Darts Sensation Luke Littler Hit a Perfect Nine-Dart Finish in His Quarter-Final Contest on Friday
- 3 months ago
Luke Littler hit a nine-darter in his Bahrain Masters quarter-final contest on Friday as the teenage sensation continues his astonishing form since the PDC World Championship final.
The 16-year-old was playing fellow England star Nathan Aspinall in the opening leg of the contest when he produced nine perfect darts to get the match off to the greatest start possible.
Littler opted for the more popular final three-dart finish of treble-20, treble-19, and double-12 to complete the astonishing feat as the crowd in Bahrain exploded in celebration.
Even his competitor, Aspinall, joined in the celebrations as he clapped Littler's achievement which appeared to take the teenager by surprise as he spread his arms out before punching the air.
The rising star eventually went on to win his first PDC senior title after beating Gerwyn Price in the semi-finals and then Michael van Gerwen 8-5 in the final.
By winning the final, he will take home a £20,000 prize pot along with recording points for the World Series order of merit.
He was included on the tour following his brilliant World Championship campaign that saw him lose to Luke Humphries in the final.
The teenager took home a £200,000 prize for reaching the final at Ally Pally.
Meanwhile at the Bahrain Masters, Luke 'The Nuke' went on to win his quarter-final contest against 32-year-old Aspinall 6-3 following nine legs of darts - and his impressive nine-darter.
His outstanding start to the game also made Littler the youngest-ever player to record a nine-dart finish in a televised game after beating the previous record held by Michael van Gerwen.
Three-time world champion Van Gerwen achieved the perfect finish aged just 17 years and 298 days old in 2007 against fellow Dutchman Raymond van Barneveld.
Littler will celebrate his 17th birthday in two days and also becomes only the second-ever player to hit a nine-darter in the World Series after the legendary Phil Taylor.
The top eight players with the most order of merit points in the series will take part in the World Series Finals later this year in Amsterdam.
The 16-year-old was playing fellow England star Nathan Aspinall in the opening leg of the contest when he produced nine perfect darts to get the match off to the greatest start possible.
Littler opted for the more popular final three-dart finish of treble-20, treble-19, and double-12 to complete the astonishing feat as the crowd in Bahrain exploded in celebration.
Even his competitor, Aspinall, joined in the celebrations as he clapped Littler's achievement which appeared to take the teenager by surprise as he spread his arms out before punching the air.
The rising star eventually went on to win his first PDC senior title after beating Gerwyn Price in the semi-finals and then Michael van Gerwen 8-5 in the final.
By winning the final, he will take home a £20,000 prize pot along with recording points for the World Series order of merit.
He was included on the tour following his brilliant World Championship campaign that saw him lose to Luke Humphries in the final.
The teenager took home a £200,000 prize for reaching the final at Ally Pally.
Meanwhile at the Bahrain Masters, Luke 'The Nuke' went on to win his quarter-final contest against 32-year-old Aspinall 6-3 following nine legs of darts - and his impressive nine-darter.
His outstanding start to the game also made Littler the youngest-ever player to record a nine-dart finish in a televised game after beating the previous record held by Michael van Gerwen.
Three-time world champion Van Gerwen achieved the perfect finish aged just 17 years and 298 days old in 2007 against fellow Dutchman Raymond van Barneveld.
Littler will celebrate his 17th birthday in two days and also becomes only the second-ever player to hit a nine-darter in the World Series after the legendary Phil Taylor.
The top eight players with the most order of merit points in the series will take part in the World Series Finals later this year in Amsterdam.