{"id":355741,"date":"2026-03-20T07:36:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T07:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/355741\/"},"modified":"2026-03-20T07:36:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T07:36:11","slug":"luke-littler-completes-extraordinary-comeback-to-beat-gerwyn-price-in-final-from-5-0-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/355741\/","title":{"rendered":"Luke Littler completes extraordinary comeback to beat Gerwyn Price in final from 5-0 down"},"content":{"rendered":"

Luke Littler produced one of the most extraordinary comebacks in the Premier League Darts to claim Night Seven in Dublin, fighting back from 5-0 down against Gerwyn Price to triumph 6-5.<\/p>\n

The world champion appeared destined for a humiliating whitewash before mounting an incredible fightback, winning six consecutive legs to snatch victory.<\/p>\n

Price squandered five match darts during the collapse, repeatedly failing to find double top when the title was within his grasp.<\/p>\n

Littler marked avoiding the whitewash with a sarcastic celebration towards the Dublin crowd before completing his remarkable turnaround.<\/p>\n

The victory secured his second nightly triumph of the campaign.<\/p>\n

Earlier in the evening, Littler had edged past Michael van Gerwen 6-5 in a semi-final thriller that showcased spectacular finishing from both competitors.<\/p>\n

The match featured 170 checkouts from each player, with Van Gerwen’s maximum finish putting him 5-3 ahead after Littler had narrowly missed the bullseye for his own big fish attempt moments earlier.<\/p>\n

Littler responded by nailing his own 170 to level at 5-5, prompting Van Gerwen to offer an appreciative fist bump.<\/p>\n

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Luke Littler produced one of the most extraordinary comebacks in the Premier League Darts<\/p>\n

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In the deciding leg, Van Gerwen missed a match dart at double 16, allowing Littler to return and seal victory via double 5 after initially missing double 10.<\/p>\n

Littler’s path to the final began with a commanding 6-3 quarter-final victory over Stephen Bunting in their first meeting of 2026.<\/p>\n

The world number one stormed into a 3-0 advantage before extending his lead to 5-1, although Bunting managed to claw back a couple of legs.<\/p>\n

The contest featured exceptional scoring from both players, with Bunting narrowly missing the bullseye for a 170 checkout in the opening leg.<\/p>\n

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Luke Littler claimed Night Seven in Dublin<\/p>\n

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Littler wrapped up proceedings in the ninth leg, setting up double top from 155 and pinning it with his first dart while Bunting was left without a finishing opportunity.<\/p>\n

Price had reached the final in dominant fashion.<\/p>\n

He dismantled defending champion Luke Humphries 6-1 in the semi-finals with an average exceeding 109.<\/p>\n

The Welshman produced what was described as his finest Premier League performance of the season.<\/p>\n

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Luke Littler fought back from 5-0 down against Gerwyn Price to triumph 6-5<\/p>\n

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He hit five maximums in just seven legs against Humphries.<\/p>\n

His route to the last four was equally emphatic, delivering a 6-0 whitewash of Josh Rock in the quarter-finals.<\/p>\n

Rock endured a torrid evening, with his opening five darts failing to find a treble as the Dublin crowd cheered his struggles.<\/p>\n

The Northern Irishman departed the stage swiftly after a brief handshake, still searching for his first Premier League victory.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Luke Littler produced one of the most extraordinary comebacks in the Premier League Darts to claim Night Seven…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":355742,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[23958,61,60,23957,82,247,850],"class_list":{"0":"post-355741","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-space","8":"tag-darts","9":"tag-ie","10":"tag-ireland","11":"tag-luke-littler","12":"tag-science","13":"tag-space","14":"tag-sport"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/355741","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=355741"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/355741\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/355742"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=355741"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=355741"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=355741"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}