World number one Luke Humphries defeated world champion Luke Littler 6-4 to win night four of the Premier League in Exeter.
Humphries, 30, came from 3-1 down to beat the 18-year-old, who had been in outstanding form in his earlier two matches despite suffering from a cold.
It was a second night win for league leader Humphries, who won the opener in Belfast before losing the Glasgow final to the teenager.
Littler was runner-up to Humphries in the 2024 world final but beat him to win last year’s Premier League.
And this was Humphries’ first win in seven Premier League matches against his fellow Englishman.
Humphries hit two stunning checkouts – a 167 followed by a 116 – to snatch a 6-5 victory against Rob Cross in the semi-finals.
Littler saw off Nathan Aspinall 6-2 with a 109 average, having topped 112 in his opening defeat of Stephen Bunting.
The teenager hit 10 maximums – a record in this best-of-11-leg Premier League format – in the 6-3 win over Bunting, who hit six 180s of his own.
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