Van Gerwen edges Humphries in last-leg thriller

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Michael van Gerwen celebrates beating Luke Humphries to win the Premier League Darts night in GlasgowImage source, PA Media

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Michael van Gerwen is the defending Premier League champion

Michael van Gerwen made it successive weekly Premier League wins with a 6-5 victory over Luke Humphries in Glasgow.

Seven-time champion Van Gerwen was below his best throughout the night and trailed 4-2 in the final, but triumphed in a last-leg decider.

In his debut campaign, world champion and number one Humphries was bidding for a first success in the event.

Teenager Luke Littler was knocked out in the quarter-finals, losing 6-5 to Gerwyn Price.

More to follow.

Night three results

Final

Michael van Gerwen 6-5 Luke Humphries

Semi-finals

Rob Cross 4-6 Michael van Gerwen

Luke Humphries 6-3 Gerwyn Price

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

Night four fixtures

Newcastle on 22 February

Quarter-finals

Michael Smith v Nathan Aspinall

Rob Cross v Luke Humphries

Peter Wright v Luke Littler

Gerwyn Price v Michael van Gerwen

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