Incredible Luke Littler made history by becoming the youngest ever winner of the PDC World Championship with a 7-3 victory over Michael van Gerwen.
The 17-year-old was in unbeaten form when he raced into a 4-0 lead, and despite van Gerwen getting three sets on the board, he never threatened a comeback and was always in Littler’s rear-view mirror. .
Van Gerwen was the previous youngest champion when he won the first of his three world titles in 2014 at the age of 24, but the charming phenomenon Littler broke that record as easily as he did at Alexandra Palace. Dealt with Dutch on stage.
Warrington teenager Littler averaged just over 102 and threw 12 180s in a blistering masterclass as he claimed the £500,000 first prize. Did and won the Sid Waddell Trophy for the first time.
The way she handled the pressure of being the favorite and the way she performed three weeks short of her 18th birthday, this is surely the first of many.