Luke Humphries denies 16-year-old Luke Littler World Championship glory

Luke Littler’s World Championship dream ended with a final defeat to Luke Humphries (Zac Goodwin/PA)

Luke Littler’s historic World Championship dream ended after he lost in the final to Luke Humphries.

The 16-year-old debutant has set Alexandra Palace alight over the last fortnight and was one win away from producing one of the greatest sporting stories of all time by becoming the youngest world champion.