The reason behind Luke Littler’s ‘rusty’ display at the Bahrain Masters just weeks after his World Darts Championship triumph has been revealed

PHIL TAYLOR was left stunned at Luke Littler’s lack of practice after the World Championships. The teen sensation beat Michael van Gerwen to claim the biggest prize of his short career so far.

Teenage star Luke Littler has reached the final at the world darts championship — again. Still just 17, Littler routed Stephen Bunting 6-1 on Thursday to give himself another shot at the title, one year after his unlikely run brought waves of new fans to the sport.

World champion Luke Littler was knocked out of the Bahrain Masters quarter-finals after a 6-2 defeat to Gerwyn Price. The 2021 world champion delivered a superb performance to surge into the last four,