Luke Littler has admitted he's 'disappointed' following his Premier League defeat to Michael van Gerwen on Thursday night.
The 17-year-old edged a thriller with Rob Cross prior to the final showdown in Berlin, while also overcoming Luke Humphries once again.
But Van Gerwen won 6-5 to boost his own chances of Premier League glory, with Littler squandering two match darts as he crashed to defeat.
The teenager was visibly frustrated after the showdown - and has since taken to Instagram to reveal his disappointment with the result.
Luke Littler has reacted after his defeat to Michael van Gerwen in the Premier League on Thursday night
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"Disappointed not to get over the line, more points on the board, Glasgow [soon]," he wrote.
Watching the action unfold was Littler's 22-year-old girlfriend, Eloise Milburn.
Eloise stayed at home last week but joined her boyfriend for the trip to Germany, posting a selfie before the match kicked off.
And Eloise also took to Instagram to hail her other half, revealing she was 'proud' of the way he performed.
"Week 2 finalist in Berlin!" she wrote. "Bring in Glasgow next week. Proud as always."
Thursday night's action means Michael Smith remains top of the standings with seven points.
Both Littler and Van Gerwen have five each to their name as they continue their hunt for the trophy.
And Gerwyn Price has three points, with Rob Cross and Luke Humphries on two while Peter Wright and Nathan Aspinall are yet to get on the scoreboard.
Van Gerwen also spoke out after the match in Berlin.
And the Dutchman was full of praise for Littler, while also revealing he was extremely happy with his own performance.
"Games against Luke Littler are always good," he said.
"If you look at the averages and the way people played, I think it was a fantastic night for darts.
"I was really pleased with my own performance today as I was able to give it that final push. I played really well."
He added: "A lot of times I don't miss treble 20s either but it happens in darts.
"I'm playing really well and in the important moments I was able to keep the pressure on my opponents. I feel good but there is more to come.
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Luke Littler was unable to get the better of Michael van Gerwen in their Premier League clash
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"Me and Vincent van der Voort have been speaking a lot and sometimes my energy levels in the game hasn't been great.
"You need to find a solution because I know I have the ability. We're working on that but at the moment it's going really well."
Van Gerwen also insisted his match with Littler wasn't 'special' because he expects them to go up against each other many other times in the coming years ahead.
"That's not true," said the 34-year-old.
"It's not special because we're going to have finals like this another 10 times this year.
Luke Littler received a message from his 22-year-old girlfriend Eloise Milburn following his defeat to Michael van Gerwen
"We play each other so many times... so it's not going to be special.
"Of course it's important, we all know that, and you have to play well if you want to be on top of the boys."
