Luke Littler wins his first 2025 World Series title in Australia; world number one Luke Humphries is beaten 6-0 by second seed Mike De Decker in the quarter-finals; the next leg of the World Series takes place in Auckland, New Zealand (August 15-16), with the final in Amsterdam (September 12-14).
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Luke Littler beat Mike De Decker 8-4 to win the Australian Darts Masters in Wollongong and secure his first World Series title of the year: Photo: ITV Sport
Luke Littler won the fourth World Series title of his career and his first this season with victory at the Australian Darts Masters.
The 18-year-old, the reigning world and World Matchplay champion, was beaten 8-1 by Gerwyn Price in last year's final in Wollongong.
This time, however, he fared much better, beating World Series debutant Mike De Decker 8-4 to take the title after victories over home favourite Damon Heta and top seed Stephen Bunting in the quarter-finals and semi-finals respectively on Saturday.
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PDC World Series of Darts 2025 Winners
- Bahrain Masters: Stephen Bunting
- Dutch Masters: Rob Cross
- Nordic Masters: Stephen Bunting
- US Masters: Luke Humphries
- Masters of Poland: Gerwin Price
- Australian Masters: Luke Littler
- New Zealand Masters: ? (August 15-16)
- World Series Finals ? (September 12-14)
Littler has previously won World Series events in Bahrain, Poland and the Netherlands in 2024 and is now aiming to add another victory in Auckland, New Zealand next weekend before the tournament final in Amsterdam in September.
Littler performed five 180-degree turns in the final, with a highest score of 143 and an average of 99.10.
He commented: “Obviously, things didn't go as planned at the World Series this year, but there are a lot of opportunities to win, and I finally got to win this trophy. Now I can't wait for Oakland. We'll have a few days off, and then it's on!”
Pictured: Littler will be aiming for another title in New Zealand next weekend
Littler recovers from poor Friday in Wollongong
On the first day, Nuke won the decisive match of the 1/8 finals against New Zealander Haupai Puha, breaking through with an average of 91.80.
But he put in a much better performance the following day, including hitting 170 in a 7-4 win over Bunting – a performance that ended his opponent's hopes of a third World Series trophy in 2025 after triumphs in Bahrain in January and Denmark in June.
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