ON CLOUD NINE
Luke Littler leaves World No1 Humphries speechless with ‘greatest moment ever witnessed’ in Premier League Darts final
The Nuke broke rival's resistance with his latest magic moment
LUKE LITTLER landed a nine-darter hailed as the "greatest moment ever" in Premier League Darts as he downed Luke Humphries 11-7 in the final.
The Nuke, 17, left the world No1 speechless, but Humphries congratulated him heartily over his 11th-leg magic in front of a packed O2 Arena.
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The 17-year-old's nine-throw perfection seemed to break Humphries as he took command of a high-class match.
The final so many people wanted and no one was disappointed with was locked at 5-5 when Littler erupted with his burst of devastating brilliance.
He landed two 180s, then made his trademark switch downstairs for a treble 19 before a double 12 checkout to complete his show-stopping trick.
The Nuke's World Championship final conqueror Humphries took it well - smiling broadly and hugging him.
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And ex-Prem winner Glenn Durrant called it the "greatest moment ever witnessed" in the tournament.
Fans on social media were also raving.
One labelled Littler's achievement "the art of perfection".
"Got to love him"; and "extraordinary" were other verdicts.
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And with the Nuke so sharp with his sums, another observer reminded X users of the whizkid's rapid progress: "Doing his GCSEs this time last year!"
A sell-out audience at the London venue saw the latest majestic milestone in Littler's astonishing year - as he clinched his third 'TV title'.
Mess of a leg between Luke Littler and Michael Smith, but Littler eventually finds the double to break - Twitter OfficialPDC.mp4
Humphries said: "Credit to Luke - he handled it so well.
"He's a fantastic player, I just love playing him. We'll have many more battles."
Littler himself said: "I'm just enjoying it. As you could see from the semi-final I've been practising hard."
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Inside Littler's massive rise
LUKE LITTLER has taken the darts world by storm since exploding onto the scene at the PDC World Championship.
The Nuke reached the final on his Ally Pally debut at just 16 years of age - smashing records along the way.
He has since joined Jude Bellingham on the Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe list.
And the teenage titan even had to snub an invite from the WWE.
The Sun exclusively revealed that Littler is plotting to create a fitness empire.
He is also cashing in away from the Oche thanks to an Instagram side hustle.
And he's even the face of a brand new cereal.
The wonderkid has now cemented his place among the tungsten elite by winning the Premier League Darts final - and the £275k top prize.
Check out all of our Luke Littler stories here.