{"id":191621,"date":"2026-02-23T11:06:30","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T11:06:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tahrir2day.com\/news\/2026\/02\/23\/littler-wins-in-poland-despite-van-veen-nine-darter\/"},"modified":"2026-02-23T11:06:30","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T11:06:30","slug":"littler-wins-in-poland-despite-van-veen-nine-darter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tahrir2day.com\/news\/2026\/02\/23\/littler-wins-in-poland-despite-van-veen-nine-darter\/","title":{"rendered":"Littler wins in Poland despite Van Veen nine-darter"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Luke Littler won the Poland Darts Open title despite a nine-dart finish in the final from Gian van Veen.<\/b><\/p>\n

World champion <\/b>Littler was in devastating form as he hit seven 180s on his way to an 8-4 victory and the \u00a335,000 first prize.<\/p>\n

Van Veen, who also lost to Littler in the final of the World Championship, hit his first ever televised nine-darter but it was in vain as the Briton averaged just over 108 to overcome the Dutchman.<\/p>\n

Victory sees Littler become the inaugural champion at the tournament which is the first European Tour event to be held in Poland.<\/p>\n

“It’s been a very good weekend for myself,” said Littler, who won his fifth European Tour title.<\/p>\n

“I felt really good throughout the tournament. In the first three weeks of the Premier League I’ve not felt the best, so I definitely needed this one.<\/p>\n

“I wanted to come here and win the title and that’s what I’ve done. Most importantly it was about playing well, getting that average up and hitting my doubles.”<\/p>\n

Littler beat Ross Smith, Josh Rock and Chris Dobey on Sunday to make the final, while Van Veen got past Nathan Aspinall, Wessel Nijman and world number two Luke Humphries.<\/p>\n

Van Veen took control of the match to go 3-2 up in the fifth leg when two 180s were followed up by a 141 finish in a perfect nine-dart leg.<\/p>\n

The moment sparked Littler into life, however, who won the next four legs to take a 6-3 lead.<\/p>\n

Van Veen showed some resistance to claw a leg back, but Littler regained his composure to win the next two legs in just 28 darts to seal an 8-4 victory.<\/p>\n

The European Tour will continue with the European Darts Trophy on 13 March as Aspinall bids to retain his crown in Gottingen.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Final<\/b><\/p>\n

Luke Littler 8-4 Gian van Veen<\/p>\n

Semi-finals<\/b><\/p>\n

Luke Littler 7-3 Chris Dobey<\/p>\n

Gian van Veen 7-5 Luke Humphries<\/p>\n

Quarter-Finals<\/b><\/p>\n

Luke Littler 6-1 Josh Rock<\/p>\n

Chris Dobey 6-2 Michael Smith<\/p>\n

Luke Humphries 6-1 Stephen Bunting<\/p>\n

Gian van Veen 6-2 Wessel Nijman<\/p>\n

Round Three<\/b><\/p>\n

Luke Littler 6-2 Ross Smith<\/p>\n

Josh Rock 6-3 Cristo Reyes<\/p>\n

Chris Dobey 6-5 Luke Woodhouse<\/p>\n

Michael Smith 6-4 Jonny Clayton<\/p>\n

Luke Humphries 6-1 Boris Krcmar<\/p>\n

Stephen Bunting 6-1 Jermaine Wattimena<\/p>\n

Gian van Veen 6-5 Nathan Aspinall<\/p>\n

Wessel Nijman 6-1 Cameron Menzies<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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