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Littler Completes PDC Triple Crown with World Matchplay Win

Victory at Blackpool’s Winter Gardens makes the 18-year-old the youngest Matchplay champion; it also brings him within £300,000 of Luke Humphries’s top ranking.

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Overview

  • Littler beat James Wade 18-13 in the final at Blackpool’s Winter Gardens to claim his first World Matchplay title.
  • By winning the World Championship, Premier League and Matchplay crowns, he became the fifth player in PDC history to complete the Triple Crown.
  • At 18 years old, he set a new Matchplay record with 64 maximum 180s, surpassing Adrian Lewis’s previous mark of 56.
  • After falling 5-0 behind in the final, Littler mounted a comeback by winning five straight legs and closed out the match with a 115 checkout.
  • The £200,000 prize lifted his two-year earnings to about £1.5 million, placing him less than £300,000 behind Luke Humphries for the world No. 1 ranking.