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Luke Littler defended his World Matchplay title in sensational style and smashed Phil Taylor's tournament and final average records in the process.
The 19-year-old beat seventh seed Gerwyn Price 18-9 in Blackpool to become just the third person to win back-to-back Matchplay titles.
World number one Littler finished the week with an average of 111.04, beating Taylor's record of 106.31 in 2010.
He averaged 111.53 in the final, setting a new record as he bettered Taylor's 111.23 against Adrian Lewis in 2013.
Littler claimed £225,000 in prize money for winning the event and now has £3,143,500 over the PDC's two-year order of merit. That is £2.13m more than Luke Humphries in second spot.
"It's been a crazy week, one of the best weeks of my life with the darts I've played," Littler told Sky Sports.
"It's been tough, the stats may look like it's easy but when you're on this stage with how hit it is, it's not easy."
Price also averaged 104.97 in the final and has enjoyed a successful week, climbing to fourth in the order of merit and reclaiming the Welsh number one spot from Jonny Clayton.
