PL: Night 14 · Thursday 7 May 2026
Gian van Veen vs Stephen Bunting
First Direct Arena, Leeds · 20:30 GMT
Final score
Gian van Veen
avg 90.61
5–6
Stephen Bunting
avg 90.14
Bunting beat van Veen 6–5 in the last leg — van Veen had a slightly higher average but couldn't convert.
- Van Veen averaged 104.32 to dismantle Clayton 6–2 in Aberdeen — the biggest upset of Night 13
- Bunting's 98.7 season average leads van Veen's 95.8, and he has beaten both Littler and van Gerwen this season
- Their only 2026 head-to-head: van Veen beat Bunting 6–3 in the Night 7 quarter-final
Stat worth knowing
Two of the season's most surprising performers meet in the night's most unpredictable match. Van Veen just produced his highest-averaging win of the season against the table-leader. Bunting has the bigger scalps — Littler and MvG — but the average gap is real. Van Veen consistently outperforms his season average in individual matches when it counts.
Pre-match verdict was
Slight edge to Bunting on average. Van Veen's Night 13 performance makes this the hardest call on the card.
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