newcastle, saying he was confident he has a foot at the O2 for the finals.
01:10 Yet the Green Machine now sits in an unpleasant fourth in the standings, something he'll be looking to improve on in the coming weeks.
01:18 The night kicked off with Peter Wright taking on arguably the most informed player on the planet at the moment in Luke Humphreys.
01:27 The Scotsman was 4-1 to the good, but a turnaround from Cool Hand who reeled off five straight legs to take the tie 6-4.
01:50 Up next was Rob Cross facing the league leader Luke Littler. For his standards, Cross has so far endured a poor campaign.
01:58 The teenage sensation forced a deciding leg in style and showed what he's all about, making his way to another semi-final with no player making the final four on more occasions this season.
02:14 So the final was set. Littler an MVG, a symbolic sign of a possible passing of the torch in the sport, as Taylor did with Van Gerwen all those years ago.
02:25 It was the class and realisation that he needed to rediscover his form of the Dutchman who prevailed, winning his fourth night and moving up to third in the table.
02:38 When you're playing poorly, you need to sit down, stay back and make sure you keep focusing on your own performance and your own game.
02:45 I know there's still a lot to aim for and there's still a lot to go for, so I'm glad with tonight's performance.
02:52 He has to chase me still and I'm about 150 tournaments in front of him, so good luck to him.
02:59 Good luck to him.
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