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18-Year-Old Luke Littler Completes Darts’ Triple Crown With World Matchplay Win

He plans to skip upcoming Players Championship tournaments in Germany in response to hostile fan reception.

Overview

  • Littler rallied from a 0-5 deficit to defeat James Wade 18-13 in the World Matchplay final.
  • His victory makes him the youngest player to secure the PDC Triple Crown of World Championship, Premier League and World Matchplay titles.
  • The 18-year-old has revealed he has now failed his driving theory test four times.
  • Littler cited negative receptions from German crowds when announcing he will miss the next Players Championship events in Hildesheim.
  • He is eyeing a return to German competition at the Darts European Championship in Dortmund later this year.