LITTLER AIMS TO SMASH PREMIER LEAGUE RECORDS

By Aaron Nijjar.  

LUKE LITTLER is looking to break two remarkable records in the Premier League.  

‘The Nuke’ tops the table with 26 points thanks to four wins – Glasgow, Brighton, Cardiff and Newcastle.  

Nobody has ever won five nights before, but Littler is likely to get there given he has eight weeks before the Playoffs at London’s O2 Arena on May 29.   

Five-time major winner Littler has the chance to break the 40-point barrier – both he and Jonny Clayton (2022) hold that record.   

Michael van Gerwen is a seven-time Premier League champion but 18-year-old Littler has time and age on his side to do better, perhaps.  

World champion Littler said: “How many has Michael got? Seven. If I’m still around, I’ll have a go at breaking it.  

“I said it last week, but I want to finish top again. Go back-to-back.  

“Obviously now I’m fighting for top and trying to break the nightly win record.”  

Teen sensation Littler has also backed Stephen Bunting to reverse his Premier League form – as the Bullet faces unwanted darting history.  

Former Masters champion Bunting has lost eight games in a row in this year’s event and is rock bottom of the eight-man table with zero points.  

World No. 6 Bunting is on a 12-game Prem winless streak – he has not won in the competition since beating Gary Anderson 7-1 in Cardiff on April 23, 2015.  

In the 2020 Covid-hit tournament, he drew 6-6 with Rob Cross on his home stage of Liverpool in a one-off appearance as a contender.  

The worst Prem streak is held by Peter Wright, who went 13 games across the 2019 and 2020 editions without celebrating a win.  

Should the St Helens thrower lose to Nathan Aspinall next Thursday in Berlin – which is week nine – then he will equal Snakebite’s tally.  

Littler added: “Obviously, Steve’s struggling at the minute.  

“Once he gets that first win, I’m sure he’ll win quite a few in the Premier League. I think we’re halfway through now.  

“I think last week he said he’s putting too much pressure on himself. Obviously, without a win in eight weeks.  

“If I was Stephen now, I’d say you’ve just got to relax. You’ve just got to say, come on, just win that first game.  

“And I’m sure once he gets that first win and gets that winning feeling, then he’ll go on. Hopefully, I think he could win a night.”  

Image by Taylor Lanning.