After a missed match dart by Littler, a deciding leg was needed to separate the English rivals.

Against the throw, with defending champion Humphries down to a one-dart finish, Littler landed his final arrow in double 20 to end an epic showdown and lift the title for a second time after his 2024 success.

Littler explained how he had also questioned his future after his earlier struggles as he added: “After Brighton, I think I came off stage and the incident in Manchester [argument with Gian van Veen], I was sat at home saying to Faith [his partner], ‘I don’t want to do it anymore, just the crowd every week’.

“I said to her, ‘I’m down bad’.”

But from that low, he was on a high after the 36th, and perhaps best, meeting with Humphries, who will be Littler’s partner for England in June’s World Cup.

Already a two-time world champion, the teenager has gone from strength to strength in 2026 as he added the Premier League to his world title, World Masters and UK Open this year.

Littler holds seven of the eight ranking titles that the Professional Darts Corporation have, plus now the Premier League.