England’s Luke Humphries defeated teenager Luke Littler 7-4 in a gripping final at Alexandra Palace to win his first PDC World Championship title.
Littler, 16, was aiming to become darts’ youngest ever world champion after a remarkable run to the final.
But Humphries, the pre-event favourite who became world number one on Tuesday, saw off his challenge to claim the £500,000 first prize.
Trailing 4-2, the 28-year-old won five consecutive sets to close out victory.
“I could not put into words how great this feels,” Humphries told Sky Sports.
“In the back of my mind throughout today, I was thinking ‘get this one now because he’s going to dominate world darts soon’. He’s an incredible player. When I was on the brink of winning there, he was relentless.
“That double eight [to win], my hands were shaking like mad and it just fell in for me. I’m world champion and world number one and I can’t ask for more.”
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