Teenage sensation Luke Littler defeats Michael Van Gerwen to win Bahrain Masters

The 16-year-old beat the world number two to seal an 8-5 victory after earlier producing a nine-dart finish and a maximum 170 check-out.

On Friday, Luke Littler claimed his first senior PDC title on a perfect day at the Bahrain Masters (Zac Goodwin/PA)

Teenage sensation Luke Littler powered his way past three-time world champion Michael Van Gerwen to claim his first senior PDC title on a perfect day at the Bahrain Masters.

The 16-year-old, who lost to Luke Humphries in the World Darts Championship final earlier this month after a thrilling run which catapulted him into the limelight, beat the world number two to seal an 8-5 victory after earlier producing a nine-dart finish and a maximum 170 check-out.