Mind-blowing stat emerges as Luke Littler rampages to Premier League win over Luke Humphries
Luke Littler rampaged to another Premier League victory, on a night when a mind-blowing stat about him emerged.
Littler was in sensational form again on night eight of the Premier League in Newcastle, as beat Stephen Bunting, Rob Cross and then world no.1 Luke Humphries in the final.
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The records have continued to tumble for 'The Nuke' who is defending his Premier League crown in sensational fashion.
But in the semi-final against Cross, a barely believable stat emerged summing up just how incredible Littler's Premier League campaign has been so far.
He pinned the 100th maximum [180] in the match, reaching the feat after just eight weeks.
And incredibly, he reached the landmark before any of his rivals had even taken their tally to 50, with Luke Humphries the closest on 45.
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Littler carries remarkable scoring power and that saw him to the finish line once again in Newcastle.
He won his third consecutive night, beating famous rival and world Humphries 6-1 in the final.
It was his fourth nightly win, and his third in a row to go eight points clear at the top of the Premier League standings.
His statistics are barely believable, and he seems in simply irresistible form at the oche.
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And he believes that he can break even more records as he continues his seemingly routine march to the Premier League play-offs.
He said after his victory over Humphries: "It's another week. More points on the board, another nightly win.
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"More comfortable at the top, loads of points ahead. I'm well set coming into the next weeks.
"I said to Luke I don't know how we played that game we're both tired.
"That's what happens when you have to play three games in a night. I dug myself over the line.
"As a player, you should always be playing against the board. When I'm playing like I am now, they are playing me.
"I got to the bottom of the stairs and was tired, didn't want to come up here but I got over the line."
Littler can barely be stopped and is looking to overthrow Humphries who is still sat pretty in the No.1 spot according to the PDC Order of Merit.
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Many have compared the teenage phenom to darting great Phil Taylor, who was the most dominant tungsten magician of all-time.
The 18-year-old already scooped the Premier League last year in his debut campaign, and is looking as though he may retain the £250,000 prize money at a canter.
It has already been a year that Littler will never forget, having become the sport's youngest ever world champion in January.
Right now, it is becoming a challenge for the other players on the PDC tour to halt this new era of Littler dominance.
The competition goes to Berlin next week and the other Premier League contenders will hope they can finally put an end to his remarkable streak.