Gian van Veen and Luke Littler will meet in Saturday's PDC World Championship final - just over two years after they faced each other in a World Youth Championship final

Luke Littler has the chance to cement his place among darts' greats when he faces Dutchman Gian van Veen in Saturday's PDC World Championship final.

Aged only 18, victory for Littler would see him join an exclusive group of six players to win the title more than once.

Phil Taylor's record of 16 - two BDO titles and 14 PDC crowns - remains a distant prospect at this stage, but that it is even viewed as a possibility speaks volumes.

Littler confidently swept aside 20th seed Ryan Searle on Friday to reach his third world final in as many years at Alexandra Palace - and nobody was in the slightest bit surprised.