LUKE LITTLER produced the most PERFECT leg in history as he reached his first World Matchplay final.
The teen sensation beat pal Josh Rock 17-14 in the semi-final in a Winter Gardens classic.
GettyLuke Littler celebrates hitting a nine-darter[/caption]
GettyJosh Rock came out of the blocks flying[/caption]
GettyLittler didn’t always have things his own way during the Blackpool contest[/caption]
In the eighth leg of the match, both players hit 180s with their opening six darts.
Then Littler sent the Winter Gardens wild with a 141 finish on double 12 to seal the most perfect leg in history.
It rivals the famous Michael Smith and Michael Van Gerwen ‘perfect’ leg in the 2023 World Championship final – but on that occasion MVG missed a dart at a double.
Best pals Littler and Rock celebrated the magic moment together on stage as the crowd chucked their beers into the air as history was made.
It was also a Matchplay record with 29 180s in one match.
Littler said: “The nine definitely sparked me into life. I didn’t want to give it big. I was playing awful.
“Everyone knows about the triple crown. But James (Wade) you can’t put anything past him, he’s been playing brilliant darts.
“Having that winning feeling over him at the UK Open it will give me some confidence. I’ve been in many finals and won majors but this is the big one now.”
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GettyJames Wade won a marathon match vs Jonny Clayton[/caption]
Earlier in the day, Wade admitted he “hated every minute” as he reached his SEVENTH World Matchplay final.
The World No.8 was cruising at 16-10 ahead before a fierce Jonny Clayton fightback to take it to a tie-break at 16-16.
But Wade somehow found an extra gear to take out double nine to win a marathon encounter 20-18.
Wade said: “I’m just done. There’s two amazing, wonderful dart players in the world. That’s Gerwyn Price and Jonny Clayton, forget what you see with all the others. They are the nicest two men in darts.
“I’ve just watched up there and I averaged 102. Flabbergasted!
“Unfortunately with darts today you are surrounded by great players that are full of massive talent.
“I just think Jonny let me off at the last minute. But to be fair I let him off before that.
“I’m exhausted after that. I thought that was a good game. When I saw the averages I didn’t think it was that good.
“I hope the crowd enjoyed themselves. I hated every single minute of it.”
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