Luke Littler hits second nine-darter of the day at Players Championship after legend beat him to the punch

LUKE Littler fired an incredible nine-dart finish at the Players Championship as he continued his fairy tale 2025.

But Gary Anderson beat him to the punch after a hitting a golden leg just minutes before against Ryan Joyce in Leicester.

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Luke Littler hit an incredible nine-darter at the Players Championship in Leicester[/caption]

Yet all eyes were on The Nuke after he claimed the Belgian Darts Masters on Sunday.

Littler produced his perfect finish on his way to a deciding-leg 6-5 victory over Adam Hunt in round two.

He did so to break against Hunt and go 4-2 up but he was broken straight back after the high of the perfect leg.

The 18-year-old hit 180, 180, 141 going the standard route for perfection.

Meanwhile, Anderson’s threw his eighth nine-darter at the PDC.

The Flying Scotsman hit it in the tenth leg in the first round against Joyce and was trailing 4-5 at the time.

In the deciding leg he threw a 16-darter, winning the match 6-5, with a 102 average.

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