Grand Slam of Darts 2024 LIVE RESULTS: Luke Littler THRASHES Martin Lukeman in final to secure £150k payday – updates

Littler cashing in

Luke Littler admits he will have to “dig deep” as he closes in on becoming an oche millionaire.

If Littler, 17, can win three more games and take the £150,000 title on Sunday night he will have racked up over £1m in prize money since the start of the year.

“I’ve just got to dig deep, do my stuff. Obviously all us players like the longer format because we can get into the game.

“But I nearly left it too late against Mike. I pulled myself up and got over the line.

“I’ll just focus on Jermaine, chill out tomorrow Friday. I’ll come back Saturday better, hopefully. I just play my darts.

“Heading into the Worlds I need a good run in this, so far I’m happy. Do Saturday and Sunday, practice for the Worlds but I’d like to win this one.”

Double 20 vision

Gary Anderson thanked SPECSAVERS for keeping his sights on a first-ever Grand Slam title.

The Flying Scotsman is edging closer to winning his favourite tournament, although he faces record-breaking Luke Littler in a mouthwatering semi-final.

And Ando, 53, admitted he needed an emergency visit to the opticians earlier in the tournament after exclusively revealing to SunSport he couldn’t see the treble 20!

On whether he’d gone to Specsavers, he said: “I did and I could see that treble great and it’s made it all the worse.

"I think I played better when I couldn’t see it!

“Down this morning, quick tweak and they are bang on now.

"I went in (to Specsavers) and they were sitting too high. I was looking through the varifocals. Now they have dropped them, twisted them a wee bit and looks alright.

“After what I paid for the glasses I expect a few free sets of glasses!

“I just stuck them on when I got the new ones last Thursday. It just wasn’t right. But I played well, I should have kept them!”

Today's schedule

Sunday, November 17
Afternoon Session (1pm)
Semi-Finals

• Michael Mansell v Martin Lukeman
• Luke Littler vs Gary Anderson

What TV channel is the Grand Slam of Darts 2024 on and can it be live streamed?

• The 2024 Grand Slam of Darts will be broadcast LIVE on Sky Sports in the UK.
• Fans can stream the entire action on NOW TV.
• Matches are also available to watch on PDCTV or their worldwide broadcast partners including DAZN and Viaplay.
• SunSport will have a rolling LIVE BLOG that will cover the whole tournament.

When is the Grand Slam of Darts 2024?

• The 2024 Grand Slam of Darts got underway on Saturday, November 9 and will conclude on Sunday, November 17.
• Afternoon sessions are scheduled to start from 1pm GMT while the evening matches take place from 7pm GMT.
• WV Active Aldersley in Wolverhampton will host this nine-day extravaganza.
• Luke Humphries slayed Rob Cross in last year's mouthwatering final.

Littler reaction

I felt very confident coming into tonight,” Littler told Sky Sports.

“I played so well. I’m so happy. Fair play to Jermaine. I was too good tonight.

“When you’re playing that good you feel [a nine-darter] coming every time. Every time I go for a 180 the crowd expects it.

“As a player you do feel it coming and hopefully it does come.”

Luke can Phil the love

Luke Littler admitted “it’s a crazy feeling” when fans chant a song which used to be reserved for darts icon Phil Taylor.

The Nuke, 17, powered into the last four of the Grand Slam of Darts with a dominant 16-2 win over Jermaine Wattimena last night

Prize money

The total prize pot for the Grand Slam of Darts 2024 is a whopping £650,000.

And the winner will receive £150,000 of that while the runner-up is set to pocket a cool £70,000 for his troubles.

The nine dart finish is still on too.

• Winner: £150,000
• Runner-up: £70,000
• Semi-finalists x2: £50,000
• Nine dart finish: £10,000

Prize money

The total prize pot for the Grand Slam of Darts 2024 is a whopping £650,000.

And the winner will receive £150,000 of that while the runner-up is set to pocket a cool £70,000 for his troubles.

The nine dart finish is still on too.

• Winner: £150,000
• Runner-up: £70,000
• Semi-finalists x2: £50,000
• Nine dart finish: £10,000

What happens next?

So, the Grand Slam of Darts continues on Sunday.

The semi-finals take place from 1pm.

The showpiece commences from 7pm.

All the action will be live on Sky Sports. Alternatively, you can follow the action on this blog.

More from Littler

I feel unbeatable in myself. When you are playing that well, you feel like no one can stop you. Jermaine couldn’t get close.

“When I was 8-2 I said to myself ‘don’t switch off here keep going’. He was at me every leg.

On his second nine-dart near-miss this week, he added: “When you are playing that good you can feel it, it’s coming.

“I know myself I’m unbeatable in legs, I’m going out in 11 or 12 darts.

“It feels good to get past a few rounds, get myself deeper into competitions. Obviously I’m climbing up the world rankings now. That’s another big thing going up to the World Championship.

“If you win by 14 legs it’s even better. If I hit another nine it’ll go down in the record books.

“There’s not too many tournaments to do it. But I know myself it’s nearly there.

“I’d love to go even better than tonight. I’ll just settle myself tonight. Obviously Jermaine is a very quick thrower as myself. But I was just taking that one or two seconds and then throwing.”

Littler stat

Littler's whitewash of Wattimena took 41 minutes in total.

However, that includes ad breaks when they were off stage for 12 minutes.

So, if you do the math, it took Littler just 28 minutes to rattle off the 16 legs he needed.