Luke Littler not on level of priorly perfect Michael van Gerwen despite Premier League Darts record breaker
**Luke Littler Not Yet on Michael van Gerwen’s Level Despite Premier League Record**
Luke Littler, the 18-year-old darts prodigy, has made history in the 2025 Premier League Darts, securing the top seed for the play-offs with a record-breaking fifth nightly win, including a 6-4 victory over Michael van Gerwen in Birmingham on May 1, 2025, per skysports.com. His 115.96 average against Luke Humphries on Night 15 in Aberdeen, per The Independent, and a 108 average in a 6-1 demolition of van Gerwen at the 2024 World Series Finals, per @OfficialPDC on X, showcase his meteoric rise. Yet, despite these feats, analysts and van Gerwen himself argue Littler has not reached the Dutchman’s “priorly perfect” level, per facebook.com.[](https://www.skysports.com/darts/news/12288/13359374/luke-littler-teenager-makes-premier-league-darts-history-in-birmingham-with-record-fifth-nightly-win)[](https://www.facebook.com/DartsNews02/posts/luke-littler-not-on-level-of-priorly-perfect-michael-van-gerwen-despite-premier-/1081790670637149/)[](https://x.com/OfficialPDC/status/1835375533716037959)
Van Gerwen, a three-time PDC World Champion and six-time Premier League winner, set an unmatched standard with his dominance from 2013-2019, including four consecutive Premier League titles, per en.wikipedia.org. His 112.19 average in a losing effort to Littler at the 2024 European Tour, the highest ever for a Euro Tour defeat, underscores his enduring brilliance, per @OfficialPDC. Van Gerwen’s 19 180s in a 2024 World Championship loss to Littler and his comeback from 4-0 down to win 6-5 in April 2025, per @OfficialPDC, highlight his clutch performance under pressure.[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_van_Gerwen)[](https://x.com/OfficialPDC/status/1848069982287970585)[](https://x.com/OfficialPDC/status/1897766685538451885)
Posts on X, like @SkySportsDarts, cite van Gerwen’s November 2024 claim that Littler must dominate for a decade to match him or Phil Taylor, emphasizing consistency over flashes of brilliance. Littler’s five nightly wins surpassed Jonny Clayton’s 2024 record of 40 points, per sustainhealth.fit, but van Gerwen’s sustained excellence—104 career titles versus Littler’s 13, per dartsnews.com—sets a high bar.[](https://sustainhealth.fit/lifestyle/record-breaking-luke-littler-confirms-hell-represent-england-at-the-world-cup/)[](https://x.com/OfficialPDC/status/1887606239317672098)
Littler’s youth and raw talent, evidenced by his 2024 World Championship and 2024 Premier League titles, suggest potential to close the gap, per reddit.com. However, van Gerwen’s experience, mental toughness, and ability to deliver in finals, as noted by @DartsNews02, keep him ahead for now.[](https://www.reddit.com/r/sports/comments/1jg3lum/luke_littler_has_hit_another_ninedarter_at_the/)[](https://twitter.com/DartsNews02/status/1923400627234763152)
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