Luke Littler defended his World Matchplay title in sensational style and smashed Phil Taylor’s tournament and final average records in the process.
The 19-year-old beat seventh seed Gerwyn Price 18-9 in Blackpool to become just the third person to win back-to-back Matchplay titles.
World number one Littler finished the week with an average of 111.04, beating Taylor’s record of 106.31 in 2010.
He averaged 111.53 in the final, setting a new record as he bettered Taylor’s 111.23 against Adrian Lewis in 2013.
Littler claimed £225,000 in prize money for winning the event and now has £3,143,500 over the PDC’s two-year order of merit. That is £2.13m more than Luke Humphries in second spot.
Price also averaged 104.97 in the final and has enjoyed a successful week, climbing to fourth in the order of merit and reclaiming the Welsh number one spot from Jonny Clayton.
