Luke Littler lifted his third PDC title in a week at the Lecot Belgian Darts Open in Wieze on Sunday, defeating Mike De Decker 8-5 in the final.
Littler fought off a fightback from home crowd favourite De Decker to retain the title he won on his European Tour debut in 2024 at a raucous Oktoberhallen.
The 18-year-old global sensation continued a remarkable winning run which saw him crowned UK Open champion just seven days ago before winning Premier League Night Five in Brighton on Thursday.
“I’m very happy to retain this title in front of these amazing fans,” said World Champion Littler.
“Mike was very strong on his throw but I managed to get the lead and then see it out.
“I said at the start of the year if I don’t win anything all year, I’m still a World Champion.
“I’m happy to win the UK Open and come back here and go back-to-back; now it’s straight onto the Players Championship events and then back to the Premier League.”
Littler averaged over 100 in all four of his wins on Finals Day, defeating Luke Woodhouse in the last 16 before seeing off Dave Chisnall and James Wade in the quarter-finals and semi-finals respectively.
Meanwhile, World Grand Prix champion De Decker produced a memorable fightback to beat Ross Smith in the semi-finals, having beaten Martin Schindler and Gerwyn Price earlier in the day.
“This crowd has been amazing, everyone wants to play in Belgium and they proved it again this weekend,” said De Decker.
“I’m a little bit sad that the final didn’t go my way but Luke is a phenomenal player; what he’s doing in the sport is incredible.
“It’s a runner-up trophy this time but it’s another final so I’m on the right path.”
The PDC European Tour returns later this month as the European Darts Trophy (ET2) takes place in Gottingen from March 21-23.
Live coverage will be streamed through Viaplay and DAZN for viewers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Coverage will also be shown on PDCTV (excluding Germany, Austria and Switzerland).
2025 Lecot Belgian Darts Open
Sunday March 9
Afternoon Session
Third Round
Mike De Decker 6-3 Martin Schindler
Gerwyn Price 6-3 Damon Heta
Ross Smith 6-4 Matt Campbell
Stephen Bunting 6-2 Daryl Gurney
Luke Littler 6-4 Luke Woodhouse
Dave Chisnall 6-5 Ritchie Edhouse
James Wade 6-4 Boris Krcmar
Jonny Clayton 6-5 Dirk van Duijvenbode
Evening Session
Quarter-Finals
Mike De Decker 6-4 Gerwyn Price
Ross Smith 6-5 Stephen Bunting
Luke Littler 6-4 Dave Chisnall
James Wade 6-4 Jonny Clayton
Semi-Finals
Mike De Decker 7-6 Ross Smith
Luke Littler 7-3 James Wade
Final
Luke Littler 8-5 Mike De Decker
——–ENDS——-
Images: Jenny Segers/PDC Europe
