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Luke Littler Defends Grand Slam of Darts, Becomes Youngest World No. 1

The 18-year-old moves to No. 1 on the PDC's prize-money list from Monday, setting the seedings for the expanded World Championship in December.

Overview

  • Littler rallied to beat Luke Humphries 16–11 in Wolverhampton, retaining the Grand Slam title and securing his eighth major crown.
  • At 18 years, nine months and 26 days, he becomes the youngest leader of the PDC Order of Merit, surpassing Michael van Gerwen’s previous age mark.
  • Under the rolling 24‑month ranking, Littler had already overtaken Humphries by reaching the final, then capped the day by winning the trophy.
  • The champion earned £153,500 in prize money, with Humphries receiving £73,500 as runner‑up.
  • Lukas Wenig’s quarterfinal run, worth £28,500, boosted his live ranking toward Tour Card retention as focus shifts to the 128‑player World Championship starting 11 December.