Price Picks Up Title In Premier League's Belgian Debut
ByPaul Higham
BBC Sport Journalist
12 February 2026
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Gerwyn Price ended Michael van Gerwen's unbeaten start to the Premier League by claiming a 6-3 in night 2's final in Antwerp.
Van Gerwen won the season opener in Newcastle last week and beat Luke Littler in the semis on his method to another final.
But the seven-time champ was no match for Welshman Price, who had come through 2 final-leg deciders before lifting the title in more comfy fashion.
Littler had earlier opened the tournament's very first check out to Belgium by edging a final-leg decider of his own versus rival Luke Humphries.
For Price it was a welcome triumph to validate the great form he had actually been in of late.
"I believe I'm playing some of the very best things I have actually played, I'm simply not winning tournaments," Price informed Sky Sports after his success.
"There's no other way I can't win a significant, larger Pro Tours, Europeans. Averages are just for show and if you play well on your darts and win matches you win competitions. I'm going to get some."
The PDC Premier League visited Belgium for the very first time in the competitors's 21-year history, and the 10,000 darts fanatics inside the AFAS Dome were dealt with to lots of delights.
Premier League Darts 2026 components, results and table
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Littler beats Humphries on night of comebacks
The night started with a bang as the two greatest darts stars on the planet played out a high-quality contest that went down to a final-leg decider.
Humphries and Littler both hit seven 180s and balanced over 102 and 105 respectively, but both were remarkably bad on the outer ring - missing out on 28 doubles in between them.
Humphries was the better gamer throughout, but at 4-1 up he started missing doubles severely, 17 in all by the end of the match, as Littler engineered an escape to make it 5 straight wins against his big competitor.
World number 2 Humphries has actually now lost 11 of his 15 Premier League conferences with Littler, with his last success of any kind against the 19-year-old being available in the competition's final last May.
The past 4 defeats before this one can be found in tournament finals, and maybe it is becoming a psychological barrier now for the safeguarding Premier League champion as his scoring was strong all video game, but he might just not get over the line.
Comebacks were a style of the opening quarter-finals with all bar Van Gerwen's stroll versus an out-of-sorts Josh Rock filled with enjoyment.
Stephen Bunting ended up bottom of the table in 2015 after stopping working to win a single match in the very first 8 weeks, however looked to have one finished when leading 4-0, only to enjoy Jonny Clayton reel off 6 straight legs to win 6-4.
And Price had to originate from 3-1 and 4-2 to beat Gian van Veen in the first of his 2 6-5 triumphes on the night.
Price goes distance as MVG sinks Littler
Price's 2nd final-leg decider came versus buddy and Wales World Cup team-mate Clayton in a nip-and-tuck battle.
Price had four 180s to Clayton's 3 and averaged just over 100 - however was forced to win the final two legs under severe pressure to make the final.
It was no genuine surprise offered Price had actually won 9 in a row versus his compatriot and 15 of their previous 16 conferences.
Van Gerwen did not impress in his opener but certainly performed in an odd 6-4 success over Littler where seven of the 10 legs went versus the darts.
The Dutchman balanced just over 100 with an off-colour Littler down at 95 and - strangely for him - just handling a single maximum, while Van Gerwen hit 4.
But it was the finishing under pressure that made the difference as the Dutchman hit 6 of 13 attempts at a double, including completing off a 10-darter, in a performance that was much more like the Van Gerwen of old.
Despite amazing back-to-back finishes of 167 and 160 in the last Van Gerwen was constantly second best, however a win and a last after 2 nights is an excellent start considering he stopped working to win a single night in last season's competitors.
The outcomes also leave Littler and Humphries in fifth and 6th in the table with simply one win each, but there is no panic simply yet with 14 weeks of components remaining.
Premier League Darts night two outcomes
Thursday, 12 February - FAS Dome, Antwerp
Luke Littler 6-5 Luke Humphries
Michael van Gerwen 6-2 Josh Rock
Jonny Clayton 6-4 Stephen Bunting
Gerwyn Price 6-5 Gian van Veen
Littler 4-6 Van Gerwen
Clayton 5-6 Price
Van Gerwen 3-6 Price
Premier League Darts table
Premier League Darts format and points system
Premier League Darts is played across 16 initial weeks in the league stage with quarter-finals, semi-finals and a final each night.
Each of the 8 players is guaranteed to face the other 7 in the quarter-finals in weeks one to 7 and 9-15, with week eight and week 16 components done off the table. It means we will get fourth v 5th in Sheffield on the final league-stage night, with the play-off spots potentially on the line.
Players earn 2 points per quarter-final win, an additional point if they win their semi-final and 5 for winning the night.
The leading 4 gamers after the group phase progress to the play-off night at London's O2 Arena on 23 May, with very first facing 4th and second against third in a best-of-19-leg match. The last, which is the finest of 21 legs, follows.
If players are level on points after the 16 weeks then locations are decided by nights won and then matches won.
Premier League Darts night 3 order of play
Thursday, 19 February - OVO Hydro, Glasgow
Quarter-finals
Stephen Bunting v Gian van Veen
Luke Humphries v Josh Rock
Michael van Gerwen v Luke Littler
Jonny Clayton v Gerwyn Price
Semi-finals
Bunting/Van Veen v Humphries/Rock
Van Gerwen/Littler v Clayton/Price
Final
Bunting/Van Veen/Humphries/Rock v Van Gerwen/Littler/Clayton/ Price
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