World Matchplay Darts: Luke Littler thrashes Gerwyn Price 18-9 to defend title with record-breaking display in Blackpool

Luke Littler capped off a remarkable title defence at the World Matchplay Darts with an impressive 18-9 victory over Gerwyn Price in Blackpool. <p>Littler fired an 111.53 average and nailed 12 maximums in a dominant display against the 2022 runner-up, posting six ton-plus finishes in a high-scoring final to become just the fourth player in history to win back-to-back World Matchplay titles.</p><p>The winning margin looked set to be larger when Littler raced into an 11-3 lead, with Price - who averaged 104.97 in his performance of the tournament - delivering a battling display but falling to his second runner-up finish in four years.</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.skysports.com/darts/live-blog/12288/13567119/world-matchplay-darts-final-luke-littler-v-gerwyn-price-live-latest-scores-updates-highlights-from-blackpool"><strong>World Matchplay Darts final recap: As it happened! </strong></a></li><li><a href="https://www.skysports.com/darts/news/12288/13561989/betfred-world-matchplay-2026-luke-littler-michael-van-gerwen-gary-anderson-routes-to-final-as-draw-and-schedule-confirmed"><strong>Latest World Matchplay Darts results, schedule</strong></a> 📅</li><li><strong><a href="https://qrcode.skysports.com/skysports/WatchDartsApp" target="_blank">Got Sky? Watch on the Sky Sports app </a></strong>📱</li><li><strong><a href="http://www.nowtv.com/membership/watch-sky-sports?DCMP=ilc_skysports_nc_articlelink" target="_blank">Not got Sky?