Alexandra Palace hosts the final, 8.15pm GMT start Follow us on Bluesky | And get in touch: email Rob It’s a story as old as time: an undisputed champion breaks the spirit of allcomers until a brilliant young talent emerges to offer a new and formidable challenge. That’s the set up for tonight’s PDC World Championship final at Alexandra Palace, where the world champion Luke Littler meets the world youth champion Gian van Veen. The twist is that the world champion is five years younger than the world youth champion. That’s because Littler took the greatest shortcut in darts history by winning the world title at the age of 17; now he is aiming to become the first person since Gary Anderson a decade ago to retain the Sid Waddell Trophy. Continue reading...