The 18-year-old clinched his maiden Minehead crown on Sunday.

World number one Luke Littler won his first Players Championship Finals title with a 11-8 win over Nathan Aspinall.

The 18-year-old overtook rival Luke Humphries at the top of the rankings on the way to victory in last week’s Grand Slam of Darts and clinch his maiden Minehead crown on Sunday.

Littler reached the tournament’s showpiece with a 11-8 win over Gerwyn Price in the semi-finals, while Aspinall secured his spot with a dominant 11-2 win over Jermaine Wattimena in their final four meeting.

Sunday’s final saw Littler storm ahead to take a 5-2 lead, but Aspinall continued to threaten and a brilliant fightback saw him throw a 127 checkout on the way to closing in on the world number one to trail 9-8.

However, Littler rem

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