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52 minutes agoBy Cosmo Teare

Austria Tour updates

Here's an update from some of the early qualifying rounds in today's tour.

Wessel Nijman 6 v Romeo Grbavac 5
Jeffrey de Zwaan 6 v Karel Sedlacek 3
Danny Lauby 6 v Ryan Joyce 4
Brendan Dolan 6 v Hannes Schnier 3

Today, 13:15By Cosmo Teare

Littler in Austria

Here's how Luke Littler made the dash to Austria just hours after winning Night 13 of Premier League Darts.

At around 7:30 this morning, Littler shared a picture on hisInstagramStory as he appeared to arrive in Austria.

The image featured early morning sunshine over tarmac and grass, with Littler captioning it "austria" for his 1.3million followers.

This weekend's event has a£175,000 prize pot, with the winner set to take home £24k.

LITTLE TIME Luke Littler in frantic 1,130-mile dash hours after Premier League Darts win

Today, 12:12By Cosmo Teare

Austrian tour underway

The Austrian Tour is underway with Luke Littler playing again today!

Nijman vs Grbavac is the first match to start today but fans will face a little wait before Littler takes to the oche.

He's due on at 9:30pm.

Today, 11:22By Cosmo Teare

Littler back in action today

So Littler will be straight back into the action after winning Night 13 of Premier League Darts.

And he'll be doing so after hot footing it over to Austria for their Darts Open.

He's taking on hometown hero Zora Lerbacher.

Today, 10:22By Cosmo Teare

Prize money for Austrian Darts Open

Luke Littler is back in action again today after winning night 13 of Premier League Darts.

He'll be jetting over to Austria to compete in their open tournament.

Here's what's on offer for competitors:

• Winner: £24,000
• Runner-up: £12,000
• Semi-finalists: £7,600
• Quarter-finalists: £4,800
• Last-16: £3,200
• Last 32: £1,600
• Last 64: £800
• Last 128: £400
• Total: £175,000

Today, 09:22By Ian Tuckey

Hitting the Beau's eye!

Beau Greaves has overtaken English rival Fallon Sherrock at the top of the PDCWomen's SeriesOrder of Merit.

Greaves finally got her season into gear by making the final of all four events last weekend - winning twice.

Greaves is in first place after eight of the 24 Women's Series tournaments with 8,400 pounds. She took over the lead position fromFallon Sherrock, who recorded a sole run to the final as her best result of the weekend.

The "Queen of the Palace" brought her total prize money to 6900 pounds, keepingMikuru Suzuki(6300 pounds) andNoa-Lynn van Leuven(5900 pounds) still below her.

Today, 08:22By Connor Greaves

Austrian Darts Open prize money

There will be a total prize pot of £175,000 up for grabs.

• Winner: £30,000
• Runner-up: 12,000
• Semi-finalists: £8,500
• Quarter-finalists: £6,000
• Third round losers: £4,000
• Second round losers: £2,500
• First round losers: £1,250

Today, 07:45By Connor Greaves

Next week's Premier League fixtures

Night 14 of the Premier League season is just around the corner - with Aberdeen hosting next

Here are the quarter-finals:

Night 14 - P&J Live, Aberdeen - Thursday May 2 - QF

• Peter Wright v Michael Smith
• Luke Littler v Nathan Aspinall
• Michael van Gerwen v Rob Cross
• Gerwyn Price v Luke Humphries

Today, 07:21By Connor Greaves

Today's Austrian Darts Open schedule

Friday, April 26

First Round

Afternoon Session (1pm local time, 12pm BST)

Wessel Nijman v Romeo Grbavac

Jeffrey de Zwaan v Karel Sedlacek

Danny Lauby v Ryan Joyce

Brendan Dolan v Hannes Schnier

Richard Veenstra v Ricky Evans

Darius Labanauskas v Madars Razma

Arron Monk v Ritchie Edhouse

Dom Taylor v Christian Goedl

Evening Session (7pm local time, 6pm BST)

Martin Lukeman v Daryl Gurney

Andrew Gilding v Dominik Haberl

Jose de Sousa v Gian van Veen

Graham Hall v Chris Dobey

Martin Schindler v James Wade

Raymond van Barneveld v Mike De Decker

Dimitri Van den Bergh v Gabriel Clemens

Luke Littler v Zoran Lerchbacher

Today, 07:04By Ian Tuckey

Littler in action again TODAY

Luke Littler will return to the oche again TONIGHT as he heads to the Austrian Darts Open.

The teenage sensation moved back to the top of the Premier League Darts leaderboard after winning Night 13 in Liverpool last night.

Littler will face Zoran Lerchbacher in the final match of the evening session, which begins from 6pm BST.

25th Apr 2024, 22:59By Sam Dymond

Lukes leading with three nights remaining

Luke Littler has a five-point lead at the top of the Premier League after tonight's heroics in Liverpool.

Then come the chasing pack of Luke Humphries, Nathan Aspinall and Michael van Gerwen - separated by just two points.

A reminder that the top four qualify for the play-offs in London, which means the likes of Gerwyn Price, Rob Cross and Michael Smith have it all to do with three regulation nights remaining.

The season moves on to Aberdeen next Thursday.

• Luke Littler - 31pts
• Luke Humphries - 26pts
• Nathan Aspinall - 25pts
• Michael van Gerwen - 24pts
• Michael Smith - 20pts
• Rob Cross - 14pts
• Gerwyn Price - 12pts
• Peter Wright - 4pts

25th Apr 2024, 22:53By Sam Dymond

Littler delighted for breathing space

Luke Littler has shot to the top of the Premier League table, and after his third night win is now five points clear of Luke Humphries.

While his qualification for the play-offs is not yet confirmed, the teenager admitted he was glad for some breathing space ahead of the chasing pack.

I'm happy with the way I played in front of this lovely bunch of people. It's been looking tight [at the top of the table], but I'm glad to have won tonight and I'm out of the way a bit now.

Luke LittlerSky Sports

25th Apr 2024, 22:44By Sam Dymond

Luke Littler 6-2 Rob Cross

Luke Littler is the winner on Night 13 of the Premier League!

And the teenager saves some of his best for last, hitting two 180s before seeing the game out.

The crowd that began the night by booing the 17-year-old rise as one to salute him. That's how you win them over.

The Nuke is now on top of the table. Continue like this, and he'll soon be on top of the world.

25th Apr 2024, 22:43By Sam Dymond

Luke Littler 5-2 Rob Cross

A first hold of the final for Rob Cross - and it gives him a slither of hope.

Voltage is buoyed by the last leg, and begins here with a maximum.

He continues to score well, and almost cleans up in 11 darts before taking another couple to clinch it.

25th Apr 2024, 22:40By Sam Dymond

Luke Littler 5-1 Rob Cross

BREAK OF THROW!

Rob Cross is on the board - and he deserves that for going so close to a 164 checkout.

As he finally hits a double, he responds with an ironic fist pump.

Mind you, if anyone has history of fighting back from big deficits...

25th Apr 2024, 22:38By Sam Dymond

Luke Littler 5-0 Rob Cross

BREAK OF THROW!

Are we heading for a whitewash?!

Rob Cross can barely look as Littler steps up and takes out double 10 with his opponent still some way off.

25th Apr 2024, 22:36By Sam Dymond

Luke Littler 4-0 Rob Cross

It's four!

Littler has ridden his luck tonight. He's played with emotion and off the energy (sometimes negative of the crowd).

But right now, he is just playing some exceptional darts.

Rob Cross has only had one throw at a double so far.

25th Apr 2024, 22:35By Sam Dymond

Luke Littler 3-0 Rob Cross

BREAK OF THROW!

It's a procession now for Littler!

And Rob Cross isn't getting near him.

The teenager has now won seven legs in a row after his comeback against Nathan Aspinall.

25th Apr 2024, 22:33By Sam Dymond

Luke Littler 2-0 Rob Cross

An early two-leg lead for the Nuke!

Against the throw, Rob Cross put real pressure on his opponent, giving him the impression that he would have to take care of 86.

And take care he did - with just two darts.

The young man is enjoying himself out there tonight.

25th Apr 2024, 22:31By Sam Dymond

Luke Littler 1-0 Rob Cross

BREAK OF THROW!

What a start for the teenager!

Rob Cross goes so close to dealing with 126, his final throw nudging the wire.

But then Luke Littler takes out 111 - even if he did have to a moment's pause to deal with some very basic GCSE standard maths.

25th Apr 2024, 22:18By Sam Dymond

Leading Luke to cement top spot

Luke Littler moved to the top of the Premier League standings as soon as he took advantage of Luke Humphries' early defeat this evening - and now he can put himself in pole position by capping off his night in Liverpool with another victory.

Rob Cross is in his second Premier Leauge final of the season, and will want to make amends after being blown away 6-2 by Nathan Aspinall in Exeter on night five.

The action comes next.

25th Apr 2024, 22:07By Sam Dymond

Michael van Gerwen 2-6 Rob Cross

BREAK OF THROW AND THE WIN!

Rob Cross is into his first Premier League final since Week Five in Exeter!

Voltage affords himself a wry smile, but will need to up his game to keep pace with the awaiting Luke Littler.

It's an unhappy birthday for Michael van Gerwen, who missed an astonishing 16 doubles throughout the contest.

25th Apr 2024, 22:05By Sam Dymond

Michael van Gerwen 2-5 Rob Cross

And now Rob Cross is one leg away.

This semi-final so far is summed up by the two players' highest outs.

Van Gerwen has missed 16 throws at doubles and his best checkout is 24, whereas Voltage has at least dealt with a tricky 121.

25th Apr 2024, 22:04By Sam Dymond

Michael van Gerwen 2-4 Rob Cross

BREAK OF THROW!

Rob Cross begrudgingly breaks by finding double five after multiple missed opportunities.

Voltage is the better player right now but that's not saying much.

MVG is averaging around the 90 mark while the Englishman is pushing towards the mid-90s.

25th Apr 2024, 22:02By Sam Dymond

Michael van Gerwen 2-3 Rob Cross

Cross edges back in front on his throw.

There's not much more to say really.

Voltage and the Green Machine needs to spark some energy into this contest - and quick.