Luke Littler has done it again, adding the World Masters trophy to his remarkable collection on Sunday evening.
The teenage sensation edged out Luke Humphries in a thrilling 6-5 final at Arena MK in Milton Keynes, pocketing a cool £100,000 in the process.
At just 19 years old, Littler now sits joint-third on the all-time list of most successful players in the PDC era with 11 major titles.
Only legends Michael van Gerwen with 48 titles and Phil Taylor with 79 have won more.
Luke Littler and Faith Millar appear to be in a happy relationship | PA
The European Championships remains the sole major television PDC trophy still eluding the young star.
But here’s where things get interesting – the final just happened to fall on his girlfriend Faith Millar’s 20th birthday.
And Littler admitted he’d completely forgotten to sort out a present.
“It is Faith’s birthday. I didn’t get her anything, but at least I got the trophy,” the two-time world champion confessed after his victory.
Never fear though – he’s got a plan to make it up to her.
Luke Littler banked £100,000 after winning the World Masters
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“We can go shopping tomorrow. It’s going to go,” Littler promised, suggesting that £100,000 prize pot won’t be sitting in his account for long.
He added there was “a little bit” of pressure to secure the win for her and his family.
Fans on social media had plenty to say about Littler’s birthday blunder, and not everyone was impressed.
One supporter didn’t hold back, writing: “F****** hell. Basically just didn’t bother to get a present to his new girlfriend that he’s never celebrated a birthday with before. What a fella.”
Another chimed in: “Tight b******. Not as if he’s short of a few quid.”
Others saw the funny side, with one joking: “Haha, who says romance is dead?”
Millar herself didn’t seem too bothered by the oversight, having been in attendance to watch her boyfriend lift yet another trophy.
Luke Littler’s girlfriend Faith Millar is almost always present at his events
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Littler confirmed his relationship with the beautician back in July, after months of insisting the pair were simply friends.
The couple had first been spotted together in May, and Millar has been a constant presence at his side ever since – even travelling with him to the Australian Darts Masters.
It hasn’t always been smooth sailing, though.
Speaking on DartsStream Live last year, Littler opened up about the trolling they faced early on.
“Yeah, it’s been tough,” he said. “But I just said, ‘They’re jealous. They wanna ruin us.’ But I just said, ‘Just don’t look at it and just focus on what we’ve got.'”
