Luke Littler lost just four sets across his seven matches as he successfully defended the PDC world title

Luke Littler has conquered the world of darts. Again.

If last year was Littler proving he could do it, this year was the 18-year-old showing he could not be stopped.

It was domination from first to last. Just four sets dropped across the entire tournament, with any perceived blips or wobbles not really worthy of the name.

Littler's demolition job on Gian van Veen was his final flourish, his masterpiece at a World Championship in which he made brilliance look effortless.