It was an emotional, and seemingly inevitable, weekend for teenage darts phenom Luke Littler. The 17-year-old defeated Michael van Gerwen, one of the game’s greatest players, 7-3 in the PDC World Darts Championship final on Friday night to become the youngest world champion in the history of the sport.

Teenage star Luke Littler has reached the final at the world darts championship — again. Still just 17, Littler routed Stephen Bunting 6-1 on Thursday to give himself another shot at the title, one year after his unlikely run brought waves of new fans to the sport.

Luke Littler tasted glory in his second PDC World Darts Championship final earlier this month, this time getting the better of Michael van Gerwen at Ally Pally.

Luke Littler advanced to the semi-finals of the World Darts Championship for a second year running as he cruised past Nathan Aspinall 5-2 in their last-eight clash. The 17-year-old hit 15 maximums, taking his tally for the tournament past the half-century mark,

Teenage darts sensation Luke Littler is set to parade his World Championship trophy at Old Trafford following his stunning victory over Michael van Gerwen, reports say. The 17-year-old world champion is expected to showcase the Sid Waddell Trophy during Manchester United's home clash with Brighton on January 19.