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I'm proud to tick this one off – Littler
Western Daily Press
|November 25, 2025
WORLD number one Luke Littler won his first Players Championship Finals title with an 11-8 success over good friend Nathan Aspinall.
The 18-year-old overtook rival Luke Humphries at the top of the rankings on the way to victory in last week’s Grand Slam of Darts and won a maiden Minehead crown on Sunday.
Littler reached the tournament's showpiece with an 11-8 victory over Gerwyn Price in the semifinals, while Aspinall secured his spot with a dominant 11-2 win over Jermaine Wattimena.
Sunday's final saw Littler storm ahead to take a 5-2 lead, but Aspinall continued to threaten and a brilliant fightback saw him throw a 127 checkout on the way to closing in on the world number one to trail 9-8.
However, Littler stayed composed and hit a checkout of 88 to secure the title, leaving only the World Masters and European Championship missing from his collection of major honours.
This story is from the November 25, 2025 edition of Western Daily Press.
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