WARRINGTON’S Luke Littler beat defending champion Luke Humphries in the final of the New Zealand Darts Masters to clinch a “down under” double after his success in Australia last week.
The 18-year-old reigning world and World Matchplay champion averaged 115 to cruise past Humphries 8-4 in the final, edging their career head-to-head 8-7 after a fourth-straight success against the world No 1.
Littler also made light work of Mike De Decker and Gerwyn Price in the quarter-finals and semis, respectively, on Saturday, dropping only two legs in each contest.
He threatened to swat aside Humphries in the final as well, cruising through the opening three legs, only for missed darts at double in both of the next two to help his opponent pull things back to 3-2.
But Littler would again rattle off three legs in a row against the 2025 Premier League champion to move 6-3 clear before eventually wrapping up a 8-4 victory.
Speaking on Sky Sports, he said: “It felt very much the same as last week [in Australia],” reflected Littler. “I had a shaky start in my opening game, but once you come into Finals Night, you know you have to switch it on, and that’s what I did again tonight.
“I felt unbeatable up there. The crowd was brilliant and the venue was incredible – it felt like a Premier League night, and I’m very happy to lift another title.
“I’m playing very well at the moment, I’m enjoying my darts and hopefully I can keep this winning streak going.”
Attention now turns to the tournament finals in Amsterdam from September 12-14, with Littler the defending champion after beating Michael Smith 11-4 in last year’s final.
Job done✅ heading home with a couple more trophies for the cabinet🏆🏆 thanks everyone for all the support❤️ pic.twitter.com/xcIAsGcA4r
— Luke Littler (@LukeTheNuke180) August 16, 2025
