Price Gets 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 victory in night 2's final in Antwerp.
Van Gerwen won the season opener in Newcastle recently and beat Luke Littler in the semis on his way to another final.
But the seven-time champ was no match for Welshman Price, who had actually come through two final-leg deciders before lifting the title in more comfortable fashion.
Littler had earlier opened the competition's very first check out to Belgium by edging a final-leg decider of his own against rival Luke Humphries.
For Price it was a welcome success to validate the great form he had actually been in of late.
"I think I'm playing some of the very best things I've played, I'm just not winning competitions," Price informed Sky Sports after his victory.
"There's no way I can't win a major, larger Pro Tours, Europeans. Averages are simply for program and if you play well on your darts and win matches you win tournaments. 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 enthusiasts inside the AFAS Dome were treated to lots of delights.
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The night began with a bang as the 2 most significant darts stars on the planet played out a premium contest that went down to a final-leg decider.
Humphries and Littler both hit seven 180s and balanced over 102 and 105 respectively, however both were surprisingly poor on the outer ring - missing out on 28 doubles in between them.
Humphries was the much better player throughout, but at 4-1 up he started missing out on doubles badly, 17 in all by the end of the match, as Littler engineered an escape to make it 5 straight wins versus his big competitor.
World number 2 Humphries has now lost 11 of his 15 Premier League conferences with Littler, with his last triumph of any kind against the 19-year-old coming in the tournament's final last May.
The previous four beats before this one was available in competition finals, and perhaps it is becoming a psychological barrier now for the defending Premier League champion as his scoring was strong all video game, but he might just not overcome the line.
Comebacks were a theme of the opening quarter-finals with all bar Van Gerwen's stroll against an Rock filled with excitement.
Stephen Bunting ended up bottom of the table last year after failing to win a single match in the very first eight weeks, however wanted to have one finished when leading 4-0, just to enjoy Jonny Clayton rattle six straight legs to win 6-4.
And Price needed to originate from 3-1 and 4-2 down to beat Gian van Veen in the very first of his two 6-5 success on the night.
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Price's 2nd final-leg decider came versus buddy and Wales World Cup team-mate Clayton in a nip-and-tuck fight.
Price had 4 180s to Clayton's three and balanced simply over 100 - but was forced to win the last 2 legs under extreme pressure to make the final.
It was no genuine surprise provided Price had actually won nine in a row versus his compatriot and 15 of their previous 16 meetings.
Van Gerwen did not impress in his opener however definitely carried out in a weird 6-4 success over Littler where 7 of the 10 legs went versus the darts.
The Dutchman balanced simply over 100 with an off-colour Littler down at 95 and - strangely for him - only managing 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, consisting of rounding off a 10-darter, in an efficiency that was far more like the Van Gerwen of old.
Despite unbelievable back-to-back finishes of 167 and 160 in the last Van Gerwen was always 2nd best, however a win and a final after 2 nights is a terrific start considering he stopped working to win a single night in last season's competition.
The outcomes likewise leave Littler and Humphries in 5th and sixth in the table with just one win each, but there is no panic simply yet with 14 weeks of fixtures remaining.
Premier League Darts night 2 results
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 throughout 16 initial weeks in the league phase with quarter-finals, semi-finals and a last each night.
Each of the 8 players is ensured to deal with the other 7 in the quarter-finals in weeks one to 7 and 9-15, with week 8 and week 16 components done off the table. It indicates we will get 4th v fifth in Sheffield on the final league-stage night, with the play-off spots possibly on the line.
Players make 2 points per quarter-final win, an extra point if they win their semi-final and five for winning the night.
The leading four players after the group phase development to the play-off night at London's O2 Arena on 23 May, with very first dealing with 4th and second against 3rd in a best-of-19-leg match. The last, which is the very best of 21 legs, follows.
If gamers are level on points after the 16 weeks then locations are decided by nights won and then matches won.
Premier League Darts night three 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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