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Michael van Gerwen secured his first televised title in two years with victory over defending champion Luke Littler in the World Series of Darts final.<\/b><\/p>\n
The Dutchman, who had not win a TV title since 2023, beat Littler 11-7 in front of a partisan home crowd in Amsterdam to lift the trophy for a sixth time.<\/p>\n
“We all know what difficulties I’ve had in the last few months, but to do it in front of my home crowd means a lot to me, it’s amazing,” Van Gerwen told ITV Sport.<\/p>\n
“I’ve never been away, but I’ve had to dig really deep to do this. I love what I do. I hope this is the beginning of a lot more.”<\/p>\n
Van Gerwen began well and had three 180s in the opening five legs to lead 3-2 at the first interval.<\/p>\n
Littler levelled straight after the resumption, but Van Gerwen rattled off three straight legs to move back in front.<\/p>\n
The key moment of the match came when Littler missed darts to make it 7-7, with Van Gerwen instead taking the leg before then moving 9-6 in front.<\/p>\n
The 36-year-old sealed the win with a fine 130 checkout, ending with an average of 98.37.<\/p>\n
Van Gerwen had earlier beaten Josh Rock 11-6 in the semi-finals, while Littler fought back from 9-5 down to beat Gerwyn Price 11-10.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n