Seventeen-year-old sensation Luke 'The Nuke' Littler thrashed Michael van Gerwen 7-3 on Friday to become the youngest ever PDC darts world champion and bank a 500,000 pound ($621,600) winner's cheque.

Luke Littler and Michael van Gerwen are set to write to latest chapter of their engrossing rivalry when they face off in the World Darts Championship final on Friday. The pair have been the two outsanding players this year at Ally Pally and cruised through their semi-finals to set up a blockbuster final which has all the makings of a potential classic.

Luke Littler v Michael van Gerwen – how the rivals match up ahead of final - Littler is trying to win his first World Championship title while Van Gerwen is chasing a fourth.

Luke Littler to face Michael van Gerwen in blockbuster final after dominant wins - Littler and Van Gerwen dropped just one set each as they breezed through their last-four matches

The Dutchman was gracious in defeat and offered his younger rival some heartfelt advice as Littler couldn't hold back his emotions.

Michael van Gerwen is ‘bummed’ over his performance in the World Darts Championship final, feeling the way he started the match was ‘incomprehensible and inexcusable,’ says his close friend Vincent van der Voort.

Luke Littler hammers Michael van Gerwen to win first World Championship - The 17-year-old sensation beat Van Gerwen 7-3 in a one-sided final to become the youngest ever world champion.