𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗧𝗟𝗘𝗥 𝗜𝗦 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗟𝗗 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗧𝗛 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗜𝗢𝗡 🏆 Luke Littler becomes the 2023 PDC World Youth champion after an incredible 6-4 victory over Gian van Veen in the final with a 102 average in a contest which featured 1️⃣3️⃣ 180s! 🤯
16-year-old darting prodigy Luke Littler downs Gian van Veen to win 2023 PDC World Youth Championship in spellbinding final
PDCSunday, 26 November 2023 at 22:04
With the main course of Michael van Gerwen v Luke Humphries to come, Luke Littler and Gian van Veen served up a darting treat in the final of the 2023 World Youth Championship on the Main Stage in Minehead.
Won 6-4 by Littler who will join the PDC Tour next year as one of the most exciting darting talents seen in a long time faced Van Veen who has already shown as a Tour Card holder his credentials for the future.
But the Dutchman had to come back from 5-1 down to force Littler to seal the match in a superb contest. He hit a 102 average and seven 180's to Van Veen's six as the match delivered on its billing.
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To open up after 12 darts, Littler left a finish and pinned double eight to break. Van Veen opened up with a 180 and hit 121 on the bull for 1-1. Littler hit his first maximum and was averaging 107 and added another to leave 41 on Van Veen’s throw and took another break to go 2-1 up.
It was another maximum from Littler as the 16-year-old put on a show in Minehead. He missed bull for 121 but returned for double eight and went 3-1 up.
Van Veen opened his throw with another maximum. Littler hit a fourth in three legs and hit 140 to leave 81 pressuring Van Veen to take out 121 and he couldn’t meaning ‘The Nuke’ came back looking for a 4-1 lead.
He missed double 12 and Van Veen returned only to miss one at double 16 and Littler came back for double six. A fifth 180 for Littler followed and he was averaging 107 as he went towards a 5-1 lead. He missed two more at 81 on double 12 but returned for the same target to go one away.
Littler hit a sixth 180, Van Veen fired back to leave 94 and pinned double 16 to go 5-2 down as Littler was throwing for the match. A 12-dart break of throw saw Van Veen make it 5-3.
A seventh 180 left 57 for the match for Littler. Van Veen had to hit 120 to stay in it and he did so to make it 5-4.
Van Veen hit a 180 to leave 90 and missed double five allowing Littler back for double 20 to seal it.
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