Luke Humphries talking to Sky Sports after progressing: "It was a good win but the performance wasn't as good as I wanted it to be or as good as what I expect from myself. All the matters is that you win here, so hopefully I can improve in that one.

"I'm probably not going to deal with the crowd to be fair, it's going to be tough work. They were fantastic in that first game so I think I'm going to be taking on 6,001 people. They are a a fantastic country that always support their own."

Philip Marsh
BBC Sport Wales at Utilita Arena, Cardiff

It's all going to script as far as the home fans in Cardiff are concerned.

I would imagine the majority would have hoped the two Welsh players and two Lukes reached the semi-finals.

The players have duly obliged. Can Jonny Clayton now keep his table-topping form going against the 2024 PDC World Champion, Luke Humphries?

Gareth Bailey
BBC Sport Wales

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Jonny Clayton won the Premier League Darts title in his debut year back in 2021, beating Portugal's Jose de Sousa 11-5 in the final, and that is something he is looking to do again.

"All I can do is to go out and try to play my best darts," he told BBC Sport Wales. "If I can carry on doing that, I'm doing something right.

"If it's my campaign it'll be my campaign. Hopefully it is and I can be double Premier League champion."

Clayton has been the model of consistency in this year's tournament, and winning his quarter-final match each week has ensured at least two points from each venue.

He is also the only player to have done that, adding: "Points are so important.

"Whether it's just the two points or it's five points, if you can pick up two every week you'll be close at the end of the 16th week for the 17th week [play-offs]."

Wayne Mardle
Former World Matchplay finalist on Sky Sports

Jonny Clayton is one of those players where I don't think one game matters to the next. He plays his own game and he is absolutely fine if he wins or loses.

He knows he is going to have a bad game here and there, but he knows largely he is going to be absolutely fine.

Given an opportunity, he will take it. I'm not saying he will go on and win the night, but it wouldn't surprise you.

Think we know who the crowd will be supporting in each semi here...

• Luke Humphries v Jonny Clayton
• Gerwyn Price v Luke Littler

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The number of nine-darters being hit in the world of professional darts seems to be on the rise, with 2026 on track to become a record year for perfect legs.

The Players Championship has already seen six in the first six events and there has been one in the opening four weeks of the Premier League.

Televised nine-darters are also becoming more frequent, but this is largely due to the increasing number of competitions being broadcast in recent years.

"It's a special feeling," two-time world champion Dennis Priestley told BBC Sport.

"It's like kids starting up today you know getting their first 180, it is such a milestone for them and then if they're just good enough to go on and play on TV and they do a nine-darter.

"It's the perfect darts."

But are nine-darters really on the up? What are the potential reasons for it if so, and can they actually be a curse in disguise?

Read more here.

Here's what we've seen so far then. An all-Welsh final is still a possibility in Cardiff...

• Michael van Gerwen 1-6 Luke Humphries
• Gian van Veen 4-6 Jonny Clayton
• Gerwyn Price 6-5 Stephen Bunting
• Luke Littler 6-4 Josh Rock

It is slightly hard to believe but Josh Rock ends the contest with an average of 103.72 - his scoring was actually very impressive.

It might not have felt that way because of how much his finishing let him down, the World Cup winner was only 21.05% on the outer ring, hitting just four of 19 attempts at double.

It means an out of sorts Luke Littler progresses with an average of 96.2 and 40% on the outer ring.

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Luke Littler finishes the job in a pretty low-key affair.

He and Josh Rock shake hands and share a joke but it'll be the world champion smiling more broadly after securing the win.

There were flashes of what both players of capable but neither was able to put it together for more than a visit or two at a time.

But Littler has his second win and will face Gerwyn Price for a place in the final.

Good leg for Josh Rock, hitting double 18 for a 96 out and 11-darter.

Luke Littler will throw for the match...

Luke Littler is a leg from victory after a 64 checkout.

He lets out a big shout. He knows he's been nowhere close to his best but maybe a scrappy win will get him going.

Laura Turner
Ex-Women's World Championship quarter-finalist on Sky Sports

Josh Rock has definitely upped his levels in terms of scoring this week. If he can sort his finishing out he'd much more competitive.

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Not quite.

Seven perfect darts for Josh Rock but the eighth slips just below the treble 20.

He has to settle for a 12-darter but it stops the rot.

Three legs in a row for Luke Littler with a straightforward hold.

But hang on, Josh Rock is six darts into a nine-darter in the next...

Philip Marsh
BBC Sport Wales at Utilita Arena, Cardiff

Josh Rock is letting Luke Littler off the hook at times.

Rock is averaging 95 to Littler's 90, but a checkout percentage of 12.5% is simply not good enough.

And Littler now leads for the first time in the match.

The wait for a Premier League win in 2026 could be about to go on another week for the Northern Irishman.

Rod Studd
Commentator on Sky Sports

Josh Rock can't afford to keep missing. He's missed 14 darts at a double already.

That leg could be the game-changer despite the fact that Luke Littler is playing well off his normal level.

Josh Rock's finishing is letting him down badly at the moment.

He was in control of that leg on throw but fails to finish it off. So many missed doubles for the Northern Irishman, it's 14 in total.

Luke Littler isn't at his best but he's not going to leave that unpunished. A potentially crucial break for the world champion.

Not a leg either will look back on particularly fondly.

Some distinctly averaging finishing see Luke Littler miss a couple at double 10 to hold before Josh Rock misses three at the same target - and not get all that close.

Littler is back to hit it at the third time of asking, though, and we're level again.

Luke Hemmings
BBC Sport Wales

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Luke Littler is yet to find his form in this tournament. And with Josh Rock pinning his doubles with Littler way back on 200, it remains to be seen if tonight is the night for ‘The Nuke’.

Not even a sniff of a break for either player so far and that is how it stays.

Josh Rock holds, albeit not quite as comfortably as he should have done.

He intentionally busts his score after failing to take out 12 and, with Luke Littler way back, is able to win the leg on double three on his next visit.