Luke Littler’s nine-dart finish heroics sparks amazing reaction from opponent on way to Players’ Championship victory

LUKE LITTLER’S nine-darter exploits even had an opponent cheering as he won the Players’ Championship today.

Prodigy Littler, 17, exploded on to the darts scene at the World Championship.

And after reaching the final, he has gone from strength-to-strength by winning the Qatar Masters and becoming a regular on the Premier League stage.

Littler’s latest exploits saw him win the Players’ Championship.

He beat Ryan Searle 8-7 in a nail-biting finish on Monday night.

Littler became just the third player after Phil Taylor and Wayne Mardle to win the tournament on his pro debut.

But it was his antics earlier in the night that left opponents and fans stunned.

First, he put on an incredible show against Michele Turetta in the last 32, winning the game with a nine-dart finish.

And Littler almost repeated the check-out in his next match against Cameron Menzies.

Going 4-0 up in legs, Littler then embarked on an incredible run as he hit eight darts in a row.

Even Menzies could not believe what he was seeing, raising his arms in excitement at the prospect of another nine-darter.

However, Littler missed the double 12 and failed to complete a second stunning finish.

But fans were blown away by Menzies’ reaction during the match.

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One said: “This is just ridiculous.”

Another declared: “Actually unbelievable, nice from Menzies though, class.”

One noted: “Best in the world.”

Another added: “Talent like that is a true blessing.”

Unfortunately for Menzies, he ended up losing the match 6-2.

Littler then defeated Alan Soutar in his next game before taking on Searle.

The teen was 6-4 up before his opponent battled back to 7-7.

But a double 20 finish saw Littler bag the latest trophy of his incredible career.

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