WARRINGTON teenager Luke Littler missed out on a final appearance in the US Darts Masters as he lost a thrilling semi-final to Gerwyn Price, 7-6 at Madison Square Garden.
Price went on to lose the final 8-7 to Rob Cross in another thrilling encounter as the 33-year-old Englishman went on to lift the US Darts Masters in New York City last night.
Cross did not hold a lead at any stage of the final until the decisive leg.
Earlier Littler had defeated Canadian number one Matt Campbell 6-0 in under 10 minutes on what was a stunning debut in New York.
The 17-year-old recorded a 103.66 average to dispatch Campbell, who he also beat during his record-breaking World Championship campaign, in nine minutes and 52 seconds to cap a fine first competitive showing in the United States.
At the event Littler was making his first appearance since winning the Premier League title in London on May 23.
Big wrestling fan Littler, whose own ‘Greenlight’ walk-on music was inspired from attending Wrestlemania 33, used Cody Rhodes’ entrance music, having received a message from the undisputed WWE champion on Thursday.
Unfortunately, he couldn’t repeat his feat in the semi-final, as he was edged out by Price.
