Premier League Darts heads to Glasgow this Thursday for Night 3 of the 2026 season, featuring a blockbuster quarterfinal clash between table-topper Michael van Gerwen and reigning world champion Luke Littler. The action follows last week's debut in Antwerp, with Gian van Veen also returning to the stage.
After two nights, Michael van Gerwen leads the table with 8 points, having won the opening night and reached the final last week, where he lost to Gerwyn Price. Price sits second with 5 points, Jonny Clayton is third with 4, and Gian van Veen is fourth with 3. Surprisingly, Luke Littler and Luke Humphries are fifth and sixth with just 2 points each, having won only one match across the first two nights. Stephen Bunting and Josh Rock remain on 0 points, still awaiting their first wins.
The Night 3 schedule kicks off at 7:15 PM with Stephen Bunting facing Gian van Veen. Van Veen, a World Championship finalist, has impressed on his Premier League debut, reaching the final on the opening night and narrowly losing in the semifinals to Gerwyn Price last week. He holds 3 points. Bunting has lost his opening matches 6-2 to Van Gerwen and 6-4 to Clayton. Head-to-head, Bunting leads 6-4 overall, with a 3-1 edge in TV matches.
Next, Luke Humphries meets Josh Rock at 7:45 PM. Humphries has played strongly but lost close matches, including having three match darts against Littler last week. Rock struggled with a 79 average in a 6-2 loss last week. Humphries leads the head-to-head 4-3, winning the last three meetings. The marquee match at 8:15 PM pits Michael van Gerwen against Luke Littler. Van Gerwen has 8 points from two finals and beat Littler in last week's semifinals. Littler lost to Van Veen on the opening night but won 6-5 against Humphries last week before falling to Van Gerwen. Overall, Littler leads their head-to-head 13-10, but in Premier League play, they are tied 7-7.
The final quarterfinal at 8:45 PM features a Welsh derby between Jonny Clayton and Gerwyn Price, who met in last week's semifinal where Price won 6-5. Price is in strong form, winning Night Two and a Players Championship title on Tuesday, while Clayton has reached the semifinals both weeks. Price dominates their head-to-head 28-12 overall and has won 10 in a row since Clayton's last victory in the 2023 Premier League, leading 6-3 in Premier League matches. The semifinals follow at 9:15 PM and 9:45 PM, with the final at 10:15 PM.
