LUKE LITTLER missed out on a record fifth nightly Premier League Darts win after suffering a 6-5 loss to Stephen Bunting in Rotterdam.
The 18-year-old found himself 5-2 down after seven legs but managed to fight back and take it to a decider.
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With a 138 checkout up for grabs, he missed the double-nine with his third dart, instead kissing the wire and gifting his opponent a golden opportunity to win.
Bunting grabbed that chance with both hands, hitting the treble 18 and double eight to book his place in the final.
Prior to his semi-final meeting with the Bullet, Littler survived a scare against Rob Cross in the fourth match of the evening.
With the score at 5-5 in the deciding leg, the Nuke managed a treble 19 followed by a treble 16 before completing the 145-checkout with his favoured double 20 to win the match.
Meanwhile, Bunting knocked out hometown hero Michael van Gerwen to earn his place in the second round – despite receiving boos from the Dutch crowd.
The Bullet got through the quarter-final with a 99.76 average in comparison to the Dutchman’s 89.86 average.
And he bettered that in the semi-final against Littler, managing 106.43 across the 11 legs.
Bunting went on to meet Chris Dobey in the Rotterdam final – a clash between two players outside of the play-off places.
Dobey was the man to win, easing past his opponent with a score of 6-2 and a 101.84 average.
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