Littler Takes Out 170 Twice To Beat Van Gerwen

Luke Littler produced shape adjacent to his sensational champion to overpower Michael van Gerwen and triumph his 3rd Premier League nighttime of nan play successful Berlin.

The 19-year-old hit nan erstwhile highest mean (now 108.58) successful Berlin successful his semi-final triumph complete Gerwyn Price, but it was nan last wherever he really turned it on.

He raced into a 3-0 lead but was pegged backmost to each quadrate by nan seven-time Premier League victor Van Gerwen.

Littler held successful limb 7 earlier a stunning 170 checkout - deliberately near pinch a azygous connected his erstwhile sojourn - saw him move to wrong 1 limb of victory.

He had nan propulsion successful nan ninth but 36-year-old Van Gerwen collapsed backmost and nan last looked destined for a final-leg decider.

However, world number 1 Littler recovered an other gear, producing different superb 170 checkout to seal his 3rd nighttime triumph successful nan past 4 weeks.

Van Gerwen, who had not won a lucifer since week 2 earlier this event, must wonderment what it is astir Littler, aft nan world champion besides deed nan maximum checkout against nan Dutchman successful Dublin past week.

The triumph sees Littler climb to nan apical of nan Premier League standings astatine nan halfway constituent of nan season.

It continues a resurgence from nan 2024 winner, who sat seventh aft nan opening 4 weeks of nan campaign.

"This is decidedly nan champion I've played successful a night," Littler told Sky Sports.

Littler said past week astir chasing down Jonny Clayton astatine nan apical of nan standings and, pinch that now achieved, he whitethorn good group his eyes connected matching aliases beating nan grounds for nan astir nightly wins that he group past twelvemonth pinch six.