because a certain 16 year old could become the youngest world champion in darts history here tonight. 0h, in darts history here tonight. oh, and he would be half £1 million better off too. luke littler! the big build up, the long walk, the teen sensation has lit up the palace. but his namesake luke humphries is 12 years his senior and he made every year of experience count to take the first set comfortably. littler needed to settle. he has big dreams. he nails big finishes. but they don t call humphrey s cool hand luke for nothing. this match was ebbing and flowing, neither giving an inch. but on the smallest of margins, tides can change. littler was up, but only just. but you know what they say good things always come to an end. the teenage dream is over. but
mistakes were being punished and humphries was calling it back in spectacularfashion, winning humphries was calling it back in spectacular fashion, winning four sets on the spin. littler had been on a roller coaster. he had taken us all along for the ride. well, luke littler had pretty much strolled into this final, steam rolling from a champions on the way. not this time. the 16 year old had taken a 11 2 set lead, but humphrey started playing some wonderful stuff. he hauled himself back into the match. he won five sets on the spin, punishing littler s mistakes and making him look very ordinary indeed. everyone in the arena were singing for him, but in the end, some of the composure that had been more mark of this fairy tale run seemed to desert him and he fell at the final hurdle. still, he leaves £200,000 richer and at the start of what could be a wonderful career. back down to earth tomorrow, though, he has a match in the runcorn darts league for his team, the bogie flickers, in ca