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Defending champion Luke Littler faces Gerwyn Price
Littler averages 114.41, and takes out five 100+ finishes, in first 15 legs to open up 11-4 lead
Littler went into final with tournament average of 110.88 and on course to beat Phil Taylor's record of 106.31
Final is best of 35 legs - full format explained
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Go out, get a dart board, and see for yourself just how difficult it is to do what LL is doing tonight. Phenomenally talented. Some people don’t like to call darts players talented but there can be no denying how much skill is required to do this. Massively impressive 👏👏
David, Oxford
Littler 14-5 Price
Four legs away now.
Luke Littler is on for a 10-darter, misses tops and has to settle for a 12.
But, I'll say it again, he has been untouchable tonight - and all week, to be honest.
Enjoy this, folks, because this is something special.
Littler 13-5 Price
All much more normal, or is it just that Luke Littler has normalised the extraordinary?
The teenager breaks once again. Hitting double 15 for a 14-darter. He's slacking...
Littler 12-5 Price
Wayne Mardle
Former World Matchplay finalist on Sky Sports
Luke Littler is so clinical.
What I find really staggering is the focus of Luke Littler this week. He doesn't seem to have lost it for more than a couple of darts all week.
Littler 12-5 Price
Gerwyn Price throws it all at Luke Littler, aiming for his third leg on the spin, but it makes no difference.
An 11-darter for Littler and Gezzy doesn't even get a dart at double despite getting down to 81 in nine darts.
Littler 11-5 Price
Wayne Mardle
Former World Matchplay finalist on Sky Sports
Gerwyn Price hasn't won a mini-session yet, but he has to win this one, doesn't he?
Littler 11-5 Price
Gerwyn Price gets another leg back... but only after busting his score and hitting double 15 when he wanted double 10.
Luke Littler is far enough back that it doesn't matter. Tops hit and the gap is down to six legs.
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I fear for darts in the next decade. Forget unstoppable, Littler is just unbeatable.
Andy, Stoke
Littler 11-4 Price
Imagine averaging 105.56 and being 57% on the doubles and trailing by seven legs...
This has been brutal from Luke Littler.
Littler 11-4 Price
Image source, Getty ImagesA little smile and a shake of the head from Gerwyn Price.
He gets a break back but he'll know there is very little he can do when Luke Littler is playing like this.
Scrap that, there's nothing he can do.
Littler proves he's human by missing tops to hold but he's seven seven legs from victory.
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It's shaping up to be another insane display. How can you not enjoy Littler playing like this? Wonderful to watch from a generational talent
Simon Burgess, Bewdley
Littler 11-3 Price
Wayne Mardle
Former World Matchplay finalist on Sky Sports
This is going to be a time when Luke Littler starts laughing about this because it is laughable.
Littler 11-3 Price
I have officially run out of superlatives for Luke Littler.
Another break, another bull finish and another step towards retaining his World Matchplay title.
Oh, he's started the next leg with a 180, by the way...
Littler 10-3 Price
A mere 87 out this time. Only two darts needed for it.
Luke Littler is racing to one of the most phenomenal victories you will ever see.
It just does not get better than this. He's averaging nearly 120, for goodness sake.
Littler 9-3 Price
John Part
Former PDC world champion on Sky Sports
You can lose...
This is the best darts that has ever been seen anywhere. This is some show.
Littler 9-3 Price
Wayne Mardle
Former World Matchplay finalist on Sky Sports
What can you do?
Littler 9-3 Price
Just stop it, Luke.
I guess a 127 is slightly easier than a 128...
This is just astonishing. Gerwyn Price is playing in the final but what we're really watching is a Luke Littler masterclass.
Littler 8-3 Price
Wayne Mardle
Former World Matchplay finalist on Sky Sports
I don't know what to say anymore... I just find this irresistible.
Quite frankly the standard is unbelievable.
Littler 8-3 Price
We've seen some remarkable things from Luke Littler in his short career but what we've seen this week might just top the lot.
Another 180 - his sixth of the match - and that's just the start.
It's a 128 checkout this time: treble 18, treble 18 and then double 10.
It's getting silly now.
Littler 7-3 Price
That mini-session was won 3-2 by Luke Littler, after a 4-1 opening session, but he's actually opened up a gap on the averages.
He looks set to obliterate Phil Taylor's tournament record average of 106.31, but is the match average in his sights too?
That was 114.99 for Taylor in 2010 so Littler is within touching distance at the moment.
