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MICHAEL VAN GERWEN dumped Luke Littler out of the World Matchplay in the first round after punished several costly mistakes.
The Nuke was making his debut in the competition against a legend that has already won it three times.
Michael van Gerwen and Luke Littler produced a thriller at the Winter Gardens[/caption]
MVG claimed the win after punishing a number of costly errors from The Nuke[/caption]
MVG won it for the first time by seeing off James Wade 18–12 in the 2015 final.
The Dutchman retained the title by overcoming Phil Taylor 18-10 a year later.
Van Gerwen then had to wait six years to make it a hat-trick of titles.
But he secured that in 2022 when he beat Gerwyn Price 18–14 in the final.
Now he is looking for No.4 after he punished several costly from Littler to dump him out in the first round.
Throughout the whole game he held himself together to triumph 10-6 and show everyone that he means business.
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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 latest Luke Littler stories.
