Night 13 of the Premier League season revealed marginally more what the final four may look like come Night 17 in London.

With Luke Littler and Jonny Clayton already qualified, the battle for the final two playoff places is heating up intensely with reigning champion Luke Humphries being the surprise package in 2026 – and not for the right reasons.

Josh Rock and Stephen Bunting need unrealistically huge results urgently, while consistency in the final weeks looks to reward those in the midfield battle.

Position	Player	Matches Played	Leg Difference	Points
1st	Clayton	27	+25	32
2nd	Littler	25	+17	29
3rd	Price	21	+15	19
4th	van Gerwen	22	+4	18
5th	van Veen	21	-12	14
6th	Humphries	19	-13	13
7th	Bunting	17	-8	11
8th	Rock	16	-28	8

Luke Littler Vs Josh Rock – QF

Luke Littler and Josh Rock met to kickstart night 13 in drastically different scenarios. Littler had already stated of his intentions to ‘chase down Jonny’, while debut boy Rock has felt the full force of the Premier League and arrived at Aberdeen rock bottom of the table, on 8 points. The two had met once so far this Premier League campaign, with the World No. 1 claiming success 6-4 on Night 5 at the quarter-final stage.

Luke Littler 6-3 Josh Rock

Once more, Littler showed how high-level an opposition player must reach to challenge him. Rock threw a ton-plus average (101.25) as he has done many times this season, as well as firing a 3/3 100% success rate on doubles. He stuck with Littler as far as 3-3, before the Nuke secured the break of throw which dealt the damage. A high quality match overall which left the door open for Littler to hunt down top spot, while all but extinguishing hope of a playoff place for Rock.

Gerwyn Price Vs Stephen Bunting – QF

With the table cementing itself further each week, it’s imperative for Stephen Bunting to begin picking up the points sooner rather than later – with almost half of his 11 points in 2026 arriving in his Belfast nightly win (night 4). He would go into his clash with Gerwyn Price as underdog, having lost two from two in their 2026 Premier League meetings. Price meanwhile, arrived in a healthy, yet not entirely comfortable, position of third in the standings.

Bunting: “The want to win is always there, but the need to win is getting more desperate each event. I want to be in London, so I know what I need to do.”

Gerwyn Price 6-5 Stephen Bunting

Back-to-back 6-5 defeats in the Premier League for Stephen Bunting have harmed his chances at a playoff place massively, as he missed multiple match darts and fell to a Gerwyn Price who missed match darts of his own before cleaning up. An impressive scoring display saw the pair hit nine 180s between them, with multiple attempts deep into a nine-darter. Bunting’s 25% (5/20) on the outer ring ultimately cost him, as he failed to be clinical when it mattered most.

Jonny Clayton Vs Gian van Veen – QF

Jonny Clayton has needed no time at all to reacquaint himself with the Premier League, storming to the top of the table with four nightly wins and further final appearances inside the opening twelve nights. Gian Van Veen began his Premier League career in similarly brilliant fashion which included three finals appearances in the first four nights – although he was unable to crawl over the line in any of those meetings. A drop in form and surgery which caused him to miss Night 7 means he’s got it all to do in the final four weeks to ensure qualification for finals night.

van Veen: “I don’t think Jonny’s like that [takes his foot off the gas], maybe some players are, but Jonny definitely isn’t – he’ll take any point he can get.”

Jonny Clayton 2-6 Gian van Veen

A super performance from van Veen fully reignited his hopes of a playoff place and likely his confidence as he took out pack leader Jonny Clayton with a 104.32 average. Impressive scoring and clinical finishing which included a 152 checkout and 50% success on doubles ensured the World No. 3 was rewarded with revenge on Clayton following their battle last week. Jonny Clayton remains qualified for finals night already, although a quarter-final loss following Luke Littler’s win over Josh Rock meant his spot at the top of the leaderboard was at risk beyond Night 13.

Michael van Gerwen Vs Luke Humphries – QF

Luke Humphries arrived in Aberdeen under serious pressure to turn around his 2026 Premier League fortunes, having massively struggled to win matches in a complete contrast to last year where he picked up the trophy. Michael Van Gerwen has experienced a similar decline in performance from his sky-high standards over the last couple of years, but found himself four points better off than Humphries heading into their crucial encounter.

Humphries: “It’s a great opportunity for myself. Considering how rubbish I think my performances have been and my timing, if I could win tonight then it changes everything.”

Michael van Gerwen 3-6 Luke Humphries

Both players failed to produce the level they’re capable of, but results are undeniably more important than performance at this stage of the campaign, and Humphries kept his hopes of a playoff place alive with a professional job against an underwhelming Van Gerwen who averaged only 91.02. The Dutchman failed to find the necessary break required due to poor scoring, despite checking out 120 & 114 for two of his three legs.

Luke Littler Vs Gerwyn Price – SF

Successful quarter-final showings once more set up a sixth Premier League meeting this campaign between Littler and Price – a matchup the Welshman has not enjoyed at all, having lost all five of those meetings despite several of them going the distance. Littler had already closed the gap to Jonny Clayton in the standings following Clayton’s loss to van Veen. A win against Price would put the two level on points.

Luke Littler 6-1 Gerwyn Price

A dominant performance from Littler yet again saw him cruise to his sixth Premier League final in thirteen nights as he dismantled a lacklustre Gerwyn Price. There wasn’t much to split the averages, but Littler scored more effectively, hitting four 180s to Price’s zero. Price struggled to be clinical on doubles, finding only the one from five attempts – a success rate which Littler frequently punishes. Nonetheless, Price is likely to leave Aberdeen satisfied with another two points in the bag which sees him pulling away from Michael Van Gerwen in the playoff race.

Gian van Veen Vs Luke Humphries – SF

This was possibly one of the tastiest matchups Night 13 could have offered. World No. 2 vs World No. 3 with both under serious pressure. Humphries has generally struggled against van Veen in recent times, including the European Championship final in October 2025 which saw the Dutchman pick up his first major title in a last-leg decider. Despite that, Humphries has clawed back at that record winning both of their Premier League encounters in 2026. Due to both players finding themselves outside the top four at the start of the night, it’s unlikely both will qualify for finals night – making this encounter feel all-or-nothing.

Gian Van Veen 3-6 Luke Humphries

Luke Humphries reminded all why he is a former World Champion and heads into most encounters as the bookies favourite with a collected and clinical display over Gian van Veen. Both men finished with a ton-plus average and over 50% checkout rate, with the vital moment coming in leg 8 when Humphries found a 160 checkout in superb fashion to break the throw of van Veen before holding his own and seeing out the match. The result levelled both on 16 points, two behind fourth-place Michael van Gerwen’s 18 and with Humphries having the chance to go level on points ahead of a final with Luke Littler.

Luke Littler vs Luke Humphries – Final

Luke Humphries reaching his second Premier League final of 2026 ensured a matchup which became labelled as boring by many in 2025.

World No. 1 vs World No. 2 once more – The two Luke’s. Humphries would undoubtedly be under more pressure than his opponent, although a win for Littler would see him climb ahead of Jonny Clayton and back into that first position on the league phase leaderboard. It would be their fifth meeting of the campaign, with Littler winning three of the previous four.

Luke Littler 6-5 Luke Humphries

Unsurprisingly, a last-leg shootout was required to separate Littler and Humphries in what was another quality showing between the pair. Humphries will ultimately be disappointed to have come away second best, especially after finding the first break of throw and putting himself in pole position for the match.

Littler spoke post-match on reclaiming his position at the top of the leaderboard and chasing the nightly wins in a campaign record: “That’s the chase now, to break my own record.”

Winning the night would have ultimately made life more straightforward for Luke Humphries, but he can be satisfied with an additional three points which pull him closer to the playoff places with three important weeks coming up before finals night.

Position	Player	Matches Played	Leg Difference	Points
1st	Littler	28	+26	34
2nd	Clayton	28	+21	32
3rd	Price	23	+11	21
4th	van Gerwen	23	+1	18
5th	van Veen	23	-11	16
6th	Humphries	22	-8	16
7th	Bunting	18	-9	11
8th	Rock	17	-31	8