Luke Littler into final on Pro Tour debut at Players Championship 1, set to face Ryan Searle

Luke Littler and Ryan Searle will battle for the title at the first Players Championship tournament of the season in Wigan.

Littler reached the final on his Players Championship debut by narrowly defeating Alan Soutar. The Nuke fell behind by two breaks, but was able to repair the damage each time. With a 78 finish in the last leg, Littler won the match 7-6.

Searle meanwhile came through much more comfortably against Gian Van Veen, taking a 7-3 triumph to reach the final.

Results Players Championship 1

Last 16

Luke Littler (108.99) 6 | 2 (95.31) Cameron Menzies

James Hurrell (93.75) 6 | 3 (89.23) Jamie Hughes

Alan Soutar (92.04) 6 | 1 (91.88) Lee Evans

Nick Kenny (97.62) 6 | 5 (88.62) Mickey Mansell

Ryan Searle (99.10) 6 | 0 (86.83) Mike De Decker

Jose De Sousa (93.28) 6 | 5 (94.08) Nathan Aspinall

Brendan Dolan (86.93) 6 | 4 (81.38) Ricardo Pietreczko

Gian van Veen (92.87) 6 | 5 (89.17) Kim Huybrechts

Quarterfinals

Luke Littler (100.65) 6 | 3 (91.52) James Hurrell

Alan Soutar (93.95) 6 | 5 (90.40) Nick Kenny

Ryan Searle (93.10) 6 | 2 (93.38) Jose De Sousa

Gian van Veen (97.20) 6 | 5 (95.62) Brendan Dolan

Semi-final

Luke Littler (89.70) 7 | 6 (88.85) Alan Soutar

Ryan Searle (92.00) 7 | 3 (81.57) Gian van Veen

Final

Luke Littler - | - Ryan Searle