Both Dutch darts players Michael van Gerwen and Gian van Veen were eliminated in the quarter-finals of the PDC Premier League (a season-long elite darts circuit) night held at Rotterdam's Ahoy arena, dashing hopes of a home-nation final in front of a packed, orange-clad crowd of 12,000. Van Veen lost 6-2 to defending world champion Luke Humphries, while Van Gerwen suffered the same scoreline at the hands of league leader Jonny Clayton, who sealed the win with a spectacular 170 finish. Clayton went on to claim the night's title by beating world champion Luke Littler 6-4 in the final, with Littler — booed throughout the evening by the Dutch crowd following a recent dispute with Van Veen — briefly exchanging words with the hostile audience before losing out.