Luke Littler has revealed he's grown in confidence throughout his maiden Premier League campaign after winning a second night of action on Thursday evening.
The 17-year-old initially struggled to win a round during the early stages of the competition.
Yet Littler now sits top of the standings after winning in Manchester on Thursday, seven days after he secured victory in Belfast.
The teenager overcame Gerwyn Price, Nathan Aspinall and Michael van Gerwen to send a message to his rivals.
Luke Littler was delighted after winning a second night of Premier League action on Thursday
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And Littler has now admitted he's grown in confidence during his time playing in the tournament, with the youngster delighted with his improvement.
"I'm glad I won," Littler told Sky Sports. "I've definitely settled into it [the Premier League].
"The first five or six weeks, I won then lost and lost. I've grown in confidence."
Littler also said he was looking to pick up two or three points every week to ensure he qualifies for the play-offs, which take place at London's 02 Arena on May 23.
"There's still six weeks to go, but I'm sure if I keep getting two or three points a week I will get into the play-offs," he admitted.
Littler didn't quite operate at the high level of last week.
Yet his victory in front of a raucous Manchester crowd is proof of both his talent and potential.
Littler was superior to Van Gerwen, despite only averaging 93.15, with the Dutchman's plight continuing.
He has now lost five of his last six quarter-finals and looked visibly frustrated by his latest setback.
An average of 97.63 was enough for Littler to get past Aspinall.
And he was then too strong for Price, beating the 39-year-old 6-3 to boost his play-off hopes.
Littler's performance wowed darts legend Wayne Mardles, who believes the youngster is 'not sticking to convention'.
"Luke [Littler] coming along and doing what he's doing has kind of changed my opinion about how things should be done," said World Championship semi-finalist Wayne Mardle to Sky Sports.
"He's opened my eyes up. He's not sticking to convention.
"Tonight we've seen more of the real Luke Littler than we've ever seen.
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Luke Littler now sits second in the Premier League table after his victory on Thursday night
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"What he did last week was great, but he won differently this week, it was just honest darts.
"It was just 'I love this'. I thought he was magnificent and I want to see more of that."
Littler is next in action at the Utilita Arena in Birmingham on Night 11 next Thursday.
Luke Littler was too strong for Gerwyn Price in their Premier League showdown on Thursday
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He will face Aspinall in the quarter-finals, while Price is scheduled to play Michael Smith.
Littler now has 23 points to his name, one more than Luke Humphries.
Aspinall and Van Gerwen also make up the rest of the top four.
