Martin Lukeman was no match for Luke Littler in Sunday's Grand Slam of Darts final in Wolverhampton.<br /><br />Seventeen-year-old Littler thrashed Lukeman, 39, to land the top prize of £150,000 in his first-ever appearance at this tournament.<br /><br />Lukeman won the first two legs of the final before Littler reeled off 15 in a row before eventually prevailing 16-3.<br /><br />The champion hit 12 180s to Lukeman's one and ended the match with a three-dart average of 107.08.<br /><br />Littler has now won more than £1million in prize money before his 18th birthday, which he will celebrate in January. <br /><br />Littler had overcome two-time world champion Gary Anderson 16-15 in a thrilling semi-final earlier on Saturday.<br /><br />The teenage sensation produced a 105.11 average in a 16-2 win over Jermaine Wattimena in the quarter-finals.<br /><br />But Littler's incredible run almost ended before it began when he survived a match dart before beating Mike De Decker 10-9 in the round of 16.<br /><br />Littler leaves Wolverhampton having won all seven matches this week, starting with victories over Keane Barry, Dimitri Van den Bergh, and Lourence Ilagan during the group stage.<br /><br />Littler has climbed to fifth place in the PDC world rankings by winning the Grand Slam.<br /><br />Littler had already won the Premier League and the World Series Finals but this was his first major ranking title.<br /><br />'I'm so glad to win it,' he told Sky Sports after Sunday's final. 'I've been playing well all week, it's been a long week but it's paid off. I'm so happy to win this.<br /><br />'I've always got to have my scoring power with me. No matter who I play, it's got to be there, I can't afford to drop off it in any legs. I had a slow start but I kicked on from there.<br /><br />'I knew coming into the tournament that if I got my hands on the trophy, which was a long way away, I'd be up to number five in the world.<br /><br />'I'm at number five in the space of 10 months, there are two more ranking tournaments to go, so I can get a bit higher than number five.<br /><br />He added: 'I'll get home tonight, have three days off and then I'll be back on the road to Minehead [for the Players Championship Finals].<br /><br />'Hopefully, I can go deep in that competition and then it's all eyes on the big one [the World Championship].'<br /><br />Lukeman described Littler as 'different gravy' in his post-match interview, before adding: 'He's brilliant, isn't he?<br /><br />'He's done great for the PDC, great for the sport, bringing loads of new fans and sponsorships.' <br /><br />Cheshire-born Littler is now rated as the narrow favorite, ahead of Luke Humphries, to win the 2025 PDC World Championship at Alexandra Palace.<br /><br />Littler lost this year's final to Humphries back in January.<br /><br />After that victory, Humphries took home £500,000, while Littler earned £200,000 as the runner-up.
