Sheffield will host Night Sixteen on May twenty two and darts fans are already circling a potential Humphries versus Littler confrontation that could decide the league phase honours. Bracket positions will only be finalised after Aberdeen, yet current standings suggest the pair could collide in either the semi final or a dream final.
Luke Humphries leads all players in season average at one hundred and two point eight but has just one nightly trophy to show for relentless scoring. Luke Littler, by contrast, tops the table thanks to a record five nightly wins, proving ruthless in key moments despite his eighteen years.
Their rivalry has delivered classics. Littler edged Humphries in Belfast with back to back one forty plus checkouts, while Humphries gained revenge in Berlin by wiping out a four two deficit. Combined they share nine of the season fifteen highest legs.
Sheffield has history for both men. Humphries burst onto the scene here in twenty eighteen with a World Series upset, whereas Littler captured the development tour title in this arena last autumn.
With play off seeding, personal pride and perhaps the league phase prize money on the line, the steel city crowd is set for a thunderous evening. Whoever lands the final dart may carry irreplaceable momentum into the O two finale a week later.
