Luke Littler breaks down in tears after winning the World Darts Championship before teen sensation, 17, shares touching moment with Michael van Gerwen
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Luke Littler broke down in tears after sensationally winning the World Darts Championship and shared a touching moment with Michael van Gerwen. Littler, aged just 17, was crowned the king of the sport after beating Van Gerwen, a three-time winner, 7-3 in the final at Alexandra Palace.
The Warrington-born wonderkid became the youngest ever winner of the competition in the process and never looked like surrendering his lead after moving 4-0 ahead. Van Gerwen was the previous youngest champion when he won his first world title in 2014 at the age of 24 but Littler, sport's newest phenomenon, shattered the record with ease to take the Sid Waddell Trophy and the £500,000 cash prize.
Littler averaged a little over 102 and threw 12 180s in an imperious display in London. A clinical 56 per cent on the doubles saw him pepper the outer ring to devastating effect, leaving his Dutch opponent trailing in his wake. . LITTLER IS THE WORLD CHAMPION! 🏆LUKE LITTLER ACHIEVES HIS DARTING DESTINY!The 17-year-old sensation produces a spectacular display to defeat Michael van Gerwen 7-3 and create more history at Alexandra Palace!📺 https://t.co/pIQvhqYxEj#WCDarts | Final pic.twitter.com/QbQgg2B1oA.
His destiny was realised after he pinned D16, leading Littler to let out a roar. The tears then started to flow as he made his way to the side of the stage, in front of his family. Littler's career has been a meteoric rise since his run to the final at the World Championship last year, and he won 10 titles on his maiden year on the circuit.
