i used to watch darts in early 80s b4 it was mega popular along with pot black (snooker bbc programme, showing my age now aint i) phil taylor wasnt even on the scene in those days, but this little littler character is just amaze balls, every other time i watch him he seems to thrash his opponents, loses here & there but thats to be expected i spose, u cant get a coconut everytime, but u watch him in future decades, this chap could dominate the darts world ( if he stays fit & with it) for next 30 years, what is he 17yrs old, good 30 years left in him in the sport, keep leaving em standing little littler
Loved the interaction on 10-3 and then Michael hits the 170 and they both have a moment on stage...that shit is just priceless.Great darts...great crowd...and a very very very well deserved winner...all hail the new king!!!!
8:55 Stuff like MVG hitting 164 just to show Littler that he could take out Luke's finish in their final leg before Luke purposely takes out double 12 to show him he can do his double 24 is peak darts for me. Such a mental game.
Incredible! What a player this young man is! I think he's the best I've ever seen tbh and I've seen them all, over the last 50+ years. Superb entertainment! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
@@robertcolcombe6893Phil Taylor has dominated everything for over two decades, no question. But Littler still plays darts from another planet again and again. There was Pele and Maradona - and yet you looked at Ronaldinho and said exactly the same thing. It is questionable whether Littler will ever achieve the legendary status of Phil Taylor. But what he's currently playing is unbelievable. The boy is 17 and plays one of the greatest of all time completely giddy.
@@alexanderjames6328 If you watched him play some few years ago you would understand my point, he is losing almost all matches he is participating against best players, he is very poor in hitting doubles and that is costing him big. He really challenged the greatest of all time Phil Taylor a few years ago but today he can't beat the likes of Luke Litler any day..
@@muitawambui6585can’t stand him anyway. When he was winning everything he was always giving it the big one, it’s great seeing the standards of darts go up and he’s not the big guy anymore 😂
I think the top 10 players at the moment are probably the best we have ever seen collectively, but I must say littler is a breath of fresh air for darts. What a player now, let alone what he could become. Well done Luke. And well done all the other players for making it a great time to watch darts.
MVG knows now how Phil Taylor felt 15 years ago when he was the Luke Littler of his time. Phil was the man but this kid named Michael Van Gerwin was so good
luke just looked so focussed. to steamroller mvg and smith like that was just brilliant. shoutout to bully boy for the 170 that added just a bit more class to a fantastic session.
After listening to the commentary drone on every sentence about how amazing Littler is I switched support, turned the volume off and was rooting for Smith.
Dan Dawson has an encyclopaedic knowledge of darts. Disrespectful to compare him to commentators who think Clayton chose not to play in the World Series
@@harry2.01 And started his first match of the year (that was not the WC) with a 9-darter against Asp + Won that tournament. Then wins the hardest tournament to win, argueably, the Premier League, as debutant, 17 yrs old, at 40 points and top for finals and wins the finals. And now at least 3 wins on the World Tour, plus a couple of Players Championships. Now he just needs 1 of each major title and a 9 darter in the World GP (double in) - He might just do 160 - 171 - 170 to Big Fish the 9-darter too :)
What a way to rap up the tournament in Amsterdam for the 2024 world series of darts finals ❤❤❤ love the darts ❤❤❤ good job everyone you guys done really well this weekend I'm so proud of all the players out there ❤❤❤ always love the darts ❤❤❤
The PDC really need to sort their ranking system out. The fact is, Luke Littler is easily one of the top 3 best players in the world now and has been for a while, yet he’s still not even ranked inside the top 20. It’s ludicrous. He’s miles better than the majority of those ranked above him.
Mate regarding Taylor he has a 111.54 tournament av, Luke’s tournament av was 104 which is remarkable, but goes to show how great Taylor really was , it’s easy to forget
@@robertcolcombe6893 Yeah peak Taylor is/was still better than today's stellar standards. Phil was so annoyingly good he nearly killed darts off by winning so much.
Well 2024 it is not his year.....I guess every player will have some deep of form from time to time....and this is because the competition is ever greatest.....as the sport grow new fresh talent will emerge .....this is a sport where total dedication can surpass even pure talent,that said Luke is the biggest talent ever,as long as he keep training at least one hour a day,like he is doing then he will be OK........he won't win everything,but will win more than most........
I can confirm now after this video: Littler is the best dartplayer i have ever witnessed. His opponents should probably thinkk the same after this masterclass…
@@Bigshag420Taylor was out of this world, no doubt. But Littler is from another Universe. 17 years old, 2 Majors, World Championship Final, could‘ve won that at 4:2 double 2. If he stays consistent, holding it together, he’ll set new benchmarks. The style Littler plays is the best anyone has ever played. Fluent, precise, absolutely stunning.
@Leeswinburn Wholesome Luke Litter as beat Ross smith Raymond van Barneveld Chris Dobey the home town favourite Michael van Gerwen and now Michael Smith as well 🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯
Great play! Luke Littler is very very very aggressive full of confidence compared to his previous series. just go for it and doesn’t consider the points are behind or ahead of his opponent. great player and very entertaining
@Leeswinburn Next live darts on ITV4 is the machine seeker european darts championship in Dortmund Germany and it's going to be a belter and it starts on the 24th October 2024.
i just luv watching this chap littler, the way he dismantles his opponents, amazing player, i only regret phil (the leg on the end) taylor isnt still on the darts scene, imagine phil & littler squaring up to each other, i,d pay gud money to see them on the oche together, that wud be standing room only i fink peeps, only in time or next 20 years we,ll see if littler comes anywhere near phils amazing darts recod achievements, we,ll seeeeeee
The Dutch crowd began chanting Littler's name against MvG at some point, that's when you know even they have lost all hope in their local hero. Time to move on fellas, you are now ushering into the era of Littler
This is hardly fair. Luke has the benefit of using "The Force". What the heck happened to Michael Smith? This was the slowest I've ever seen him throw.
The lad has set the bar so high for himself, that if he doesn't take it all at the Ally Pally this year, it will seem like (although it won't really be - lots of great players out there) a big letdown .
two good fit sportsmen, taking care of their mind, bodies and teeth.. geezzzz.. (MVG, Nuke, Smith, Wright) the game needs to look at helping their players.. (there is only the Iceman and Dobbie who seem to break that mould out of the top 32 players)
Ja ja das wahr eins der besten Spiele in diesen Jahr ich freue mich um so mehr auf die WM der kleine ist der Hammer denn kann keiner mehr unter die Schublade stecken der zeigt jetzt denn großen wie das geht 😂❤
Spoiler Blocker...
Barry Hearn, is that you?
Clever girl
LOL BRILLIANT
REAL MVP'S!
First time PDC said it
The PDC channel has now implemented chapters, well done 👏👏
plus they included their own spoiler blocker comment, props to whoever made this happen and hope it continues
i used to watch darts in early 80s b4 it was mega popular along with pot black (snooker bbc programme, showing my age now aint i) phil taylor wasnt even on the scene in those days, but this little littler character is just amaze balls, every other time i watch him he seems to thrash his opponents, loses here & there but thats to be expected i spose, u cant get a coconut everytime, but u watch him in future decades, this chap could dominate the darts world ( if he stays fit & with it) for next 30 years, what is he 17yrs old, good 30 years left in him in the sport, keep leaving em standing little littler
Loved the interaction on 10-3 and then Michael hits the 170 and they both have a moment on stage...that shit is just priceless.Great darts...great crowd...and a very very very well deserved winner...all hail the new king!!!!
It's easy to be humble win you're winning.
@@NaenaeBoy Hes always a good sport. Stop talking out of your ass
@@BastiPzudemA People just can't help but be cynical. Ignore them.
@@NaenaeBoy Don't be a k.n.o.b.
The kid is an absolute phenomenon. What a player 🎯
8:55 Stuff like MVG hitting 164 just to show Littler that he could take out Luke's finish in their final leg before Luke purposely takes out double 12 to show him he can do his double 24 is peak darts for me. Such a mental game.
Well seen. I didnt realized it in the game.
Прикольно получилось , но вряд-ли кто-то кому-то показывал.
good eye on that one, thanks
He did it before to Littler when he missed the 141 for the 9 darter, he went and hit 141 himself.
That smith 170 just came out of nowhere😂 but well done littler
Wait did littler win? Why are you spoiling?
@@stevesteve5785yes he won
@@stevesteve5785fix your attention span mate. if you dont want spoilers don’t scroll comments
@@smiddux5598 hey stop spoiling i want to be among the comments first
@@smiddux5598 Bit difficult to miss when it flashes up directly underneath 🙄
Incredible! What a player this young man is! I think he's the best I've ever seen tbh and I've seen them all, over the last 50+ years. Superb entertainment! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
You havnt seen phil Taylor in his pomp to make that statement
@@robertcolcombe6893Phil Taylor has dominated everything for over two decades, no question. But Littler still plays darts from another planet again and again. There was Pele and Maradona - and yet you looked at Ronaldinho and said exactly the same thing. It is questionable whether Littler will ever achieve the legendary status of Phil Taylor. But what he's currently playing is unbelievable. The boy is 17 and plays one of the greatest of all time completely giddy.
He's already a legend among so many greats and they all respect him. And he respects them.
The fact that MvG only had 5 darts on double against Littler is shocking…
that was a Massive Nuke MVG took in his arrogant teeth there !! from 4-2 to 4-11 !!
Hardly shocking tho is it he averaged 99 can’t fault that really, littler was just unreal
Littler is destroying darts for sure,,mvg's face showed he hasn't suffered this massive defeat for long
@@determiner1312Littler destroying darts? He is the reason it gets more popular...
@@lbreindl6very clearly not what he meant lmao
good to see Peter reaching those late stages at majors again
+1
This is not a major.
Its not even a ranking competition.
It is a major. It is a non-ranking major.
I love the coverage on RUclips please continue with your excellent coverage 🙏🏿😳🏴
A master class of demolition job on MVG and the bully boy 😮😮😮😮
It's sad that MVG is this poor.
@@muitawambui6585 For you, maybe... but not all of us.
@@alexanderjames6328 If you watched him play some few years ago you would understand my point, he is losing almost all matches he is participating against best players, he is very poor in hitting doubles and that is costing him big.
He really challenged the greatest of all time Phil Taylor a few years ago but today he can't beat the likes of Luke Litler any day..
@@muitawambui6585can’t stand him anyway. When he was winning everything he was always giving it the big one, it’s great seeing the standards of darts go up and he’s not the big guy anymore 😂
I think the top 10 players at the moment are probably the best we have ever seen collectively, but I must say littler is a breath of fresh air for darts. What a player now, let alone what he could become. Well done Luke. And well done all the other players for making it a great time to watch darts.
I agree with that, and the best bit for me is I actually like seeing most of them win.
MVG knows now how Phil Taylor felt 15 years ago when he was the Luke Littler of his time. Phil was the man but this kid named Michael Van Gerwin was so good
but Phil was better
He lost.
The difference was Taylor was in his 50s whereas mvg is early 30s now against littler
@@daverudd-zt3ob Phil lost a couple but won most ...
@@daverudd-zt3ob Taylor was on another level when compared to MVG.
luke just looked so focussed. to steamroller mvg and smith like that was just brilliant. shoutout to bully boy for the 170 that added just a bit more class to a fantastic session.
Back to winning ways. Well done.
What a pleasure to watch littler.... 😊👍♥️🇫🇷🇫🇷
Really enjoyed the commentary today. Dan Dawson take note: you don't have to talk endlessly stating the obvious in an over emphatic manner. Beautiful.
After listening to the commentary drone on every sentence about how amazing Littler is I switched support, turned the volume off and was rooting for Smith.
ITV comms > SKY commms
Dan Dawson has an encyclopaedic knowledge of darts. Disrespectful to compare him to commentators who think Clayton chose not to play in the World Series
Littler is simply sensational ! 👏👏👏
Not bad first year.
Beat up two world champions today.
@@harry2.01 And started his first match of the year (that was not the WC) with a 9-darter against Asp + Won that tournament.
Then wins the hardest tournament to win, argueably, the Premier League, as debutant, 17 yrs old, at 40 points and top for finals and wins the finals.
And now at least 3 wins on the World Tour, plus a couple of Players Championships.
Now he just needs 1 of each major title and a 9 darter in the World GP (double in) - He might just do 160 - 171 - 170 to Big Fish the 9-darter too :)
Such a beautiful cast . He's so steady . Just loads and throws
What a way to rap up the tournament in Amsterdam for the 2024 world series of darts finals ❤❤❤ love the darts ❤❤❤ good job everyone you guys done really well this weekend I'm so proud of all the players out there ❤❤❤ always love the darts ❤❤❤
Right!
The PDC really need to sort their ranking system out. The fact is, Luke Littler is easily one of the top 3 best players in the world now and has been for a while, yet he’s still not even ranked inside the top 20. It’s ludicrous. He’s miles better than the majority of those ranked above him.
What a pleasure to see Littler playing darts
This could be the year of the Luke’s no joke.
Now we just need Humphries and Littler to represent England in the World Cup next year!
@@captainbowser120 you know I would love to see that
It already is
@@captainbowser120they would absolutely dominate
Luke didn't even play his best... Still mowed down today.
Every once in a while a genius emerges within their field, Littler has emerged.
And STILL not 18 yet.
@@barath4545It's crazy even if he was 18 or 19 we'd be saying someone this good at 18 is unheard off but he 17! 😂
That resigned look on Michael's face after hitting that 170 pretty much said it all, didn't it.
Truth be told.
Michael took a bollocking, then Michael took a bollocking.
Congrats Luke. Surviving match darts against Ross wasn’t for nothing.
I loved how Littler minced Shreck 😊
did you see his sister? .. .lol .
Luke is an amazing dart player I'm proud to call myself a fan of his
Littler really did go nuclear, and to think Ross Smith had match darts.
Won a Tournament every month apart from August.. not too shabby
Bristow, Lowe, Wilson etc wouldn't get close to Littler, Only Taylor and MVG in their prime are even close to this kid.
Mate regarding Taylor he has a 111.54 tournament av, Luke’s tournament av was 104 which is remarkable, but goes to show how great Taylor really was , it’s easy to forget
Bristow , Lowe etc wouldn't get a look in in the top 32 of the PDC these days
With the modern day technology and bigger boards , playing tournaments every wk they would do fine
@@robertcolcombe6893 Yeah peak Taylor is/was still better than today's stellar standards.
Phil was so annoyingly good he nearly killed darts off by winning so much.
Watching MVG get his arse handed to him never gets old.....
His head gets redder leg by leg! 😳😡
8:55 MVG decides to fire in 164 whilst Littler is on it. Fucking pheonomenal
Unreachable !!!
Relentless from Littler, starting to get that real ruthless streak in him. Not seen the likes of this since Phil Taylor.
Van Gerwen wasn't ruthless?
When was the last time MVG conceded nine consecutive legs? If ever.
he took the best beating for 2024 ! i loved watching it
@@BlueHopi144
Kevin Keegan-"I love seeing mvg get spanked.....love it"
Well 2024 it is not his year.....I guess every player will have some deep of form from time to time....and this is because the competition is ever greatest.....as the sport grow new fresh talent will emerge .....this is a sport where total dedication can surpass even pure talent,that said Luke is the biggest talent ever,as long as he keep training at least one hour a day,like he is doing then he will be OK........he won't win everything,but will win more than most........
@@Hometruths29😂 he might have the odd 30 min throw between fifa matches…
I think he didn't even get a dart at a double during those 9 legs, right ?
OMG I love Littler's playing.... awesome darts
I can confirm now after this video: Littler is the best dartplayer i have ever witnessed. His opponents should probably thinkk the same after this masterclass…
You never heard of Phil Taylor?
@@Bigshag420 yes I did but the simplicity Littler throws his darts is out of this world. This fellow never experienced any pressure it look likes.
Thanks for saving me 30 minutes
@@Bigshag420Taylor was out of this world, no doubt. But Littler is from another Universe. 17 years old, 2 Majors, World Championship Final, could‘ve won that at 4:2 double 2. If he stays consistent, holding it together, he’ll set new benchmarks. The style Littler plays is the best anyone has ever played. Fluent, precise, absolutely stunning.
AGREE
Thank you PDC! 😘
@Leeswinburn
Wholesome Luke Litter as beat Ross smith Raymond van Barneveld Chris Dobey the home town favourite Michael van Gerwen and now Michael Smith as well 🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯
Love the "Twaaat" when he hits double 10.
Great play! Luke Littler is very very very aggressive full of confidence compared to his previous series. just go for it and doesn’t consider the points are behind or ahead of his opponent. great player and very entertaining
Congratulations to the Garden Gnome, very well played, well done!!
Littler decided to be ruthless on mvg..double ten is his darling
Luke Littler BBC sports personality of the year can see it coming
Great performance !!
(What's up with the scorekeeper Daniella and MVG? 9:35)
Damn I thought it was just me that noticed that...
They might be having a wee fling.
@@p.z2389 Definitely not, very obvious that something is/was going on..
Yeah same!? It looked a bit ominous/worthy of an ITV series...
Aving a bit of how's your father with her.
Stunning darts, great entertainment 👍🏻
Littler gives MVG the medicine back what the Green machine does often enough in earlier years but it's another time now 😂
I really wish itv would change that going to a break music. It's so tedious now...
@Leeswinburn
Next live darts on ITV4 is the machine seeker european darts championship in Dortmund Germany and it's going to be a belter and it starts on the 24th October 2024.
A legend in the making !
Jaw dropping quality
There's only one Luke Littler, walking along singing a song, walking in a Littler wonderland.
Thanks for saving my 30 minutes
@@ezekielkamau1092 you went through the comments
Could have shown him lift the thing at the end tbh
29:18 Percentage Shot
i just luv watching this chap littler, the way he dismantles his opponents, amazing player, i only regret phil (the leg on the end) taylor isnt still on the darts scene, imagine phil & littler squaring up to each other, i,d pay gud money to see them on the oche together, that wud be standing room only i fink peeps, only in time or next 20 years we,ll see if littler comes anywhere near phils amazing darts recod achievements, we,ll seeeeeee
Yes a 2009 taylor( for me his best stuff) against littler would really be something.
Glückwunsch Littler 🏆👍
What a game from Luke Littler. Darts remains a gentleman's game of wits.
Молодець ! Це правда точно за інформацію!
The Dutch crowd began chanting Littler's name against MvG at some point, that's when you know even they have lost all hope in their local hero.
Time to move on fellas, you are now ushering into the era of Littler
Amsterdam's not Michael's Hometown.
@@TheGeezer30 yee bad wording of mine, apologies
@@captainbowser120 Mate. You don't need to apologise. To be fair to you, pal, I was being pedantic.
Pure Dominance from Littler😮
Can’t the videos show them receiving the awards ?
Outstanding darts 👌💓👏
@officialpdc can we start seeing the trophy presentation as well at the end of these matches?
That kid is gold.
Why fire at D11 when you are more than 50% on D10
Deserved it, what a player 😮
Mentaler König. was ein Spiel.... die nächsten jahre gehören ihm
Incredible. Seriously impressive. He will only get better? 😮
This is hardly fair. Luke has the benefit of using "The Force".
What the heck happened to Michael Smith? This was the slowest I've ever seen him throw.
Nothing beats seeing Littler hammer Van Gerwen!
Littler has shown he is back in form after that performance
Dart phenom...
Congrats Luke!
9:35 what is that?! just take a moment to look how they look at eachother after handshake... really weird awkward
What do you mean? MVG was just speaking to him and Littler was listening
@@jackdale9019 clearly from timestamp I'm not talking about MVG and littler
I love my Spike win or loss 😁Peter Wright😁
Awesome blocker .
cracking final session
I hope the word "outstanding" doesn't spoil it for anyone 🎯
Glückwunsch Littler 👍
That ladies and gentlemans is the reason why Michael Smith is my favorite player. Joking around even in a lose and acts like a big brother to Luke.
Littler just had one of those nights players do sometimes when they can't do wrong
Littler is the new generation
Congratulations Luke Littler
It’s good to see Littler annoyed and throwing well
The lad has set the bar so high for himself, that if he doesn't take it all at the Ally Pally this year, it will seem like (although it won't really be - lots of great players out there) a big letdown .
i saw phil tailer shooting 14 prfect darts in a row
at 10 to 4 he gets his 8th maximum amazing play
9:36 Van Gerwen gives scoreboard girl a weird long creepy stare during handshake.
Wtf was that all about 😂
@@JohnDoe-j2s lovers tiff?
He looked at the scoreboard
She is pretty hot tbf.
Domination from Luke the Nuke. Love to see it.
Congrats to Luke Littlaah!!
Thats how it sounds to Americans.
Well done Luke The Nuke 👏 brilliant
Absolutely destroyed MVG and then Smith. Got to hold your hands up and doff your cap after that. Superb darts.
two good fit sportsmen, taking care of their mind, bodies and teeth.. geezzzz.. (MVG, Nuke, Smith, Wright) the game needs to look at helping their players.. (there is only the Iceman and Dobbie who seem to break that mould out of the top 32 players)
Is Littler going to get even better than he is now?
i guess he probably will, which is bad news for everyone else.
Ja ja das wahr eins der besten Spiele in diesen Jahr ich freue mich um so mehr auf die WM der kleine ist der Hammer denn kann keiner mehr unter die Schublade stecken der zeigt jetzt denn großen wie das geht 😂❤
6:00 Percentage Shot
does anybody have a hint on luke littler's dart setup ??
Nobody wins 9 legs in a row against mvg unbelievable littler