LUKE LITTLER has continued his domination in the Darts Premier League with a record-breaking fifth nightly win.
The world champion saw off 6-4 in a Week 13 showdown in Birmingham.
extended his lead at the top of the with victory.
And he also became the first man in the history of the competition to win FIVE nights in a single season.
The Nuke’s triumph takes him past his own tally of four from last year, where he .
Littler averaged 102.50 in the final against MVG, who he also in January.
It was a slow start to the night for the Warrington teenager, who needed deciding legs against and Nathan Aspinall to record 6-5 wins.
The Nuke threw 7 maximums against The Asp – but was just 6 from 17 on his doubles.
It came after he in the win over Bunting.
The 18-year-old managed to notch up his 129th 180 of the season.
It surpassed the previous record of 128 – set by himself last term – for the most 180s in a singlecampaign.
And Littler did it with four nights of the season remaining, including the final at London’s O2 Arena.
Prior to the match, Bunting pleaded: “Idon’t want to wind him up too muchbecause I’ve got him in that first game!
“I’ll probably leave it until after the game, and hopefully I can get a result against him.”;
Littler told Sky: “I’m very happy.
“Once I got over the finish line against Stephen I was confident.
“I’m confident now that I’ll stay at No1.”;
Earlier on Thursday,
The 18-year-old will be the only player ranked in the PDC top 20 to miss the event in Sindelfingen, Germany.
His absence will not be a shock to many fans, given his tumultuous relationship with German darts crowds.
In Berlin last month,was greeted with hostility ahead of his quarter-final match against Chris Dobey.
Somethe world champion, who responded by making gestures.
Littler was also booed at the German Darts Grand Prix in Munich two weeks ago.
After the event, heto share his discontent and claimed he would not be back in Germany until October.
