Sky Sports forced to make urgent change to darts coverage after blunder during Luke Littler vs Luke Humphries final
SKY SPORTS suffered a major blunder during their coverage of the Premier League Darts final.
Luke Littler faced Luke Humphries in a repeat of the World Championships showpiece at the O2 Arena, London.
The 17-year-old sensation booked his spot in the final with a 10-5 win over Michael Smith.
Humphries then followed it up with a victory by the same score against Michael van Gerwen.
But during Sky Sports‘ live showing of the final, a technical fault left viewers raging.
Supporters were unable to see the scoreboard in the early stages of the match.
A glitch saw a different-looking graphic appear in the bottom right corner.
Sky Sports’ usual style then flashed back up as both clashed and overlapped each other on screens.
They then vanished completely to leave fans trying to subtract from 501 in their heads.
And after a leg without the numbers the issue was fixed and it reappered on screens to the relief of many.
But by that point, fans had already lost their way in the match, with one commenting: “Watching darts without a scoreboard is very difficult.”
Another added: “Everyone’s good at maths until the scoreboard disappears on the darts.”
A third reacted: “Where’s the scoreboard gone?”
It is the second time the blunder has occurred during this season’s Premier League, previously happening in a clash between Smith and Gerwyn Price in April.
In the final, Littler put in an incredible performance and he hit a nine-darter with the score level at 5-5.
The Nuke went on to win the trophy and the £275,000 jackpot with a 11-7 victory against Humphries.
Inside Littler's massive rise
LUKE LITTLER has taken the darts world by storm since exploding onto the scene at the PDC World Championship.
The Nuke reached the final on his Ally Pally debut at just 16 years of age – smashing records along the way.
He has since joined Jude Bellingham on the Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe list.
And the teenage titan even had to snub an invite from the WWE.
The Sun exclusively revealed that Littler is plotting to create a fitness empire.
He is also cashing in away from the Oche thanks to an Instagram side hustle.
And he’s even the face of a brand new cereal.
The wonderkid has now cemented his place among the tungsten elite by winning the Premier League Darts final – and the £275k top prize.
Check out all of our Luke Littler stories here.