Luke Littler beats Gian van Veen 7-1 to win second PDC World Championship title
World number one Littler, 18, becomes first player to successfully defend title since Gary Anderson in 2016
Van Veen was appearing in first World Championship final
Littler wins £1m first prize at Alexandra Palace, London
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Result: Littler 7-1 Van Veen
What a three weeks of the arrows it's been and we've loved taking you through every dart thrown as Luke Littler comes out on top to make it back-to-back PDC World Darts Championships.
The Premier League line-up is announced on Monday before the competition gets under way on 5 February.
We'll be there every step of the way with you.
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Here's how the PDC rankings look after this tournament.
Luke Littler has a massive gap to Luke Humphries in second spot - he'll be world number one for a while.
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Mark Webster
Former BDO world champion on Sky Sports
Extending the field to 128 has worked, hasn't it? A lot more prize money so some will go and reinvest into their career.
It has been a great event. We're going to keep seeing new faces. There's still just one man to stop, isn't there?
It's not long until the four-month darting roadshow that is the Premier League gets under way early in February.
The eight-player line-up will be announced on Monday afternoon.
We know that world champion Luke Littler, defending Premier League champion Luke Humphries, Gian van Veen and Michael van Gerwen will be involved - but who else will make it?
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Wayne Mardle
Former World Matchplay finalist on Sky Sports
When Adrian Lewis won in 2011 and 2012, you were thinking that he was going win another three, four or five. You don't know when all of this stops.
You never know when this ends.
He may have peaked, you never know, this is why it is so special.
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Don't know about you but I can't wait for the Premier League to get going on 5 February.
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Mark Webster
Former BDO world champion on Sky Sports
He's just going to keep winning titles isn't he? We're clutching to a little bit of desperation that he hasn't got a nightly win in a fortnight in the Premier League or something.
To beat him at the minute, you've got to be perfect.
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Luke Littler and Gian van Veen were asked by Sky Sports about this being a final with two young players:
Littler: "We're always going to have battles. Now he's number three in the world then 2027, me and Gian might come back here in the final. You never know. We're going to play so many times. We'll be battling week in, week out."
Van Veen: "I said it all week, the young boys are here and we're trying to take over the guard. He's done it so far [Littler]. This game is for the young players now and we're here to show how it's done."
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Luke Littler is special. Very special.
His two PDC world titles now mean that only Phil Taylor (14) and Michael van Gerwen (three) have more than the teenager.
Can he get close to Taylor's record?
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Sensational stuff from Luke but we need to remember he’s only 18. A mature head on young shoulders no doubt but let’s enjoy one win at a time. Too early to talk about records!
George
The Luke Locomotive just ran away with it: Gian didn't play bad, he just got outplayed in every form, scoring, finishing.
Mike
Result: Littler 7-1 Van Veen
Wayne Mardle
Former World Matchplay finalist on Sky Sports
Image source, Getty ImagesThere's nothing he can't do on a dartboard. It was like Phil Taylor, when he played well, he won. When he plays well, he's winning. It really is about him at moment.
The format doesn't matter any more. He's just the best.
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Luke Littler's family have now joined him on stage to give him a big hug and pose for pictures with the Sid Waddell Trophy.
Something tells me they'll be up there a few more times over the years.
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Runner-up Gian van Veen on his performance today: "The scoring maybe tonight wasn't my greatest game in the whole tournament. Luke wasn't in the mood to give me any more chances. He played phenomenally. I missed too many chances to make it an even game. That's why he's world number one by a margin now and back-to-back world champion."
On proving himself at the World Darts Championship: "Today I would have liked to lift up the title but I would have liked to give Luke a game and that's what I didn't do today. I'm very proud of getting to the final, number three in the world now, Dutch number one. I'm very proud of myself but disappointed today."
On being proud of his journey from having dartitis to reaching the final: "Of course I'm very proud. I'm very proud of getting to the final. I'm disappointed not to win. Luke is a fantastic player, I just want to give him a game. I played OK but I missed too many chances. Hopefully, 2026 is going to be a fantastic year."
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Luke Littler has also won the Ballon d'Art for the most 180s with 73.
Gary Anderson was second with 59.
The total in the tournament was 1127 so that means more than £1.1m donated by tournament sponsors to Prostate Cancer UK.
Result: Littler 7-1 Van Veen
Luke Littler, speaking on Sky Sports after clinching a second world title: "It feels amazing. First of all, I've got to say thank you to John McDonald and George Noble - what fantastic careers they have had.
"Everyone knows what happened with Anthony Joshua and his team, rest in peace to his friends, just like AJ said... the first time was so nice, I had to do it twice.
"I wasn't happy going into the break 1-0 down, but I had to kick on from there. I said just give it time, you'll find it. It all came to plan. Gian, what a tournament, he can be very happy for himself."
On getting closer to the winning line: "For myself, I was getting closer and closer but you can't think of it too much. It [the trophy] is right next to you on stage but you've just got to keep going."
On winning the £1m prize money: "It is life-changing for anyone. Even the first round was doubled. It's life-changing, this win has just increased that gap from Luke Humphries and I'm in the clear as world number one."
On whether he would ever have imagined being here: "Not a chance. I didn't think it would be anything like it has been. I've been practising, the family and friends have always been there to support me.
"It's very special. We've got to keep going, we've got to keep adding more titles. We can't stop here. We're still on this rollercoaster."
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Image source, PA MediaLooks like it weighs a tonne, that trophy.
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And if you're not done with Luke Littler and the darts, then BBC iPlayer has you covered.
Check out 'The Rise of Luke Littler'. You won't regret it!
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Sam Drury
BBC Sport at Alexandra Palace
What a performance from Luke Littler.
He is just unstoppable in that kind of form. Relentless scoring power, calm under pressure and always liable to take out the big checkouts.
What is anyone meant to when he plays like that?
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Imagine winning £1m at 18.
