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Luke Littler defends World Matchplay title after crushing win against Gerwyn Price

Source: The Guardian Sport - Published: 27 Jul 2026 00:30

Littler sets the tournament’s highest average in 18-9 winBeau Greaves beats Fallon Sherrock to lift women’s titleLuke Littler bulldozed his way to a second consecutive World Matchplay title as he crushed Gerwyn Price 18-9 in Blackpool. The 19-year-old averaged 111.53 in the final, setting an average for the tournament as a whole of 111.04 to break Phil Taylor’s record of 106.31.Littler also broke his own competition record for 180s as he hit 12 in the final to reach 66 for the week, as he became only the third man to successfully defend the Matchplay final after Taylor and Michael van Gerwen, who did it most recently in 2016. Continue reading...