- Luke Littler lifted the Bahrain Masters title after beating Michael van Gerwen
- The 16-year-old was sent a message of support by his 21-year-old girlfriend
- Littler claimed £20,000 prize money following his success in the Middle East
Luke Littler’s 21-year-old girlfriend, Eloise Milburn, gushed ‘you never fail to amaze me’ as she celebrated the 16-year-old rising dart star’s first PDC title win at the Bahrain Masters.
The teenager continued his astonishing rise in men’s professional darts by securing his first PDC trophy after beating three-time world champion Michael van Gerwen in the final.
Littler’s victory was topped by a nine-dart finish earlier in the day, with his final win at the two-day event in the Middle East seeing him claim a £20,000 grand prize.
Victory in Bahrain also handed Littler valuable world series points that helps his ambitions of qualifying for the world series final in Amsterdam later this year.
Littler burst onto the global stage at the PDC world championship over the festive period where he stormed to the final before losing out to eventual winner Luke Humphreys but still pocketing £200k in winnings.
Luke Littler celebrated winning the Bahrain Masters after beating Michael van Gerwen
Littler’s 21-year-old girlfriend Eloise Milburn celebrated her partner’s success in Bahrain
Girlfriend, Eloise, is five years his senior and supported Littler in-person through his world championship run but wasn’t part of the travelling party in Bahrain as the first major PDC event since the Ally Pally showcase got underway.
Social media marvelled in Littler’s 8-5 victory over Van Gerwen and his partner also shared her congratulations online throughout the day as messages poured in for the victor.
‘You never fail to amaze me!! What a win and omggg a 9 darter. Wish I could have seen it in person, so proud,’ her first post read after Littler’s quarter-final win.
She then shared a follow-up message after the final, stating: ‘Just wow! I am so proud! Words do not describe!’.
Eloise posted an image on Instagram congratulating Littler following his victory
Littler beat three-time world champion Michael van Gerwen to claim his first PDC title
Littler later revealed after lifting the Bahrain title that the tournament was the first time he had picked up darts since his world championship final defeat.
Speaking to ITV4 after winning, Littler said: ‘I’m happy to win, I played well yesterday and I’ve played well again tonight.
‘No one probably believes me but I’ve not thrown a dart since the world final.
‘Michael is one of the very best and I’m happy to win on my debut,’ he said.
