Darts results: Luke Littler wins his eighth title of his debut season at the World Series of Darts Finals in Amsterdam

Since taking the sporting world by storm with his run to the World Championship final back in January, the 17-year-old has already proved why he was dubbed a 'generational talent' by picking up eight titles in just nine months as a PDC pro including the lucrative Premier League with victory over Luke Humphries.

Of his astonishing trophy haul - which is more than many professionals earn in their entire career - four have been on the televised stages and this latest triumph in front of a packed crowd at the AFAS Live in Amsterdam sends out another ominous warning to his rivals ahead of the busy winter of majors.

Incredibly, Littler has managed to pick up a title in every month of the season except August, when he still reached one of his 10 finals overall in 2024, while it was also the fourth time he'd marked a tournament debut with success.

To land the £80,000 winners' cheque, Littler beat Ross Smith 6-5 (103.3 average), Raymond van Barneveld 6-4 (102.24), Chris Dobey 10-7 (102.91) in a match that he hit 10 of the 19 180s and Michael van Gerwen 11-4 (107.95) before dismantling Smith 11-4 (102.85).

Overall he averaged around 103.79 for the tournament and hit an astonishing 34 maximums in 68 legs (0.50 per leg) and 40% on his doubles.

Littler, who also enjoyed Smith's 170 checkout in the penultimate leg, said: "I'm just happy to be stood here with the trophy at the end of a long day. I felt relaxed tonight and I played really well across the whole weekend.

"This time last year I was playing on the Development Tour; my name was getting mentioned but at the World Championship every knew who I was.

"I'm going to keep building on this and winning more; it's a busy schedule coming up and I'm ready for it."

"I just didn't do anything in the final," Smith admitted. "It never happened for me, but I was lucky to be in the final.

"It's another runner-up trophy, which I've collected quite a few of over the years. But this weekend puts me in good stead; I've had a bit of time off and now I'm ready to get back practicing hard for the rest of the year."

Luke Littler's titles in 2024

* denotes televised

• Bahrain Darts Masters * (World Series, January)
  Luke Littler 8-5 Michael van Gerwen
  Littler's World Series debut and also hit a nine-darter in the event
• Players Championship 1 (ProTour, February)
  Luke Littler 8-7 Ryan Searle
  Littler's ProTour debut and also hit a nine-darter in the event
• Belgian Darts Open (European Tour, March)
  Luke Littler 8-7 Rob Cross
  Littler's European Tour debut and also hit a nine-darter in the final
• Austrian Darts Open (European Tour, April)
  Luke Littler 8-4 Joe Cullen
• Premier League Darts * (PDC Major, May)
  Luke Littler 11-7 Luke Humphries
  Littler's Premier League debut and also hit a nine-darter in the final
• Poland Darts Masters * (World Series, June)
  Luke Littler 8-3 Rob Cross
• Players Championship 15 (ProTour, July)
  Luke Littler 8-6 Wessel Nijman
• World Series of Darts Finals * (World Series, September)
  Luke Littler 11-4 Michael Smith
  Luke Littler's World Series of Darts Finals debut

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World Series of Darts Finals 2024: Tournament results

ROUND ONE

• (1) Luke Littler 6-5 Ross Smith
• Johan Engstrom 0-6 Raymond van Barneveld
• (8) Dimitri Van den Bergh 5-6 Chris Dobey
• Boris Krcmar 6-4 Stephen Bunting
• (4) Luke Humphries 6-3 Haupai Puha
• Gabriel Clemens 5-6 Damon Heta
• (5) Michael van Gerwen 6-4 Jonny Clayton
• Danny Noppert 6-3 Gian van Veen
• (2) Gerwyn Price 6-2 Cameron Menzies
• Daryl Gurney 6-4 Dirk van Duijvenbode
• (7) Peter Wright 6-1 Dave Chisnall
• Rhys Griffin 4-6 Jeff Smith
• (3) Rob Cross 6-2 Simon Whitlock
• Keane Barry 0-6 Kevin Doets
• (6) Michael Smith 6-5 Jose de Sousa
• Wessel Nijman 6-1 Andrew Gilding

ROUND TWO

• (1) Luke Littler 6-4 Raymond van Barneveld
• Chris Dobey 6-4 Boris Krcmar
• (4) Luke Humphries 6-5 Damon Heta
• (5) Michael van Gerwen 6-3 Danny Noppert
• (2) Gerwyn Price 3-6 Daryl Gurney
• (7) Peter Wright 6-2 Jeff Smith
• (3) Rob Cross 6-5 Kevin Doets
• (6) Michael Smith 6-5 Wessel Nijman

QUARTER-FINALS

• (1) Luke Littler 10-7 Chris Dobey
• (4) Luke Humphries 9-10 Michael van Gerwen (5)
• Daryl Gurney 4-10 Peter Wright (7)
• (3) Rob Cross 9-10 Michael Smith (6)

SEMI-FINALS

• (1) Luke Littler 11-4 Michael van Gerwen (5)
• (7) Peter Wright 6-11 Michael Smith (6)

FINAL

• (1) Luke Littler 11-4 Michael Smith (6)

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