Luke Littler plays for first time as world champion as PDC star humbled in Bahrain Luke Littler made light work of Lourence Ilagan as he returned to the oche for the first time since winning the World Darts Championship - minutes after Rob Cross' humbling exit.
Back in 2024, Littler won the Bahrain Masters in his first ever World Series event, just weeks after losing the final at Ally Pally to Luke Humphries.
The 17-year-old became the toast of the darting world at Alexandra Palace earlier this month, beating Michael van Gerwen to lift the Sid Waddell Trophy for the first time.
Littler enters this time around as the second seed, but tournament favourite, and moved into the quarter finals with a 6-3 win over reigning PDC Asian champion Ilagan.
It may have been yet another victory for 'The Nuke', but there was a very substantial difference, with the teenage sensation using a new set of arrows following his win over Van Gerwen.
