Luke Littler won the UK Open on Sunday and runner-up James Wade has hailed the teenage sensation, admitting he "smashed me to bits" and was the "far superior player"

Darts fans have come up with a theory after seeing Luke Littler thrash James Wade 11-2 in the final of the UK Open - but others have the opposite view.

World champion Luke Littler wins the UK Open for the first time with a stunning 11-2 victory over James Wade in Minehead.

Luke Littler has won the UK Open in emphatic fashion, beating James Wade 11-2 in Sunday's final. It's the first time Littler, 18, has won the competition, but it's just the latest in his growing list of of successes in his young career.

World champion Luke Littler saw off Gian van Veen and Jonny Clayton before thrashing James Wade in the final to secure maiden UK Open victory; Wade had beaten Luke Humphries and Jonny Clayton to reach the final;