Littler unstoppable to retain his title making it three in a week as this teenage dream shows no sign of stopping

At the Lecot Belgian Darts Open in Wieze on Sunday, Luke Littler defeated Mike De Decker 8–5 in the final to win his third PDC title in a week.

At a boisterous Oktoberhallen, Littler held onto the championship he had won on his European Tour debut in 2024 after fending off a comeback from home crowd favourite De Decker.

After winning Premier League Night Five in Brighton on Thursday, the 18-year-old phenomenon from across the world maintained his incredible winning streak, which saw him win the UK Open just seven days prior.

“I’m very happy to retain this title in front of these amazing fans,” said World Champion Littler.

“Mike was very strong on his throw but I managed to get the lead and then see it out.

“I said at the start of the year if I don’t win anything all year, I’m still a World Champion.

“I’m happy to win the UK Open and come back here and go back-to-back; now it’s straight onto the Players Championship events and then back to the Premier League.”.

Littler, who defeated Luke Woodhouse in the round of 16 before overcoming Dave Chisnall and James Wade in the quarterfinals and semi-finals, respectively, averaged over 100 in each of his four victories on Finals Day.

After defeating Martin Schindler and Gerwyn Price earlier in the day, World Grand Prix winner De Decker pulled off an incredible comeback to defeat Ross Smith in the semi-finals.

“This crowd has been amazing, everyone wants to play in Belgium and they proved it again this weekend,” said De Decker.

“I’m a little bit sad that the final didn’t go my way but Luke is a phenomenal player; what he’s doing in the sport is incredible.

“It’s a runner-up trophy this time but it’s another final so I’m on the right path.”

Littler unstoppable to retain his title making it three in a week as this teenage dream shows no sign of stopping 

Sunday March 9

Afternoon Session

Third Round

Mike De Decker 6-3 Martin Schindler

Gerwyn Price 6-3 Damon Heta

Ross Smith 6-4 Matt Campbell

Stephen Bunting 6-2 Daryl Gurney

Luke Littler 6-4 Luke Woodhouse

Dave Chisnall 6-5 Ritchie Edhouse

James Wade 6-4 Boris Krcmar

Jonny Clayton 6-5 Dirk van Duijvenbode

 

Evening Session

Quarter-Finals

Mike De Decker 6-4 Gerwyn Price

Ross Smith 6-5 Stephen Bunting

Luke Littler 6-4 Dave Chisnall

James Wade 6-4 Jonny Clayton

 

Semi-Finals

Mike De Decker 7-6 Ross Smith

Luke Littler 7-3 James Wade

 

Final

Luke Littler 8-5 Mike De Decker