Michael van Gerwen became the youngest winner of a major darts event when he beat England captain Martin Adams at the World Masters in Bridlington. The 17-year-old from the Netherlands trailed 5-2 before reeling off five straight sets for a 7-5 win.
"I feel great," he said. "It's a nice tournament with nice players and one of the most difficult in the world to win.
"I needed to break Martin's throw and I did. I was still confident because that's darts - you can always win."
Van Gerwen had earlier beaten Mark Webster of Wales 6-3 in the semi-finals, while Adams thrashed Steve Farmer 6-0.
In the final, Adams had two darts to go 5-1 up at the interval but missed and his teenaged opponent took full advantage.
"On one of the important doubles near the end I heard a high-pitched whistle, which apparently was an alarm in the building," said world number one Adams.
"You can't throw at a double when that's going on."
Adams added: "Take nothing away from Michael, he's a great little player. He's got great tenacity and has a great future in the sport, without a doubt."
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