Luke Littler’s meteoric rise is exhibiting no indicators of slowing down after he was topped Bahrain Masters champion on Friday.
The 16-year-old darts sensation beat Michael van Gerwen 8-5 within the closing, having seen off the likes of Gerwyn Price and Nathan Aspinall in earlier rounds, to elevate the primary senior title of his younger profession. The pair have been neck and neck for a lot of the competition, however Littler turned on the model within the closing phases to seal yet one more gorgeous victory over a darts icon.
Littler’s win sees him avenge his agonising defeat to Luke Humphries within the World Darts Championship at Ally Pally earlier this month. Speaking afterwards, the teenager stated: “I’m comfortable to win, I performed effectively yesterday and I performed effectively tonight.
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“No one will believe me but I haven’t thrown a dart since the world final… I’m happy to come out as the winner.”
Fans leaped onto social media gushing with reward for Littler, who turns 17 on Sunday. One particular person stated: “He’s the best around and he can’t even drive a car. What a freaking legend Littler is.” Another beamed: “Unbelievable talent, it’s a genuine pleasure watching him.”
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“He literally outplayed MVG all the way through that. His talent is off the charts. He’s making everyone around him look average,” a 3rd wrote, whereas a fourth stated: “He’s going to be GOAT isn’t he?”
Littler, who noticed off Hong Kong’s Man Lok Leung within the first spherical, began the day in sensible trend, hitting a nine-darter to seal the primary leg in opposition to Aspinall. The feat sparked comparisons to Phil Taylor, who’s the one different participant to have hit a nine-dart end through the World Series.
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He subsequently swept Aspinall apart with a snug 6-3 win, earlier than smashing Price 7-3 within the semis. Littler’s triumph sees him make the proper begin to life on the everlasting circuit.
His performances in Bahrain have absolutely justified the choice handy him a wildcard for the invitational event… not that any justification was wanted.