Overview
- Luke Littler beat Luke Humphries 16-11 in Wolverhampton to defend the Grand Slam of Darts and stay unbeaten at the event.
- His semi-final victory over Danny Noppert earlier in the day confirmed his rise to PDC world No. 1 at age 18.
- Littler delivered signature moments in the final with 167 and 160 checkouts and came close to a nine-darter.
- By going back-to-back, he joins Phil Taylor, Michael van Gerwen and Gerwyn Price as the only players to defend the title in Wolverhampton.
- Humphries vowed to “declare war” in a bid to reclaim top spot at the World Championship, while Littler’s 2025 earnings climbed to about £1.85m.