Overview
- Luke Littler routed Ryan Searle 6–1 to reach a third consecutive world final and keep his title defense on track.
- Gian van Veen beat Gary Anderson 6–3 in a standout semifinal that featured dueling 170 checkouts and near-103 averages for both.
- The Littler–van Veen showdown will be the youngest PDC world final on record at 18 versus 23 years of age.
- Van Veen’s run confirms his rise to the Netherlands’ No. 1 and at least No. 3 in the world rankings after earlier scalps including Luke Humphries.
- Searle’s autosomal dominant optic atrophy drew venue-wide blurred signage by sponsor Paddy Power, with donations reported to surpass €30,000 after a matching pledge.