PERFECT STARS GET GOLD DARTS
27/03/2025 By Phil Lanning
By Phil Lanning
LUKE LITTLER was presented with his £30,000 gold darts and admits it was extra special to achieve a perfect leg against Michael van Gerwen.
The teen sensation picked up his stunning arrows along with Luke Humphries and Rob Cross prior to the Premier League night in Newcastle.
Humphries and Cross both achieved their nine-darters on a memorable night in Brighton earlier in March, while Littler hit the 19th perfect leg in the competition’s history en route to victory in Cardiff last week.
Their reward for hitting perfection was a set of commemorative solid gold darts worth £30,000, made bespoke by Humphrey and Hawkins.
On receiving the prize from BetMGM, World Champion Littler said: “To hit a nine-darter on the big stage is always special but to do it in a final against Michael van Gerwen was even more memorable. It’s a special prize from BetMGM.”
World No.1 Luke Humphries added: “It’s an amazing prize and when we were told about the gold set of darts by BetMGM, I said I’d love to win them. It’s something prestigious to remember my first TV nine-darter with.”
Cross, World Champion in 2018, said: “We’re all striving for perfection but nine-darters are so hard to come by, and it’s extra special that BetMGM have provided such an amazing prize this season. I’ll treasure the gold darts as a great memory of my nine-darter in Brighton.”
UK Director at BetMGM, Sam Behar, said: “We set this initiative up to reward the world’s best darts players for achieving the rare feat of hitting a nine-darter and it’s fantastic we’ve already seen three in just seven weeks of action.
“The £30,000 custom-made set of 18ct solid gold darts are up for grabs for any nine-darter hit during this year’s BetMGM Premier League, so there’s no limit on how many times the likes of Luke Littler, Luke Humphries and Rob Cross can win them. Based on the action we’ve seen so far, there’s every chance we’ll see a few more over the next couple of months.”
PDC Chief Executive Matt Porter said: “No TV tournament in history has featured more nine-darters than the BetMGM Premier League, and to have seen three perfect legs already in less than half of the 2025 season shows the amazing standard that our players are producing week-in and week-out.
“It’s brilliant that BetMGM are rewarding the players for any nine-darter hit during this year’s tournament and the fact it’s such a unique and lucrative prize in the 18ct gold darts makes a nine-darter this season an even more memorable achievement for the players involved.”
Images by Taylor Lanning.
