Littler beats Bunting to win Players Championship 20

Luke Littler hit Stephen Bunting 8-7 to triumph nan Players Championship 20 title successful Wigan.

Littler had led 5-1 but won only 2 of nan pursuing 8 legs arsenic chap Englishman Bunting, 39, levelled astatine 7-7 successful nan best-of-15 final.

However, nan 17-year-old held his nervus connected nan last limb to get complete nan statement and grounds his seventh triumph of nan day.

Littler had earlier recorded a broad 6-2 triumph against world champion Luke Humphries successful nan quarter-finals, and hit Dave Chisnall 7-2 successful nan semis.

It is nan 3rd Players Championship crown that Little has collected successful 2024 and comes only 2 days aft he won his maiden World Series of Darts Finals title successful Amsterdam.

The Premier League Darts champion has won 12 matches successful succession crossed 2 competitions.