Luke Littler retains Belgian Darts Open title to deny rival history-making crown
Luke Littler has retained his Belgian Darts Open title, beating home star Mike De Decker in the final.
The 18-year-old sensation came into the tournament having won it last year and coming up against a crowd rooting for De Decker.
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De Decker was gracious in defeatCredit: X @OfficialPDC
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This is Littler’s third title of the yearCredit: GettyBut Littler, as he has so many times in what’s still the infancy of his career, kept his composure and secured an 8-5 win.
Littler, who averaged over 100 in four of his five matches, had beaten James Wade, Dave Chisnall, Luke Woodhouse and Ryan Searle en route to the final.
In winning the championship, Littler banks Ā£30,000 and also denies De Decker a history-making triumph.
If De Decker had won then he would’ve become the first Belgian player to win a European Title on home soil.
But the crown goes to Littler, who beat Rob Cross in last year’s final, with the Belgian Darts Open Littler’s third title of 2025 having won the PDC World Championship in January as well as UK Open last weekend.
“Heās head and shoulders above everyone else now, so much that he plays his own little games in the middle of his matches, throwing different ways to get to his finishes. One example: treble 19,bull, treble 19 – why??”
“Littler’s dominance is arguably the best thing thatās ever happened to darts,” another fan said.
“Players earning more money than ever and a lot of it is down to Littler bursting onto the scene and making darts massive again.
“His fellow pros wonāt think itās ruined, in fact theyāll probably thank him.”
“Just going to have ‘Luke Littler wins theā¦’ saved in the drafts from now on. Itās all he f****** does,” this fan said.
The Warrington wonderkid is now looking ahead to night six of the Premier League in Nottingham on Thursday night.
He claimed victory on night five in Brighton, beating Nathan Aspinall in the final.
This is the second win of this year’s Premier League Littler has won as he looks to defend his title won on his debut last year.
And it’s the manner of victory for Littler which has left fans the most impressed.
“I donāt think people realise just how good Luke Littler is,” one fan said.
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This promises to be another outstanding year for LittlerCredit: Getty
