Luke Littler closes on World Championship title repeat with win over Ryan Searle

A marauding Luke Littler is just one win away from a historic defence of the World Championship title after bulldozing his way to another final.

The 18-year-old looks like an unstoppable force as he demolished Ryan Searle 6-1 in the last four, stretching his unbeaten run on the Alexandra Palace stage to 12 matches and counting.

Victory also means Littler has reached the final all three times he has entered the competition, and is within touching distance of becoming the first man to win back-to-back titles since Gary Anderson a decade ago.

Luke Littler becomes the second player after Phil Taylor to make the final of his first three appearances at the World Championship