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Darts fairy tale without a happy ending: child prodigy (16) loses final – Humphries world champion

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No happy ending for darts prodigy Luke Littler (16).
Dunja MoustopoulosSports desk

From the dream of Luke “The Nuke” Littler. The 16-year-old prodigy from England lost in the World Cup final to his 12-year-older compatriot Luke Humphries. Humphries, in turn, became world champion for the first time in his seventh participation.

The final in “Ally Pally” is top class. Luke “The Nuke” Littler starts the final visibly nervous, Humphries confidently secures the starting set and takes another 2-0 lead in the second. But then Littler gets better and better into the game, shines with one or two high finishes and puts his opponent under a lot of pressure. 4:2 lead – Humphries is challenged.

Key moment – ​​​​the turning point for Humphries

A key moment follows: Littler gets the chance to check out with double 2 in the seventh set and pull away 5-2 in sets. But he misses, Humphries shortens, takes sets seven, eight and nine and suddenly takes the lead.

Littler can no longer fully recover from this shock. In the end, Humphries, who had already achieved first place in the world rankings before the final, secured the coveted Sid Waddell Trophy with a 7:4 victory. And Littler’s fairy tale ends without a happy ending.

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