Stephen Bunting triumphs in Belfast after Luke Littler suffers another setback

Stephen Bunting beat Gian van Veen 6-2 to claim victory on night four of the Premier League in Belfast, where Josh Rock sparked wild celebrations from his home crowd by hitting a nine-dart finish, and Luke Littler’s struggles rumbled on.

‘The Bullet’ had not won any of his previous matches in this year’s showpiece tournament, but got on the board after seeing off defending champion Luke Humphries in the quarter-finals before sweeping past Jonny Clayton 6-0 to book his spot in the final.

Van Veen – who had reached the previous two nightly finals in his debut campaign – was a comfortable winner over Rock despite the Northern Irishman’s perfect leg and then came through a close semi-final against Gerwyn Price which went the distance.

BUNTING WINS IN BELFAST!