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Peter Wright comeback stuns Luke Littler to claim German Darts Championship glory

Jamie Shaw in European Tour 01 Sep 2024

Peter Wright is the defending champion (Photo by PDC Europe)

Peter Wright produced an astonishing comeback from 5-2 down to stun Luke Littler with six straight legs and clinch the German Darts Championship title in Hildesheim.

Wright continued his remarkable resurgence by securing a first title of 2024, defying a 106.8 average and ten 180s from the teenage sensation in an epic final.

Littler had made an ominous start to proceedings, recording legs of 11, 14 and 13 darts to open up a 3-0 lead.

Wright showed signs of life with a crucial 110 checkout in leg six after Littler had squandered two darts for a 5-1 lead, only for the 17-year-old to regain his three-leg cushion with a 12-dart leg in leg seven.

However, a sensational 146 checkout in leg eight turned the tide for Wright, as he capitalised on missed opportunities from Littler in three straight legs to establish an unlikely 6-5 lead.

Littler then missed double 15 for a 150 checkout in leg 12 amid a whistle from the crowd as Wright pinned double one to move to the cusp of victory, before the Scot capped off a famous triumph with an 11-darter on tops.

“I just kept believing in myself,” reflected Wright, who defied a ten-point gap in the averages to lift his ninth European Tour title – a record only bettered by Michael van Gerwen.

“Luke is a fantastic dart player and he was blowing me off the board with 180s, but I thought if I could keep with him, I might get back into it.

“This means a lot to me. Luke is distraught because he wants to win. He’s a fighter, he’s a winner, and he’ll be back and beating us all again soon!”

Wright followed up an opening round win over Niko Springer with a thrilling second round win against Stephen Bunting on Saturday, as the Masters champion crashed out with a 103 average.

The Scot then backed up a gruelling 6-4 success against Gian van Veen with an emotional victory over Van Gerwen by the same scoreline in a thrilling quarter-final, averaging 108.9 to overturn a 4-2 deficit.

This set up a semi-final showdown against top seed Dave Chisnall, where Wright maintained his revival by pinning seven of his 12 attempts at double to move through to his first final of the year.

Littler, meanwhile, was unable to add to his wins in Wieze and Graz, despite firing in 31 maximums across the weekend – a new European Tour record.

The Premier League champion kicked off his title bid with a six-leg blitz of Dylan Slevin on Saturday, before winning through a scrappy affair against Ryan Searle to reach the Last Eight.

Littler then fought back from 4-1 down to deny Damon Heta in a dramatic quarter-final, while he proved too strong for Daryl Gurney in the last four, averaging 107 and hitting eight 180s to advance.

“He wouldn’t go away,” admitted an emotional Littler. “I threw my best and he threw his best. Maybe it would have changed on the 150 [checkout] if no one whistled, but that’s what they do.

“Fair play to Peter, he’s played well all weekend and so have I but I’ve just got to take it on the chin.”

Chisnall defeated Wright to win the German Championship in 2013, although he was unable to repeat the feat as he missed out on back-to-back European Tour titles.

The 43-year-old opened Sunday’s action with a six-leg whitewash of Joe Cullen, before defying a heroic fightback from Martin Schindler in a breathless quarter-final.

2019 champion Gurney also impressed in progressing to his first big stage semi-final of 2024, registering back-to-back ton-plus averages in wins over Krzysztof Ratajski and Nick Kenny on Sunday.

Kenny ended the hopes of reigning champion Ricardo Pietreczko in reaching his maiden European Tour quarter-final, having also dumped out Ross Smith in Saturday’s second round.

Three-time winner Van Gerwen averaged 102 in his Last 16 rout of World Cup partner Danny Noppert, although a 104 average was not enough to topple an inspired Wright.

Heta defeated a spirited Andrew Gilding in his run to the quarter-finals, while Schindler secured another big stage victory against Chris Dobey to reach his sixth European Tour quarter-final of the season.

German Darts Championship 2024 Day Three Results

Sunday September 1

Afternoon Session

Last 16
Dave Chisnall 6-0 Joe Cullen
Martin Schindler 6-4 Chris Dobey
Danny Noppert 2-6 Michael van Gerwen
Peter Wright 6-4 Gian van Veen
Krzysztof Ratajski 2-6 Daryl Gurney
Nick Kenny 6-5 Ricardo Pietreczko
Damon Heta 6-4 Andrew Gilding
Ryan Searle 2-6 Luke Littler

Evening Session

Quarter-Finals
Dave Chisnall 6-5 Martin Schindler
Michael van Gerwen 4-6 Peter Wright
Daryl Gurney 6-4 Nick Kenny
Damon Heta 5-6 Luke Littler

Semi-Finals
Peter Wright 7-5 Dave Chisnall
Luke Littler 7-2 Daryl Gurney

Final
Peter Wright 8-5 Luke Littler

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