It wasn’t Luke Littler’s best performance of the tournament, and the 16-year-old admitted that a lack of conviction on his own throw will be a source of regret when he reflects on the final.

However, the youngster still admits that the past three weeks has been one to remember.

“It has been unbelievable,” he told Sky Sports. “The one negative was I lost too many legs with my throw so Luke could break me.

“That was the only negative, I just couldn’t hold my own throw and I didn’t win.

“Every game has been good but that one has just really annoyed me, especially the three [darts at double] missed to keep it going.

“That’s what the crowd wanted but fair play to Luke, he deserves it.”