Luke Littler made a winning start in the defence of his Bahrain Darts Masters title and was playing with a new set of darts after the World Championship.

Luke Littler, who became the World Darts Champion earlier this month - began his defence of the Bahrain Darts Masters on Thursday night as he took Lourence Ilagan

PHIL TAYLOR was left stunned at Luke Littler’s lack of practice after the World Championships. The teen sensation beat Michael van Gerwen to claim the biggest prize of his short career so far.

Littler got off to a winning start in the Bahrain Darts Masters with a hard-fought 6-3 victory against Filipino Lourence Ilagan

Luke Littler was a guest on the hit Sky TV show, A League Of Their Own, after becoming the youngest darts world champion in history earlier this month

Luke Littler has won the world darts championship at the age of 17 after beating Michael van Gerwen 7-3 in the final in London.

Darting icon Phil Taylor has warned Luke Littler he must overcome "Manchester United syndrome" if he wants to break his world championship record

Legendary darts player Phil Taylor has backed Luke Littler to beat his record of 16 World Darts Championship titles - but only if he can overcome the 'Manchester United syndrome'. The 17-year-old stunned the sporting world when he became the youngest player to win the world championship after a 7-3 victory over Michael van Gerwen earlier this