LITTLER DEMOLISHES VAN GERWEN 🤯☢️ Nine consecutive legs for Luke Littler as he averages 108 in a true demolition job of Michael van Gerwen in his own back yard. What a performance that is! 📺 bit.ly/24WSFLive #WSFinals
Rampant Luke Littler races past Michael van Gerwen and into 2024 World Series of Darts Finals with 108 average
PDCSunday, 15 September 2024 at 20:00
Luke Littler has been unleashed in the semifinals of the 2024 World Series of Darts Finals. Winning the last nine legs without reply, Littler eased past Michael van Gerwen with a 108 average.
The beginning of the match was for Van Gerwen, but after six legs the 35-year-old from the Netherlands fell completely silent. Moreover, Littler started throwing unprecedentedly well after that. The 17-year-old teenage sensation concluded the wdstrijd with an average of 107.95 and a finishing percentage of 45.8 percent.
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Van Gerwen opened the match with a 13-darter to break Littler and then took a 2-0 lead with a 94 finish. Leg three went to Littler before Van Gerwen threw out 73 to lead 3-1. With an 11-darter, Littler limited the deficit going into the first break.
The second session was started sharply by Van Gerwen, who managed to take a 4-2 lead with a 12-darter. Littler was a bit slower in the next leg, but Van Gerwen could not take advantage. 'The Nuke' halved the deficit with a 16-darter to 3-4, then made it 4-4 with a 13-darter.
Littler then quickly distanced himself from Van Gerwen, who had no chance of hitting a double in the remainder of the match. Littler took the lead for the first time with a 15-darter in the ninth leg, then made it 6-4 with a 13-darter.
With a 14-darter and a 10-darter, the Englishman then doubled the lead to 8-4. A 14-darter then brought Littler to 9-4, before another 14-darter ensured the reigning junior world champion needed just one more leg. Van Gerwen was on top after four innings in the 15th leg, but had no chance to throw for it. With a 72 finish, Littler secured the win and a place in the final.
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- Luke Littler played incredible darts yesterday in the semi-final and the final, heralding a new era of darts (along with some of the other brilliant young players who are emerging). And yet, at Luke's celebration feast, de Decker's ghost is Banquo to Littler's Macbeth, mournfully looking on.
UndartedWaters18-11-2024 - Am not outraged and as said above i dont like anyone from any country doing it to anyone from any country. Whoever is going for a double should have best of order.Mysstree17-11-2024
- Say what? It happens in other countries; Littler in January - this year (Holland), go and watch the evidence on YouTube. If it is going to be done to English players, then we are more than entitled to dish the same back when players face off in England. When it happened to Littler in Holland in January... where was your outrage then? ABE attitude.MrYnyslas197117-11-2024
- I dont like individuals or crowds trying to put any player off when they are trying to check out, how anyone can think its okay for the crowd to whistle or shout as someone is throwing for a double is beyond me but it does seem to have become part and parcel of the modern game. I no longer play now, darts is as good as dead at a local level round my way but when i did play many years ago, no matter how intense the rivalry you never shouted out or whistled when an opponent from the other team was throwing for a double.Mysstree17-11-2024
- The pundits glossing over the other factor at play in that match. They appear to be somewhat constrained in what they can say publicly.UndartedWaters16-11-2024