Players Championship Darts Finals 2024 LIVE RESULTS: Luke Littler LOSES thrilling final to Luke Humphries – updates
LUKE LITTLER has lost the Players Championship final to Luke Humphries in what was a thrilling spectacle.
Littler defeated Mike De Decker 10-3 in his quarter-final earlier on Sunday, hitting THREE bullseyes in the stunning win. And he followed that up by beating Ross Smith in the semis 11-9.
But Luke Humphries was just too good in the final, beating Littler 11-7, despite some massive checkouts from the 17-year-old.
- Live stream: ITVX
- TV channel: ITV4
- Result: Humphries def. Littler 11-7
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Nathan Aspinall 3-6 Niels Zonneveld
Zonneveld finishes the game with an incredible 128.
Another huge upset comes in the second round.
Nathan Aspinall 3-5 Niels Zonneveld
Aspinall gets one leg back with a 61 checkout on double tops.
Nathan Aspinall 2-5 Niels Zonneveld
Triple Z lands another double tops to win a fifth leg.
Aspinall will need a remarkable comeback if he is to win this game now.
Talk about commentator's curse.
Nathan Aspinall 2-4 Niels Zonneveld
Zonneveld checkouts on a double 12.
It seems we're on course for another huge upset.
Nathan Aspinall 2-3 Niels Zonneveld
Zonneveld misses the bullseye checkout, before Aspinall lands two 20s and a double tops.
A vital leg win after some shaky rounds.
Nathan Aspinall 1-3 Niels Zonneveld
Aspinall lands another 180.
He has the chance for a 50 checkout but misses double tops twice.
Zonneveld then land a double 15 to win the leg.
It's not quite clear but Aspinall was upset with something during that leg.
Nathan Aspinall 1-2 Niels Zonneveld
However, Zonneveld is not to be undone and lands his first 180 of the game.
He needs a double 18 to checkout but misses three darts.
A stray darts prevents Aspinall from trying a checkout, before Zonneveled takes the leg.
Nathan Aspinall 1-1 Niels Zonneveld
This time Aspinall takes the leg with a double 16.
The Englishman appears to be in good form today.
Nathan Aspinall 0-1 Niels Zonneveld
The Asp scores the first 180 of the game in leg one before hitting another straight after.
But a sensational checkout from Zonneveld of two treble 20s are followed by a double 18 to see Zonneveld take the lead.
The commentators are stunned too, remarking how it is probably a one-in-20 shot.
Nathan Aspinall v Niels Zonneveld
Aspinall and Zonneveld is starting on the main stage.
The other stage sees Dave Chisnall take on Andrew Gilding.
Cameron Menzies 5-6 Ryan Joyce
A thrilling game on the other stage goes down the wire after Joyce took a 4-1 leg lead.
Menzies had the chance to win the game but missed four match darts allowing Joyce to comeback in the leg and win with a 20 and double 16.
Kim Huybrechts 4 – 6 Scott Williams
Huybrechts lands his first 180 before Williams hits back with his third of the game.
Williams then lands another 180 straight after before a clinical end of double 12.
After a tricky leg five for Shaggy he bounced back like he was smelling scooby snacks to dispatch Huybrechts.
Kim Huybrechts 4 – 5 Scott Williams
Huybrechts misses double 8 twice before Williams takes the lead with a double 10.
What a comeback.
Kim Huybrechts 4 – 4 Scott Williams
Another 180 from Williams sets him up to close out a leg on treble 20 and double 18.
Wow.
Kim Huybrechts 4 – 3 Scott Williams
Williams isn't out of this yet, a treble 20 is followed by a double tops to close the game back within one leg.
Kim Huybrechts 4 – 2 Scott Williams
That last leg may have proven decisive for the game.
Huybrechts misses double 20 to checkout at first, but Williams is unable to finish the leg before Huybrechts then takes the leg with a double 10 to build a two-leg cushion.
Kim Huybrechts 3 – 2 Scott Williams
Williams scores the first 180 of the game and has the chance to check out on 71, he lands treble 13 but misses double 16.
Huybrechts was nowhere near to finishing but went down to 88.
Williams then missed five darts, to checkout, before Williams narrowly misses bullseye.
Williams then misses another three, before Huybrechts follows suit, with Williams then amazing missing another.
Huybrechts then checks out on double 4 to finally end the leg.
11 missed darts for Williams on the double.
Kim Huybrechts 2 – 2 Scott Williams
Williams has the chance for a checkout of 81 but narrowly misses the bullseye to checkout.
He then lands a nine and double 8 to checkout and level the score.
Kim Huybrechts 2 – 1 Scott Williams
Huybrechts checks out for 66 with a bullseye for double 8.
Kim Huybrechts 1 – 1 Scott Williams
Huybrechts checks out on a double 16 to hit back. An Impressive 137 checkout.
Kim Huybrechts 0 - 1 Scott Williams
Williams takes the opening leg over the Belgian.
A reminder that this round 2 game is best of 11.
Here we go
The first opponents are out and warming up
Kim Huybrechts v Scott Williams is underway
Vincent van der Voort forced to undergo emergency surgery
Vincent van der Voort has cast doubt on his appearance at the World Championship qualifier tournament after he was forced to undergo emergency surgery to remove his appendix last Tuesday.
It comes with the Dutchman due in Wigan on Monday to in the final qualifying tournament for the World Darts Championship.
He told : "Sunday I was already suffering quite a bit and Monday it only got worse.
"I went to the hospital on Tuesday and before I knew it I had to undergo surgery for acute appendicitis."
He currently ranks 66th in the world rankings.
Coming up at 1pm
Here are today's first batch of games:
Cameron Menzies v Ryan Joyce
Kim Huybrechts v Scott Williams
Matches then come thick and fast after that, every half an hour in fact!
‘It’s cut-throat now’ – Humphries
Luke Humphries sailed past Gabriel Clemens – but seems to think darts is now as brutal as being a pirate!
The World No 1 and Players Championship Finals title-holder next faces Dutch stalwart Raymond van Barneveld in Saturday’s second round.
Humphries said after beating German No 2 Clemens 6-2: “Every game you play now is cut-throat.
“If you rest on your laurels you will face defeat.
“And I think we’ve got to step up and start working harder, because if you don’t, there are other players that will take your place.”