Luke Littler was beaten by Luke Humphries in the Players’ Championship final on Sunday afternoon, as the youngster’s remarkable run at Butlins in Minehead came to an end.
Luke “The Nuke”s spellbinding journey at the Ladbrokes Players Championship came to an abrupt halt. Despite tearing through to the final in Minehead with panache, Littler was ultimately outgunned 11-7 by a formidable Luke Humphries in the year’s final TV major showpiece.
Six-time major champ, ‘Cool Hand’ Luke scooped up the hefty £120k winner’s cheque and etched yet another victory onto his already gleaming belt, marking the first title he’s managed to retain. As the mighty world champ Humphries closes off the year spoiling Warrington’s young prodigy’s party.