LUKE LITTLER finished top of the Premier League Darts table with competition heading to London for the play-offs TONIGHT.
Last year, Van Gerwen was victorious after beating Gerwyn Price in a thrilling final, marking the Dutchman's seventh time winning the competition.
Michael van Gerwen is the defending Premier League Darts champion and has won it seven times in ten yearsCredit: PADespite losing to MVG in the final, the Welshman topped the standings after 16 weeks of action with a whopping 39 points.
Littler is making his Premier League debut this season after taking the world of darts by storm.
The teen sensation has been the talk of the nation since he reached the World Championship final back in January.
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Premier League Darts table
The Premier League Darts points system works as follows: The winner on the night gets five points, the runner-up three points, and the two losing semi-finalists receive two points.
Here is the final standings ahead of the playoffs in London:
1 Luke Littler - 40pts
2 Luke Humphries - 36pts
3 Michael van Gerwen - 29pts
4 Nathan Aspinall - 25pts
6 Rob Cross - 17pts
7 Gerwyn Price - 12pts
8 Peter Wright - 4pts
Premier League Darts fixtures & results
Night One - Utilita Arena, Cardiff - Thursday, February 1
Quarter-finals
- Rob Cross 6-3 Peter Wright
- Nathan Aspinall 4-6 Gerwyn Price
- Michael van Gerwen 5-6 Michael Smith
- Luke Littler 6-2 Luke Humphries
Semi-finals
- Michael Smith 6-5 Luke Littler
- Rob Cross 2-6 Gerwyn Price
Final
- Gerwyn Price 2-6 Michael Smith
Night Two - Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin - Thursday, February 8
Quarter-finals
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- Michael Smith 6-5 Gerwyn Price
- Luke Littler 6-5 Rob Cross
- Luke Humphries 6-4 Peter Wright
Semi-finals
- Michael van Gerwen 6-5 Michael Smith
- Luke Littler 6-5 Luke Humphries
Final
- Michael van Gerwen 6-5 Luke Littler
Night Three - OVO Hydro, Glasgow - Thursday, February 15
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
Semi-finals
- Rob Cross 4-6 Michael van Gerwen
- Luke Humphries 6-3 Gerwyn Price
Final
- Michael van Gerwen 6-5 Luke Humphries
Night Four - Utilita Arena, Newcastle - Thursday, February 22
Quarter-finals
- Michael Smith 5-6 Nathan Aspinall
- Rob Cross 6-5 Luke Humphries
- Peter Wright 5-6 Luke Littler
- Gerwyn Price 4-6 Michael van Gerwen
Semi-finals
- Nathan Aspinall 6-4 Rob Cross
- Luke Littler 5-6 Michael van Gerwen
Final
- Nathan Aspinall 4-6 Michael van Gerwen
Night Five - Westpoint, Exeter - Thursday, February 29
Quarter-finals
- Luke Humphries 6-3 Michael van Gerwen
- Nathan Aspinall 6-4 Peter Wright
- Gerwyn Price 1-6 Rob Cross
- Luke Littler 6-2 Michael Smith
Semi-finals
- Luke Humphries 5-6 Nathan Aspinall
- Rob Cross 6-3 Luke Littler
Final
- Nathan Aspinall 6-2 Rob Cross
Night Six – The Brighton Centre - Thursday, March 7
Quarter-finals
- Luke Humphries 6-2 Gerwyn Price
- Rob Cross 6-2 Michael van Gerwen
- Nathan Aspinall 3-6 Luke Littler
- Michael Smith 6-5 Peter Wright
Semi-finals
- Luke Humphries 6-3 Rob Cross
- Luke Littler 3-6 Michael Smith
Final
- Luke Humphries 6-3 Michael Smith
Night Seven - Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham - Thursday, March 14 - QF
- Peter Wright 6-5 Gerwyn Price
- Luke Humphries 6-4 Michael Smith
- Michael van Gerwen 2-6 Luke Littler
- Rob Cross 5-6 Nathan Aspinall
Semi-finals
- Peter Wright 1-6 Luke Humphries
- Luke Littler 3-6 Nathan Aspinall
Finals
- Luke Humphries 6-3 Nathan Aspinall
Night Eight - 3Arena, Dublin - Thursday March 21 - QF
- Luke Humphries 6-1 Peter Wright
- Nathan Aspinall 6-5 Rob Cross
- Michael van Gerwen 5-6 Gerwyn Price
- Luke Littler 4-6 Michael Smith
Semi-finals
- Luke Humphries 6-4 Nathan Aspinall
- Gerwyn Price 5-6 Michael Smith
Finals
- Luke Humphries 6-2 Michael Smith
Night Nine - SSE Arena, Belfast - Thursday, March 28 - QF
- Luke Humphries 5-6 Luke Littler
- Michael Smith 4-6 Michael van Gerwen
- Nathan Aspinall 6-5 Gerwyn Price
- Rob Cross 3-6 Peter Wright
Semi-finals
- Luke Littler 6-3 Michael van Gerwen
- Nathan Aspinall 6-2 Peter Wright
Final
- Luke Littler 6-4 Nathan Aspinall
Night Ten - AO Arena, Manchester - Thursday, April 4 - QF
- Nathan Aspinall 6-3 Rob Cross
- Luke Littler 6-3 Michael van Gerwen
- Michael Smith 6-3 Luke Humphries
- Gerwyn Price 6-4 Peter Wright
Semi-finals
- Luke Littler 6-4 Nathan Aspinall
- Gerwyn Price 6-3 Michael Smith
Final
- Luke Littler 6-3 Gerwyn Price
Night 11 - Utilita Arena, Birmingham - Thursday, April 11 - QF
- Peter Wright 4-6 Luke Humphries
- Rob Cross 5-6 Luke Littler
- Gerwyn Price 3-6 Michael Smith
- Michael van Gerwen 6-4 Nathan Aspinall
Semi-finals
- Luke Humphries 5-6 Luke Littler
- Michael Smith 4-6 Michael van Gerwen
Final
- Luke Littler 3-6 Michael van Gerwen
Night 12 - Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam - Thursday, April 18 - QF
- Michael Smith 6-3 Luke Littler
- Rob Cross 3-6 Gerwyn Price
- Peter Wright 2-6 Nathan Aspinall
- Michael van Gerwen 4-6 Luke Humphries
Semi-finals
- Michael Smith 6-5 Gerwyn Price
- Nathan Aspinall 6-4 Luke Humphries
Final
- Michael Smith 4-6 Nathan Aspinall
Night 13 - M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool - Thursday, April 25 - QF
- Luke Littler 6-3 Gerwyn Price
- Luke Humphries 2-6 Nathan Aspinall
- Peter Wright 3-6 Michael van Gerwen
- Michael Smith 4-6 Rob Cross
Semi-finals
- Luke Littler 6-5 Nathan Aspinall
- Michael van Gerwen 2-6 Rob Cross
Finals
- Luke Littler 6-2 Rob Cross
Night 14 - P&J Live, Aberdeen - Thursday, May 2
Quarter-finals
- Peter Wright 4-6 Michael Smith
- Luke Littler 6-5 Nathan Aspinall
- Michael van Gerwen 5-6 Rob Cross
- Gerwyn Price vs Luke Humphries (BYE)
Semi-finals
- Michael Smith 1-6 Luke Littler
- Rob Cross 6-5 Luke Humphries
Final
- Luke Littler 6-4 Rob Cross
Night 15 - First Direct Arena, Leeds - Thursday, May 9
Quarter-finals
- Michael van Gerwen 6-3 Gerwyn Price
- Luke Littler 6-1 Peter Wright
- Luke Humphries 6-1 Rob Cross
- Nathan Aspinall 3-6 Michael Smith
Semi-finals
- Michael van Gerwen 6-1 Luke Littler
- Luke Humphries 6-1 Michael Smith
Final
- Michael van Gerwen 5-6 Luke Humphries
Night 16 - Utilita Arena, Sheffield - Thursday, May 16
Quarter-Finals
- Luke Littler 6-4 Peter Wright
- Nathan Aspinall 3-6 Michael Smith
- Luke Humphries 6-4 Gerwyn Price
- Michael van Gerwen 6-4 Rob Cross
Semi-finals
- Luke Littler 5-6 Michael Smith
- Luke Humphries 6-3 Michael van Gerwen
Final
- Michael Smith 6-3 Luke Humphries
Play-Offs - The O2, London - Thursday, May 23
- Luke Littler vs Michael Smith
- Luke Humphries vs Michael van Gerwen