Littler Completes World Series Double At Nz Masters

Teenager Luke Littler hit defending champion Luke Humphries 8-4 to triumph nan New Zealand Masters successful Auckland and complete a World Series double aft his victory successful Australia past week.

The world champion saw disconnected Mike de Decker 6-2 and Gerwyn Price 7-2 successful nan quarter-finals and semi-finals respectively connected Saturday earlier mounting up yet different showdown pinch Humphries.

Littler threatened to make ray activity of nan world number one, cruising into a 3-0 lead earlier being pegged backmost to 3-2.

The 18-year-old again rattled disconnected 3 legs successful a statement to move 6-3 successful nan lead earlier yet wrapping up an awesome 8-4 victory.

"I felt untouchable tonight," Littler said.

"It couldn't person gone immoderate amended - nan scoring, nan doubles and past successful nan last I conscionable felt untouchable."

The Englishman recorded an mean of 115.02 connected his measurement to triumph - nan highest mean ever successful a World Series arena final.

It was nan 4th consecutive occurrence for Littler against Humphries and edges him up successful their profession head-to-head pinch 8 wins to seven.

"I was really bully coming and he [Humphries] couldn't do much," Littler added. I was disappointed going successful 4-2 because it could person been 5-1 aliases 6-0.

"I conscionable want to triumph everything that comes my measurement - nan adjacent 1 is Antwerp for nan European circuit truthful hopefully I tin make it 4 titles successful a row."