Luke Littler has beaten Stephen Bunting to book his place in the final of the World Darts Championship.
The 17-year-old was favourite to progress into the final for a second year running and swept Bunting aside to win by 6 sets to 1.
He will face three-time champion Michael van Gerwen for the title on Friday night.
Many have tipped Littler to go all the way after top seed and defending champion Luke Humphries unexpectedly went out earlier in the tournament.
But he still needed to defeat 39-year-old Bunting, nicknamed The Bullet, at Alexandra Palace in London.
Littler has shown he’s not a flash in the pan after being crowned Premier League champion and winning the Grand Slam of Darts.
His Grand Slam victory made him just the fourth player ever to win 10 trophies in a season.
The teenager’s earnings have now topped £1m and he was recently named BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year – also coming second in the main sports personality prize.
Littler will now take on Dutch star Michael van Gerwen in Friday’s final.
As well as the glory of being champion, the winner will collect a £500,000 prize with the runner-up getting £250,000.
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