Luke Littler has been described as a generational talent by his vanquished opponent Michael van Gerwen after the 17-year-old sealed an historic World Darts Championship triumph.

The 17-year-old claimed an historic place in the sport as he defeated Michael van Gerwen 7-3 in the Alexandra Palace final, having fallen at the final hurdle a year ago.

Victory for Littler, meanwhile, would see the 17-year-old become the youngest ever world champion – a record currently held by van Gerwen when he won at Ally Pally back in 2014 aged 24.

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The 17-year-old sensation Littler thrashed Bunting 6-1 at Alexandra Palace World Darts Championship LIVE: Unstoppable Luke Littler prepares for final against Michael van Gerwen Skip to main content ...

Littler's success as a 17-year-old made him the youngest ever winner of the worlds, trumping MVG's record of lifting the title as a 24-year-old in 2014. 8 Van Gerwen was beaten by Luke Littler in ...

Luke Littler became the youngest world champion in darts history on Friday when the 17-year-old Englishman lived up to his billing as Britain’s latest sporting superstar. Littler beat three-time ...

Michael van Gerwen's latest defeat, at the hands of Mario Vandenbogaerde, is his eighth loss from 17 games this year, in what is rapidly becoming a ProTour crisis for the Dutchman.

Michael van Gerwen has endured a tricky few years at the oche and the Dutchman has been told that ... But former darts star Colin Lloyd believes it is a trend that the 36-year-old will not be ...

The nerves and class of Michael van Gerwen trumped over some occasional flashes of genius from Luke Littler as the Dutchman ran out a 10-6 winner in the glamour tie of the World Matchplay first round.