Luke Littler and Paul Lim made history with age gap in Bahrain Darts Masters opener

While it wasn't the result Paul Lim would've been hoping for in a bit of a dismal thrashing, he made more history again at the Bahrain Darts Masters alongside Luke Littler on Thursday night.

In facing off against Littler, it was the largest age gap between two players in a televised match. There was a 53 year age gap between the 18-year-old World No.1 and the 71-year-old darts legend who faced off in the first round.

In addition to this in a remarkable feat, Lim made his debut at the BDO World Darts Championship in 1982 which was before Littler's mum was even born. Littler also makes history in general as the youngest ever World No.1 and World Champion in the sport's history.

He will turn 19 on Wednesday just a day after the conclusion of the Saudi Arabia Darts Masters which forms part of the next World Series of Darts tournament. He and Lim could feasibly meet again in Riyadh with the first round being played on Monday.

Albeit when asked post his opener in Sakhir whether he would play for as long as Lim, he was unequivocally clear that he wouldn't be. “Not a chance. I’ll say it now.”

“Obviously the World Championship would have been a different breed. The fans, he’s a fan favourite. But it was the same tonight. When he got his first leg, made it 1-1, I just had to kick on and get the win.”

“Paul’s doing well. He’s been doing well for many, many years. Obviously very good soft tip player and then he brings it over with the proper points. He’s just class. I wonder when he’s going to retire, but he’s still going very strong in the practice room as well.”

His second match didn't go as well with Gerwyn Price demolished Littler in one of his first losses in TV in some time as 'The Iceman' rose to the occasion to seal a much needed win after The Nuke had most of their Head to Head after a long term dominance from the Welshman. A streak of 21 straight wins stretching back 83 days over.