Michael van Gerwen swears in live TV interview AGAIN after Luke Littler defeats him to claim Darts World Championship as 17-year-old reveals his unusual pre-final preparations ahead of maiden title win Luke Littler won the World Darts Championship by beating Michael van Gerwen The teenage sensation, 17, stunned the three-time champion with a 7-3 victory He was left in tears after sealing the biggest title in darts on Friday evening By KIERAN GILL Published: 22:31 GMT, 3 January 2025 | Updated: 22:40 GMT, 3 January 2025 e-mail View comments Luke Littler is the youngest world champion in history, with the 17-year-old darting doyen revealing how his preparations for this masterclass versus Michael van Gerwen involved him watching back his crushing loss to Luke Humphries in last year’s final. Littler wiped the floor with a three-time winner in Van Gerwen in less than an hour to secure himself the £500,000 grand prize at Alexandra Palace. Averaging 102.
73 in the 7-3 victory, he beat the previous record for the PDC’s youngest champion by a full seven years – originally set by Van Gerwen in 2014 when the Dutchman was 24. Littler told us afterwards how he re-watched his defeat by Humphries as he finished runner-up in the 2024 edition and it helped him see what he had to do to win this time around. 'No one knows this but earlier today, I watched all of the game back against Luke (Humphries) and I had the visions,’ said Littler, speaking as he battled back the tears.
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