Luke Littler capped off a record‑breaking week at the World Matchplay with a dominant 18‑9 win over Gerwyn Price in the final, setting a new record average in a final of 111.53. He also broke his own record for the number of 180s hit across the tournament, improving his 64 in 2025 to 66 in 2026.

Sky Sports Darts' Mark Webster described Littler's run as the "best major campaign we have ever seen" and said it sends a message to the rest of the field: "What can other players cling on to now? Where is the weakness? What do you do." Littler became only the fourth player in tournament history to win back‑to‑back titles and the first in a decade to achieve the feat, keeping alive his bid to complete a clean sweep of the major titles across the year.

Webster added that Littler is in a completely dominant mood, trusting everything he does and constantly chasing higher tournament averages. He expects Littler to eclipse the current average of 111 in the coming months and believes it will take "new standards" for anyone to get close to him. The next PDC ranked TV major is the Boyle Sports World Grand Prix in Leicester, followed by the Grand Slam in Wolverhampton and the World Darts Championship, all of which Littler will defend as champion.