Luke Littler suffers another early exit as Premier League struggles continue

World champion Luke Littler’s Premier League struggles continued as he was beaten 6-3 by Jonny Clayton in the opening quarter-final of night four in Belfast.

Littler had won just one match in the first three weeks of the showpiece tournament and was hammered 6-1 by Clayton in the semi-finals last week in Glasgow, where he was handed a bye.

Clayton went on to clinch the nightly title, cementing his place at the top of the early Premier League table, and continued his fine form on Thursday with a composed display to see off Littler again at the SSE Arena.

GO JONNY GO!

Doubles the difference as Jonny Clayton gets the better of Luke Littler in Belfast