Luke Humphries secured third place after sweeping Luke Littler aside with six legs on the bounce.
Humphries had 16 darts at a double, compared to just two for Luke Littler.
He plays Jonny Clayton in the semi-finals next week.
Luke Littler will play Gerwyn Price.
Humphries’ Dominance
Luke Humphries found another 180 and secured the win with a double nine.
A wry smile from Luke Littler was visible towards his family as Luke Humphries went 5-1 up.
Luke Humphries sank in another maximum and Luke Littler looked beaten.
Humphries set up tops and found the double to move one away.
Luke Littler was down to a finish first but it was 144 and he stuck two in the five.
Luke Humphries punished Littler by hitting tops for four legs on the spin.
Luke Humphries found a 177 to take a comfortable lead in the leg.
He’s down to 25 again and it’s the same result.
Back-to-back maximums from Luke Humphries hurt Luke Littler and the defending Premier League champion took out 25 to break.
Luke Humphries took out double four to hold throw at his first attempt.
Luke Littler struck first and took the opening leg.
A hold of throw, so nothing to worry about for Luke Humphries just yet.
Littler’s Perspective
Luke Littler was pushed again but he’s come through another tough battle. It was Luke Littler doing Luke Littler things.
I don’t know how much he’s thinking about the seventh win because he’s ultimately got the job done but he could also get the most points for first spot.
Other Observations
They’ve both made silly, silly mistakes that you don’t expect from either player.
A bizarre missed dart when on 60 proved costly there for Luke Littler.
He does like taking unorthodox routes for checkouts, mind.
Fans sang ‘We all dislike Leeds’. Well, something along those lines anyway…
Luke Humphries, a Leeds supporter, lapped it up and waved to the crowd.
It’s crazy to think that Luke Littler has already faced Luke Humphries 34 times in his PDC career.
‘The Nuke’ has.