Fallon Sherrock defeated Luke Littler in a one-off leg at the 'Beat Luke Littler' event in Manchester, winning a £501,000 prize. Sherrock, who qualified without a PDC Tour card, beat 'The Nuke' by pulling ahead on the scoreboard and finishing on double 20 after landing a 180. Until Sherrock's intervention, Littler had looked almost entirely untroubled over a series of uncompetitive legs.
The event featured 20 players of varying levels attempting to shock the young superstar. Ireland's Pearse Mackle came closest, needing a bullseye to win the sum but throwing agonisingly wide. Jayden Walker, 14, previously beat world No 2 Luke Humphries at age 12, but Littler saw him off in 12 ruthless darts.
Littler only landed one 180 en route to beating the first 12 challengers. Higher-calibre players like Mitchell Lawrie were included in the line-up. Littler admitted he did not play his best but did not need to, stating he couldn't give Sherrock a chance as she is that good.
He suggested a rematch on Netflix next year. Sky Sports remains the home of darts with the Grand Slam of Darts and World Darts Championship live later this year.
Source: Sky Sports Champions League · Summarized by HeadlinesBriefing