Luke Littler WINS his first match since becoming world champion as he books his place in the Bahrain Masters quarter-finals Luke Littler started life as a world champion with a hard-fought win at the Bahrain Masters on Thursday night.
LITTLER SURVIVES ILAGAN SCARE ☢️Made to work at times but Luke Littler skips over the line eventually as he beats Lourence Ilagan 6-3.
The likes of Stephen Bunting and Nathan Aspinall were spotted in attendance, as well as Littler's mum, Lisa, with someone dressed in a bull costume delivering the cake, which read 'Happy Birthday Luke' and had a picture of him lifting the World Championship on.
Luke Littler won his first match since becoming world champion on Thursday night.
Just 13 days after becoming the sport's youngest ever champion at the age of just 17, Littler was back in action as he took on Filipino star Lourence Ilagan.