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Luke Littler Reaches Third Straight World Darts Final With 6-1 Rout of Ryan Searle

The 18-year-old becomes only the fourth player to make three consecutive finals, strengthening his title defense.

Overview

  • Littler averaged about 105, hit 10 180s and finished 59% on doubles with a top checkout of 110 in a dominant semi-final win.
  • He is now into a third consecutive Alexandra Palace final, joining Dennis Priestley, Phil Taylor and Gary Anderson in that exclusive feat.
  • The defending champion will face either Gary Anderson or Gian van Veen, after Van Veen eliminated Luke Humphries 5-1 in the quarter-finals.
  • Van Veen’s statement win over Humphries included a 105.41 average and moved him to provisional world No. 3 and Dutch No. 1.
  • Littler aims to become the first back-to-back champion since 2016 in a tournament featuring a record £1m winner’s cheque.