Missed doubles cost Rockpublished at 20:35 BST 21 May
Result: Littler 6-5 Rock
Not the usual numbers we're used to seeing from Luke Littler but Josh Rock, despite averaging marginally higher, wasn't able to take advantag.
Summary
Night 16 results mean semi-finals at finals night on 28 May confirmed as Luke Littler v Gerwyn Price and Jonny Clayton v Luke Humphries
Final: Bunting 6-3 Humphries
Semi-final results: Bunting 6-3 Price & Littler 1-6 Humphries
Quarter-final results: Clayton 3-6 Bunting, Price 6-2 Van Veen, Littler 6-5 Rock, Humphries 6-5 Van Gerwen
Missed doubles cost Rockpublished at 20:35 BST 21 May
'The Nuke' detonates againpublished at 20:34 BST 21 May
Result: Littler 6-5 Rock
Ian Mitchelmore
BBC Sport Wales at Utilita Arena, Sheffield
Image source, Getty ImagesHe was nowhere near his best there, but Luke Littler got the job done.
Littler has finished top of the table in each of his three seasons in the Premier League.
He claimed four nightly wins and 40 points on debut in 2024 before going on to win the title.
'The Nuke' went even better in 2025 by winning six nights and earning 45 points, although he was pipped to the title by Luke Humphries.
But, remarkably, he can still break his own records this time around.
He's already won one of the required three matches in Sheffield, and glory here tonight will take the 19-year-old to seven night wins and 46 points.
Ridiculous really, isn't it?
Postpublished at 20:33 BST 21 May
Result: Littler 6-5 Rock
Sam Drury
BBC Sport at Utilita Arena, SheffieldSome farcical moments and a long way from a classic with both players averaging in the 80s, but Luke Littler still has a chance of that seventh nightly win.
He'll have to play much better than that to get it, mind.
Littler edges through to semispublished at 20:32 BST 21 May
Result: Littler 6-5 Rock
Image source, PA MediaJosh Rock can't finish the 117 attempt, leaving Luke Littler with 80.
He gets one dart at tops and, of course, he finds it to scrape through to the semi-final.
The record attempt is still on!
Postpublished at 20:30 BST 21 May
Littler 5-5 Rock
Wayne Mardle
Former World Matchplay finalist on Sky SportsThis game feels really rushed and hurried.
Rock levels the matchpublished at 20:30 BST 21 May
Littler 5-5 Rock
About 100 missed darts at double between the two of them finally ends in Josh Rock finding double one.
That was like my mates and me in the pub trying to checkout. Painful.
Postpublished at 20:28 BST 21 May
Littler 5-4 Rock
Josh Rock will be gutted. He threw that leg away and gave Luke Littler the smallest of opportunities - which he happily took.
Littler holds to lead againpublished at 20:27 BST 21 May
Littler 5-4 Rock
Josh Rock has a go at tops for a 5-4 lead but can't find it.
Back he comes and misses three more darts at 40, but Luke Littler is all over the place.
Three more darts for Rock come to nothing and Littler goes D19, D20.
Littler breaks straight backpublished at 20:25 BST 21 May
Littler 4-4 Rock
Luke Littler seems to have been angered by that bullseye and he's just dispatched of the leg in 11 darts.
Silly stuff from the world number one.
Postpublished at 20:24 BST 21 May
Littler 3-4 Rock
Wayne Mardle
Former World Matchplay finalist on Sky SportsThat is a disgusting way to take out 73, especially if you're Luke Littler!
Rock breaks for leadpublished at 20:24 BST 21 May
Littler 3-4 Rock
Image source, PA MediaBeauty of a leg from Josh Rock to take out 73 on the bull!
He's leading this one and is two legs away from the win.
Postpublished at 20:22 BST 21 May
Littler 3-3 Rock
Wayne Mardle
Former World Matchplay finalist on Sky SportsThat leg was as good as Josh Rock has looked.
Rock holdspublished at 20:22 BST 21 May
Littler 3-3 Rock
Luke Littler isn't at his best tonight and he's miles off Josh Rock in terms of scoring again.
Rock is flowing nicely and he nails the double to level again.
Littler holds to retake leadpublished at 20:21 BST 21 May
Littler 3-2 Rock
Image source, Getty ImagesThere's 56 on the board for Luke Littler but his dart at tops drops under.
Not to worry, back he comes to retake the lead.
Rock levelspublished at 20:19 BST 21 May
Littler 2-2 Rock
There's a 180 from Josh Rock, to the delight of this Sheffield crowd.
He's down to 20 with Littler miles off it.
One dart goes to waste but Rock finds double 10 with his second.
Postpublished at 20:18 BST 21 May
Littler 2-1 Rock
Wayne Mardle
Former World Matchplay finalist on Sky SportsIt's all too easy for Luke Littler. He's making mistakes but he's got time to make mistakes.
That was an 18-dart leg but he was barely under pressure at all.
Littler holdspublished at 20:18 BST 21 May
Littler 2-1 Rock
Luke Littler is making mistakes but it doesn't matter. Josh Rock is piling on any kind of pressure and Littler can find the double five for the leg.
Rock holdspublished at 20:16 BST 21 May
Littler 1-1 Rock
Josh Rock leaves 36 but hits the wrong double, giving Luke Littler the chance to come back but he doesn't worry the Northern Irishman.
Back comes Rock to find D16.
Littler holdspublished at 20:14 BST 21 May
Littler 1-0 Rock
Vintage Luke Littler as he nails bullseye for an 85 finish for the opening leg.
He's so good to watch, isn't he?
Littler kicks us offpublished at 20:13 BST 21 May
Littler 0-0 Rock
It's Luke Littler with the darts in this one and he kicks us off with a 96 in this top v bottom quarter-final.