Luke Littler claimed his maiden Betfred World Matchplay ultimate and accomplished the ‘Triple Crown’ with a 18-13 victory over James Wade in Blackpool.
Littler fired a 107.24 common and posted 17 maximums – breaking the document for many 180s within the event’s historical past – throughout an exhilarating ultimate, the place he recovered from dropping the primary 5 legs to carry off the 2007 champion.
The 18-year-old bounced again from being swept within the opening mini session to win 9 of the subsequent 11 legs, with Littler pulling additional forward till Wade received back-to-back legs to scale back the deficit to 1.
Littler shortly grabbed management by successful the subsequent three legs, transferring him inside a leg of victory, earlier than closing out victory in type with a 115 checkout – his solely ton-plus end of the evening.
Victory sees Littler exchange Wade because the youngest winner within the event’s historical past and makes him simply the fifth participant to finish the Triple Crown, having already received the World Championship in January and the Premier League final Could.
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