LUKE LITTLER turned on the style on a shocking night when several world darts champions bombed out of Butlin’s. Michael van Gerwen, Gerwyn Price, Peter Wright and Stephen Bunting all crashed out of the first round of the Players Championship Finals on day one. 5 Luke Littler whitewashed Rob Cross inside 15 minutes 5 Littler continued his stunning form after Sunday's heroics 5 The teenager hit a 112.
7 average 5 Littler passed £1m in prize money this year after winning the Grand Slam He passed £1m in prize money after beating Martin Lukeman 16-3 in the Grand Slam of Darts on Sunday. But The Nuke – the overwhelming favourite for next month’s World Championship – showed his class with a 6-0 obliteration of Rob Cross in Minehead. Littler, 17, sensationally averaged 112.
73 – the second-highest average in the tournament’s history – and nailed six of his 10 checkouts, five days after his Grand Slam of Darts success. The Warrington teen said: “It’s always good to start any major or competition well. READ MORE DARTS Ghoul Gaz Darts star claims Gary Anderson's success has set alarm bells ringing “In my first game of the Grand Slam, I sent out a real statement, that I am here to win.
I’m very happy to get off the mark again here. “My performance is good and my confidence is high. My hopes are very high for the Worlds.
But I have to focus on Minehead first. “Recent performances have shown why I should be favourite. On recent form, people might say that I’m th.