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Luke Littler beats Michael van Gerwen to win Bahrain Masters

Littler beats Van Gerwen to win Bahrain Masters
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Luke Littler wins his first PDC title with victory over Michael van Gerwen in the final of the Bahrain Masters.

Luke Littler has continued his rise to stardom by winning the Bahrain Masters - his first PDC title - on Friday night with victory over Michael van Gerwen.

The 16-year-old, who was runner-up at the recent World Championship, opened up a record-breaking evening with a nine-darter in the first leg of his quarter-final against Nathan Aspinall.

After prevailing by a 6-3 scoreline, the teenager backed that performance up with a 7-3 triumph over Gerwyn Price in a match where he hit a 170 checkout.

With Van Gerwen coming through matches with Rob Cross and Michael Smith, it set up the first-ever meeting between the starlet and the legendary Dutchman.

Littler would record a 8-5 success, and the margin only became as close as it was due to a wide array of missed doubles, with a total of 18 missed by the youngster during the match.

Nevertheless, for the large part, Van Gerwen was outscored by the prodigy, who defied Van Gerwen taking two successive legs for 5-5 to reel off three straight legs for victory.

While the jury is out over whether Littler can sustain his level for next week's Dutch Darts Masters and the Premier League, his displays on Friday have most certainly justified his inclusion.

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