Michael van Gerwen could be receiving a fine in the near future, compounding his misery after losing to Luke Littler in the WDC final.

Van Gerwen might’ve saved his frustrations to air in private, but on stage after Littler won the championship, the Dutch darting ace was quick to show his true colours with a classy losing speech.

Michael van Gerwen is ‘bummed’ over his performance in the World Darts Championship final, feeling the way he started the match was ‘incomprehensible and inexcusable,’ says his close friend Vincent van der Voort.

Michael van Gerwen was hammered by Luke Littler in the World Darts Championship final on Friday night, but he could be in hot water with the sport's bosses after his post-match interview

Luke Littler, 17, defeated Michael van Gerwen 7–3 at Alexandra Palace, London, to win his first PDC World Darts Championship title. The teenager takes the record of the competition’s youngest ever winner,

Michael van Gerwen was unable to get the better of Luke Littler in the World Darts Championship final on Friday night as he was thumped 7-3 by the teenage sensation. And his Netherlands team-mate Vincent van der Voort is worried that the 35-year-old’s fortunes will reverse if he doesn’t keep practising when he jets off on holiday to Thailand.

Luke Littler has become the youngest world champion in darts history after the 17-year-old Englishman lived up to his billing as Britain's latest sporting superstar.

LUKE LITTLER is thrashing Michael van Gerwen in the World Darts Championship final on RIGHT NOW – and he is closing in on the trophy! The 17-year-old sensation was runner-up in his first

The dream final has its fairy-tale ending. Luke Littler, the most famous 17-year-old in Britain, is also now the youngest world champion in the history of darts. That he should achieve this feat by fully seven years tells you everything about a jaw-dropping achievement that rates with any of the most seismic teenage accomplishments in sport.

Luke Littler vs. Michael van Gerwen in the 2025 World Darts Championships final is available to live stream for free on Sport1.