Players Championship Finals 2025 | Luke Littler's dream year continues with sensational 6th major title of 2025 after Aspinall win in Minehead final

Luke Littler has beaten Nathan Aspinall 11-8 in a highly entertaining final at the 2025 Players Championship Finals to claim a sensational sixth major title of the 2025 season for the world number one!

It capped an evening in which both men had produced high-quality semi-final displays: Littler seeing off Gerwyn Price 11–8, while Aspinall dismantled Jermaine Wattimena 11–2 to book his place in the showpiece.

The world No.1 set off at pace, holding throw convincingly in the opener before firing in five perfect darts in leg three to lay down an early marker. An 11-darter restored his lead at 2–1, but Aspinall responded with composure, and still trailed 3-2 at the first break.

That momentary lapse didn’t linger. Littler broke straight back with double 10, then capitalised on further Aspinall doubles trouble to move 4–2 in front. The scoring power that had underpinned his semi-final win over Price began to tell, and when he added another hold for 5–2, the match appeared to be leaning firmly in the teenager’s direction.

Aspinall, however, refused to fade. After both players opened leg eight with maximums, the two-time major winner wired the bull for a 126 finish but eventually found double 2 to cut the deficit to 5–3. He then produced a composed 81 checkout to stay within range at 6–4, raising the quality of his scoring and tightening the contest.

Moments of frustration still cost him, notably two missed darts to level at 4–4, which Littler punished to restore a two-leg cushion. But Aspinall hit back again, delivering a superb 12-dart hold to trim the gap to 8–6, then mopped up after Littler’s cautious route via single 14 left him stranded on double 8. At 8–7, the final had taken on a wholly different complexion.

The highlight of Aspinall’s recovery came at 9–6 down, when he conjured a magnificent 127 finish on the bull with Littler poised to strike. He followed that with an 86 checkout to break the world No.1 for 9–8, and suddenly the match was balanced on a knife-edge.

Aspinall’s momentum stalled at the worst possible moment. In one of his poorest legs of the final, he handed Littler the initiative back, and the world No.1 broke immediately to reclaim a two-leg buffer at 10–8. Sensing the finish line, Littler produced a superb 171 to leave 88, which he cleaned up in three darts to complete the victory.

His performance was underpinned by another elite statistical display: a 103.33 average, seven 180s, 22 scores of 100+, and a 36.7% checkout rate. Aspinall’s 93.64 average and 32% on doubles reflected both his periods of excellence — notably the 127 and 86 finishes — and the chances that ultimately slipped away.