Summary

  • Follow live text updates from World Matchplay final in Blackpool

  • Defending champion Luke Littler faces Gerwyn Price

  • Littler averages 114.41, and takes out five 100+ finishes, in first 15 legs to open up 11-4 lead

  • Littler went into final with tournament average of 110.88 and on course to beat Phil Taylor's record of 106.31

  • Final is best of 35 legs - full format explained

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  1. 11-darter for Pricepublished at 21:00 BST

    Littler 15-9 Price

    Excellent from Gerwyn Price.

    He's playing as well as he has at any stage of this Matchplay.

    It's the Welshman's turn to hit an 11-darter as Luke Littler endures a mini slump.

  2. Price breakspublished at 20:59 BST

    Littler 15-8 Price

    Gerwyn Price ensures that Luke Littler will not win it in this mini session.

    Another break for the Welsh number one. He's digging his heels despite the fact he'll know it's almost certainly too late now.

  3. Postpublished at 20:57 BST

    Littler 15-7 Price

    Wayne Mardle
    Former World Matchplay finalist on Sky Sports

    It has just looked so smooth and simple.

  4. Postpublished at 20:57 BST

    Littler 15-7 Price

    John Part
    Former PDC world champion on Sky Sports

    Everything about Luke Littler in this year's Matchplay has improved.

  5. Littler breaks backpublished at 20:57 BST

    Littler 15-7 Price

    For a moment, it seemed that Luke Littler was just slowing up a little.

    I shouldn't have doubted him, another 180 to make it the most he's ever hit in a tournament and when Gerwyn Price misses double eight for a 111 checkout, Littler calmly picks off 62.

  6. Price breakspublished at 20:55 BST

    Littler 14-7 Price

    Gerwyn Price edges a little bit closer.

    A comeback might be pushing it but he's making the score more respectable.

    Luke Littler misses two at double 10 and Price is there to take advantage, hit double 10 himself and break.

  7. Postpublished at 20:53 BST

    Littler 14-6 Price

    Back to it. Luke Littler needs four more legs to claim the Phil Taylor trophy for a second time...

  8. The stats so farpublished at 20:51 BST

    Littler 14-6 Price

    The match average record (114.99) may be beyond Luke Littler now but he's going to smash Phil Taylor's tournament average of 106.31.

    Littler came into this match at 110.88 but that's only going to rise at the moment.

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  9. Postpublished at 20:50 BST

    Littler 14-6 Price

    Gerwyn Price gets one back to end the mini session.

    Delaying the inevitable but credit to the Welshman, he is still giving it his all as you would expect.

    Luke Littler has just been not so much on another planet and in a different galaxy.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 20:48 BST

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    Go out, get a dart board, and see for yourself just how difficult it is to do what LL is doing tonight. Phenomenally talented. Some people don’t like to call darts players talented but there can be no denying how much skill is required to do this. Massively impressive 👏👏

    David, Oxford

  11. Postpublished at 20:48 BST

    Littler 14-5 Price

    Four legs away now.

    Luke Littler is on for a 10-darter, misses tops and has to settle for a 12.

    But, I'll say it again, he has been untouchable tonight - and all week, to be honest.

    Enjoy this, folks, because this is something special.

  12. Littler breaks againpublished at 20:47 BST

    Littler 13-5 Price

    All much more normal, or is it just that Luke Littler has normalised the extraordinary?

    The teenager breaks once again. Hitting double 15 for a 14-darter. He's slacking...

  13. Postpublished at 20:46 BST

    Littler 12-5 Price

    Wayne Mardle
    Former World Matchplay finalist on Sky Sports

    Luke Littler is so clinical.

    What I find really staggering is the focus of Luke Littler this week. He doesn't seem to have lost it for more than a couple of darts all week.

  14. Postpublished at 20:45 BST

    Littler 12-5 Price

    Gerwyn Price throws it all at Luke Littler, aiming for his third leg on the spin, but it makes no difference.

    An 11-darter for Littler and Gezzy doesn't even get a dart at double despite getting down to 81 in nine darts.

  15. Postpublished at 20:44 BST

    Littler 11-5 Price

    Wayne Mardle
    Former World Matchplay finalist on Sky Sports

    Gerwyn Price hasn't won a mini-session yet, but he has to win this one, doesn't he?

  16. Price holdspublished at 20:44 BST

    Littler 11-5 Price

    Gerwyn Price gets another leg back... but only after busting his score and hitting double 15 when he wanted double 10.

    Luke Littler is far enough back that it doesn't matter. Tops hit and the gap is down to six legs.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 20:41 BST

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    I fear for darts in the next decade. Forget unstoppable, Littler is just unbeatable.

    Andy, Stoke

  18. The stats so farpublished at 20:39 BST

    Littler 11-4 Price

    Imagine averaging 105.56 and being 57% on the doubles and trailing by seven legs...

    This has been brutal from Luke Littler.

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  19. Price breakspublished at 20:38 BST

    Littler 11-4 Price

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    A little smile and a shake of the head from Gerwyn Price.

    He gets a break back but he'll know there is very little he can do when Luke Littler is playing like this.

    Scrap that, there's nothing he can do.

    Littler proves he's human by missing tops to hold but he's seven seven legs from victory.

  20. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 20:37 BST

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    It's shaping up to be another insane display. How can you not enjoy Littler playing like this? Wonderful to watch from a generational talent

    Simon Burgess, Bewdley