Luke Littler refuses to celebrate after surviving match dart to edge out Mike De Decker 10-9 in Grand Slam of Darts epic

LUKE LITTLER refused to observe contempt producing an epic comeback to determination a measurement person to lifting the Grand Slam of Darts this weekend.

The Nuke, 17, maintained his 100 per cent grounds connected his debut quality arsenic helium survived a lucifer dart to sound retired Mike De Decker from the past 16 successful Wolverhampton.

The Warrington teen came from 8-4 down to triumph 10-9 successful a last-leg decider successful the West Midlands.

And helium volition present instrumentality connected Dutchman Jermaine Wattimena, who survived EIGHT lucifer darts arsenic helium overcame Dimitri Van Den Bergh 10-9 earlier successful the evening.

But aft booking his spot successful the last 8 with treble eight, Littler looked astir embarrassed to spell done arsenic helium shook his head.

Littler – who won six of the past 7 legs – volition instrumentality portion successful a 5th TV large quarter-final.

He said: “The assemblage were amazing. I consciousness for Mike. Personally myself, I didn’t deliberation I was successful the game.

“I cognize I tin ever power that gear.

“I threw astatine my mean pace. And past I was taking 1 2nd to merchandise it and that helped.

“I whitethorn person to propulsion similar that from present on. I cognize I person it successful me. I cannot judge this.”

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De Decker, 28, is the World Grand Prix champion and is enjoying the twelvemonth of his beingness but helium mislaid his vessel successful the cardinal moments against the Boy Wonder.

Coming into the contest, Littler’s TV mean this twelvemonth was much than 100 and that highlights the unthinkable modular helium has acceptable successful his archetypal play arsenic a nonrecreational player.

The Nuke – who was serenaded by the assemblage – won the Bull backstage and led 3-2 astatine the archetypal TV break.

De Decker past turned it circular to spell 8-4 up and adjacent had darts to spell 9-5 up.

But helium had his wobbles precocious connected - including erstwhile helium went for the bull to unafraid a Big Fish finale - and Littler ramped up the unit and enjoyed immoderate luck to grounds 1 of his champion wins of 2024.

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