Teenage darts sensation Luke Littler won his first World Series title at the Bahrain Darts Masters on Friday, writing his name into the history books just hours after becoming the youngest player ever to throw a perfect nine darters. is.
Littler, who turns 17 on Sunday, defeated three-time world champion Michael van Gerwen 8-5 in the final to win his first PDC senior title in his first appearance at the two-day tournament.
Early on Friday, Littler threw nine darters, a perfect and rarely achieved feat, in the first leg of his quarterfinal match against World Match Play Champion Nathan Aspinall in an eventual 6-3 win, and the crowd surprised me.
The British player became the youngest player to throw nine darters and only the second player to achieve this in a World Series since the series began in 2013, joining darts legends who achieved the feat in 2015. Joined by Phil Taylor.
When asked by broadcaster ITV what he had achieved, Littler replied: “Tell me.” “I don’t know. I’m happy to win.
“Obviously we had nine hits against Nathan early in the quarter, but we played well yesterday and we played well tonight.
“No one will believe it, but I haven’t thrown a dart since the world finals. Yesterday was my first proper practice and it all paid off.”
Earlier this month, the 16-year-old was catapulted into global stardom after proving himself with a fairy-tale run to the finals of the World Darts Championship, but ultimately lost out to world No. 1 Luke. He lost to Humphries.
Littler’s consistently great performances and relaxed style (he said he celebrated victories with kebabs and prepared for world championship matches with ham and cheese omelettes) endeared him to the British public.
And it looks like he can now count his favorite soccer team, Manchester United, among his many fans after Manchester United celebrated his first World Series win on X (formerly Twitter). Became.
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