Michael van Gerwen has boosted his hopes of reaching the Premier League playoffs by winning Week 11 in Birmingham.
With six quarter-final exits in 10 competitions, the Dutchman has work to do in order to reach the final four, but recording a 6-3 victory over Luke Littler in Thursday's final has helped his cause.
The seven-time champion defeated Nathan Aspinall and Michael Smith by 6-4 scorelines to set up a showdown with Littler, who was attempting to claim his third successive weekly win.
Littler came through meetings with Rob Cross and Luke Humphries by prevailing in last-leg deciders, averaging 107.23 in overcoming the latter.
However, despite holding a 3-2 lead over Van Gerwen in the final, the teenager was powerless to stop his opponent from reeling off the final four legs.
VAN GERWEN WINS IN BIRMINGHAM 🏆
— PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) April 11, 2024
It's back to winning ways for Michael van Gerwen as he beats Luke Littler 6-3 in the final.
It's a FOURTH nightly win now for Van Gerwen who puts an end to his poor run of form!
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Van Gerwen moves ahead of Aspinall and into third position, two points adrift of second-placed Humphries and four behind leader Littler.
Smith's 6-3 triumph over Gerwyn Price earlier in the night has moved him to within one point of Aspinall in fourth position, with Cross a further six points adrift in sixth place.
While Price is a point further down the table, Peter Wright remains cut adrift at the bottom having gone down 6-4 to Humphries.
