Untouchable! Luke Littler wins the World Matchplay

Luke Littler wins the World Matchplay against Gerwyn Price with 18:9!

The 19-year-old thus defends the title at the most important darts tournament alongside the World Championship. The "Phil Taylor Trophy" remains in the teenager's hands for another year.

In addition, Littler can look forward to prize money of 225,000 pounds.

Records galore

In the final against Welshman Price, he played an average of 111.53, a new final record for this tournament. Price himself finished with a highly respectable average of 104.97, but never had a chance in the match.

The teenager recorded twelve 180s, a checkout percentage of 60 percent, and six high finishes. In the final leg, he stylishly checked out 81 points via the bullseye.

With an average of 111.04 points per turn over the entire tournament, Littler pulverized a 16-year-old record set by master Phil Taylor. With 66 180s at a World Matchplay, he also surpassed his own best performance from the previous year.

In a league of his own

In the world rankings, Littler currently holds over three million pounds in prize money, a new record in darts history. This is more than triple that of second-placed Luke Humphries. Even if Littler were to put his darts aside for a year and play no tournaments, he would still be world number one.

"The Nuke" is well on his way to becoming the first darts player to win all major tournaments within a year. In 2026, he has already won the World Championship, the World Masters, the UK Open, and the World Cup together with Luke Humphries.

The two Austrians on the Pro Tour, Mensur Suljovic and Rusty-Jake Rodriguez, failed to qualify for the tournament.

Dominance also among women

In the "Women's World Matchplay," the current dominant player also prevailed: Beau Greaves defeated Fallon Sherrock 6:5 in the decider to win this tournament for the third time. She can look forward to prize money of 40,000 pounds.