London , 04 January (H.S.): Luke Littler delivered a stunning annihilation of Gian van Veen, thrashing the Dutchman 7-1 on Saturday , to clinch the PDC World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace for the second consecutive year, etching his name alongside elite back-to-back victors Phil Taylor, Adrian Lewis, and Gary Anderson.

The 18-year-old Englishman, now boasting two PDC world titles—trailing only Taylor's 14 and Michael van Gerwen's three—averaged a blistering 106.02 across the final, eclipsing Van Veen's near-100 mark with tournament-high 73 maximums, including 16 in the decider, capped by a flamboyant 147 checkout amid roaring Ally Pally faithful.

Dominant Decimation Unfolds

Van Veen, ascending to PDC world number three and Premier League debutant, seized the opener via a 12-dart 116 but faltered as Littler unleashed checkouts of 145, 127, 170, and 116 to storm 3-1 ahead, claiming nine of ten legs en route to supremacy despite a pesky Ally Pally wasp interlude.

It's very special... we've got to keep adding more titles. We can't stop here. We're still on this rollercoaster, Littler beamed to Sky Sports post-victory, tears flowing as Van Veen congratulated him before Olympic cyclist Sir Chris Hoy bestowed the Sid Waddell Trophy amid £500,000 prize bounty.

Legacy Accelerates

Littler's repeat crowns a transcendent 2025 featuring five majors—the World Matchplay triple crown completion, UK Open, Grand Slam, and World Grand Prix—prompting pundits like ex-pro Matt Edgar to herald untapped peaks: I still don't think we've seen the best of Luke Littler yet. Wayne Mardle echoed: There's nothing he can't do... he's just the best, likening Littler's inevitability to Taylor's heyday. Van Veen rued: Luke wasn't in the mood to give me any more chances. He played phenomenally.

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