BIRTHDAY Boy Luke Littler defeated Gian van Veen, Gerwyn Price, and Michael van Gerwen on the way to being crowned inaugural Saudi Arabia Darts Masters champion just a day before his 19th birthday.
It was the perfect tonic for Littler, who had tasted defeat for the first time in three months as he crashed out of the Bahrain Masters last Friday.
Littler was crowned champion with an 8-5 victory over Michael van Gerwen in the final at the Global Theater.
The Warrington youngster averaged over 104 in what was a strong performance from the world No 1 which gets him his first victory following his dominant World Championship final win at the start of the month.
It was an early onslaught from Littler as he took out the opening four legs, a 132 checkout on the bull a highlight, but the Dutchman managed to hit back with a 121 finish for a break of throw of his own to bring the score to 4-2.
The ‘Green Machine’ tried to fight back but every break of throw he found was matched by “The Nuke” and after four in a row, Littler took a 6-4 lead.
From there, Littler just relied on his power scoring to create opportunities and pinned 50 on tops to seal the win.
After his victory Littler said:”It means a lot, obviously. We have come over here for the first time and everyone wants to become the first champion.
“I am very glad to have and hopefully we can come back next year and defend it.”
Luke Littler produced a string of superb performances to win his fifth World Series of Darts title at the inaugural Riyadh Season Saudi Arabia Darts Masters! 🇸🇦🏆
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— PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) January 20, 2026
🗣️ "It's history winning here. Hopefully we can be back, get more fans and do it all again next year!"
Luke Littler speaks after his title victory in Riyadh, as the back-to-back World Champion wins the inaugural 2026 Riyadh Season Saudi Arabia Darts Masters!#RiyadhSeasonDarts pic.twitter.com/x4evn7CpFo
— PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) January 20, 2026
