Luke Littler lands another title with Players Championship victory in Wigan
The 17-year-old secured his ninth PDC title of 2024.
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Your support makes all the difference.Teenage sensation Luke Littler celebrated his second title in the space of 48 hours by claiming the Players Championship 20 crown in Wigan.
The 17-year-old, who on Sunday won his maiden World Series of Darts Finals title in Amsterdam, defied a brilliant fightback from Stephen Bunting to triumph 8-7 in Tuesday’s final following a thrilling last-leg decider.
Glory for Littler secured his ninth PDC title of 2024, including three Players Championship successes.
“I’ve played really well, I came here with loads of confidence,” he told pdc.tv.
“It’s probably the first Pro Tour I’ve actually enjoyed playing, apart from the first one I won.”
Littler defeated Adam Gawlas, Jacques Labre, Andrew Gilding, Kevin Doets, world number one Luke Humphries and Dave Chisnall before racing into a 5-1 lead in his showdown with Bunting.
The reigning Masters champion hit back to level at 7-7 but Littler held his nerve to prevail.
“I had to switch on,” he added. “Towards the end I was getting a bit tired but I was just saying to myself, ‘one last push’.”