Luke Littler has been hailed as “the greatest darts player who has ever lived” by Luke Humphries after the 19-year-old clinched the World Masters title on Sunday. Littler overcame Humphries 6-5 in an absorbing contest to add yet another trophy to his growing collection.
Littler recorded a 104.72 average and hit 13 maximums in Milton Keynes to claim his 11th major PDC title and the £100,000 prize. He thrashed Josh Rock in the quarter-finals before narrowly beating Gerwyn Price 5-4 in the semi-final to reach the final.
The youngster is already joint third most successful player in darts history, level with James Wade and behind only Michael van Gerwen (48) and Phil Taylor (79) in terms of titles won. Littler only needs to win the European Championship to collect all of the PDC ranked titles.
Humphries, who actually averaged more than Littler at 105.51 and led 5-4 before his opponent rallied, said: “You look back on the whole game. It's hard to pick holes in it. That's the pressure he puts you under. He never folds under pressure. I think he's the greatest darts player who has ever lived.”
Littler told ITV: “Going into the last break at 5-4 down I said to myself I have got nothing left, but I managed to dig deep. I was fully focused and got the job done. It's definitely been weird and tough at times, but this is why we battle in every game and every leg.”
