Luke Littler claimed victory in his first match since winning the PDC World Darts Championship on Thursday, beating Lourence Ilagan in the opening round of the Bahrain Masters.

Luke Littler, who became the World Darts Champion earlier this month - began his defence of the Bahrain Darts Masters on Thursday night as he took Lourence Ilagan

Luke Littler marked his first appearance since becoming world champion with a 6-3 victory over Lourence Ilagan at the Bahrain Masters on Thursday night. The 17-year-old sensation, who claimed the World Championship title earlier this month,

PHIL TAYLOR was left stunned at Luke Littler’s lack of practice after the World Championships. The teen sensation beat Michael van Gerwen to claim the biggest prize of his short career so far.

Newly crowned world champion Luke Littler starts his Bahrain Masters title defence with a 6-3 victory against Lourence Ilagan in Sakhir.

Littler got off to a winning start in the Bahrain Darts Masters with a hard-fought 6-3 victory against Filipino Lourence Ilagan

DARTS is BACK with the Bahrain Darts Masters now underway in the Middle East – with Luke Littler on RIGHT NOW. Teenage sensation Littler and the rest of the field feature for the first time

The crowd on the opening night of the Bahrain Darts Masters was branded 'embarrassing' after hordes of fans left the arena following Luke Littler's victory over Lourence Ilagan. The newly-crowned world champion was made to work hard but eventually secured a 6-3 victory over his Filipino opponent to book his place in the next round.

Peter Wright has claimed that teenage sensation Luke Littler needs to prove his consistency before being considered among darts' elite players. The former world champion made the comments ahead of the Bahrain Masters,