Luke Littler wins Grand Slam of Darts to take his career earnings beyond £1MILLION at 17 – as teen star reels off FIFTEEN straight legs en route to thrashing Martin Lukeman to scoop £150,000 top prize
Martin Lukeman was no match for Luke Littler in Sunday’s Grand Slam of Darts final in Wolverhampton.
Seventeen-year-old Littler thrashed Lukeman, 39, to land the top prize of £150,000 in his first ever appearance at this tournament.
Lukeman won the first two legs of the final before Littler reeled of 15 in a row before eventually prevailing 16-3.
The champion hit 12 180s to Lukeman’s one and ended the match with a three-dart average of 107.08.
Littler has now won more than £1million in prize money before his 18th birthday, which he will celebrate in January.
Littler had overcome two-time world champion Gary Anderson 16-15 in a thrilling semi-final earlier on Saturday.
The teenage sensation produced a 105.11 average in a 16-2 win over Jermaine Wattimena in the quarter-finals.
But Littler’s incredible run almost ended before it really began when he survived a match dart before beating Mike De Decker 10-9 in the round of 16.
Littler leaves Wolverhampton having won all seven of his matches this week, starting with victories over Keane Barry, Dimitri Van den Bergh and Lourence Ilagan during the group stage.
By winning the Grand Slam, Littler has climbed to fifth place in the PDC world rankings.
Littler had already won the Premier League and the World Series Finals but this was his first major ranking title.
More to follow.
