- Luke Littler beat Martin Lukeman 16-3 in Sunday’s Grand Slam of Darts final
- Seventeen-year-old Littler left Wolverhampton with the top prize of £150,000
- Littler won 15 consecutive legs during the final after losing the opening two
Martin Lukeman was no match for Luke Littler in Sunday’s Grand Slam of Darts final in Wolverhampton.
Seventeen-year-old Littler thrashed Lukeman, 39, to land the top prize of £150,000 in his first ever appearance at this tournament.
Lukeman won the first two legs of the final before Littler reeled off 15 in a row before eventually prevailing 16-3.
The champion hit 12 180s to Lukeman’s one and ended the match with a three-dart average of 107.08.
Littler has now won more than £1million in prize money before his 18th birthday, which he will celebrate in January.
Littler had overcome two-time world champion Gary Anderson 16-15 in a thrilling semi-final earlier on Saturday.
The teenage sensation produced a 105.11 average in a 16-2 win over Jermaine Wattimena in the quarter-finals.
But Littler’s incredible run almost ended before it really began when he survived a match dart before beating Mike De Decker 10-9 in the round of 16.
Littler leaves Wolverhampton having won all seven of his matches this week, starting with victories over Keane Barry, Dimitri Van den Bergh and Lourence Ilagan during the group stage.
By winning the Grand Slam, Littler has climbed to fifth place in the PDC world rankings.
Littler had already won the Premier League and the World Series Finals but this was his first major ranking title.
‘I’m so glad to win it,’ he told Sky Sports after Sunday’s final. ‘I’ve been playing well all week, it’s been a long week but it’s paid off. I’m so happy to win this.
‘I’ve always got to have my scoring power with me. No matter who I play, it’s got to be there, I can’t afford to drop off it in any legs. I had a slow start but I kicked on from there.
‘I knew coming into the tournament that if I got my hands on the trophy, which was a long way away, I’d be up to number five in the world.
‘I’m at number five in the space of 10 months, there are two more ranking tournaments to go, so hopefully I can get a bit higher than number five.’
He added: ‘I’ll get home tonight, have three days off and then I’ll be back on the road to Minehead [for the Players Championship Finals].
‘Hopefully I can go deep in that competition and then it’s all eyes on the big one [the World Championship].’
Lukeman described Littler as ‘different gravy’ in his post-match interview, before adding: ‘He’s brilliant, isn’t he?
‘He’s done great for the PDC, great for the sport, bringing loads of new fans and sponsorships.’
Cheshire-born Littler is now rated as the narrow favourite, ahead of Luke Humphries, to win the 2025 PDC World Championship at Alexandra Palace.
Littler lost this year’s final to Humphries back in January.
Humphries took home £500,000 after that victory, while Littler earned £200,000 as the runner-up.
