One of the key lyrics of Stephen Bunting’s iconic walkout mentions that he is ‘bulletproof’.
But in the semi-finals of the World Darts Championship, Bunting’s body armour was pierced over and over again by a red hot Luke Littler.
Littler has appeared in two World Darts Championships and has made the final of bothGettyTeen sensation Littler booked his spot in a second-straight World Championship final as he thrashed Bunting 6-1 in their semi-final at the Alexandra Palace.
Bunting came flying out of the gates and recorded a sensational three-dart average of 113.35 while Littler hit 105.92.
However, it was Littler who was clinical on the doubles and took the first set.
It was a sign of what was to come as no matter the number of haymakers Bunting threw at Littler, he slipped each and every one and landed clinical strikes in the form of doubles.
Such was Bunting’s wayward nature in the second set, he hit just one double out of ten attempts.
As for Littler, he hit three from eight to take the second set by three legs to one.
Littler continued to keep his foot on the gas and recorded an explosive three-dart average of 114.2 in the third set to Bunting’s 91.2.
In the blink of an eye, the scoreline read four sets to nil in favour of the 17-year-old from Warrington.
Bunting managed to take the fifth set, but it proved to be nothing more than a consolation.
The Liverpudlian was even one dart away from shrinking the margin to two sets, but he missed his chance.
PDCLittler ended the run of the crowd favourite Stephen Bunting in the final four[/caption]Littler made him pay and let out an almighty roar as he took a 5-1 lead.
The 17-year-old rolled on in the seventh set to wrap up the victory and was a picture of pure elation upon pinning the final dart.
With the victory, Littler’s attention now shifts towards the final where he will taken on three-time world champion Michael van Gerwen.
Littler will hope to go one better than what he achieved last year as he fell agonisingly short to Luke Humphries.
History is on the cards for Littler if he beats Van Gerwen, as he would shatter the Dutchman’s record for being the youngest world champion.
Van Gerwen holds the record at present as he was 24 when he won darts’ most iconic tournament in 2014, beating Peter Wright in the final.
Michael van Gerwen is the man tasked with stopping Luke Littler from making historyGettyAside from a slice of history as the youngest winner, Littler will hope to add even more to his wallet that is bursting at the seams.
Prior to the latest iteration of the World Championships, Littler had raked in a staggering £1.029million worth of prize money.
It is a figure made all the more absurd and impressive considering it was Littler’s first year on the tour.
Along with the Sid Waddell trophy, the winner on Friday will take home a cool £500k, while the runner-up wins £200k.
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