Chris Dobey registered his first victory of the Premier League Darts 2025 on Night 11 in Rotterdam. He beat Stephen Bunting with a 6-2 win in what was an all-English final at the Ahoy Arena.
With the victory, Chris Dobey became the sixth player to win a night in this season of the Premier League Darts.
Dobey reached his first final since a 6-1 opening-night loss to Luke Humphries, prevailing over Nathan Aspinall 6-2 in the semi-finals.
The 34-year-old surged into a 5-1 lead against Bunting and sealed an impressive success with an average of 101.84 for his second career Premier League nightly win.
Dobey, sixth in the table, is now only three points off the four play-off places, while just five points separate third-placed Aspinall and Rob Cross in seventh.
“I believe I can still get into the top four. I’ve got a good chance next week if I keep this performance,” he said.
“I’m a fighter, I’ve come through big matches where I’ve been cruising and ended up losing to get back among the elite. I’m here to win, I’ll be here until the end.”
Bunting emerged victorious in two deciders to land the final after defeating Dutchman Michael van Gerwen and world champion Luke Littler.
Premier League champion Littler edged Rob Cross 6-5 in the quarter-finals, despite his opponent’s 110 average.
The 18-year-old was chasing a record fifth nightly win of the year. He is currently leading the league.
He fought back from 5-2 down against Bunting, but missed double nine on a 138 checkout.
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Premier League Darts 2025: Night 11 results
Thursday April 17
Quarter-Finals
Chris Dobey 6-3 Luke Humphries
Gerwyn Price 3-6 Nathan Aspinall
Stephen Bunting 6-5 Michael van Gerwen
Luke Littler 6-5 Rob Cross
Semi-Finals
Chris Dobey 6-2 Nathan Aspinall
Stephen Bunting 6-5 Luke Littler
Final
Chris Dobey 6-2 Stephen Bunting
Quarter-final line-up for Night 12
- Luke Humphries vs Nathan Aspinall
- Michael van Gerwen vs Luke Littler
- Rob Cross vs Stephen Bunting
- Gerwyn Price vs Chris Dobey
Semi-finals
- Humphries/Aspinall vs Van Gerwen/Littler
- Cross/Bunting vs Price/Dobey
