Darts results: Luke Littler to face Michael van Gerwen in the PDC World Darts Championship final after thrashing Stephen Bunting

The 17-year-old sensation, who finished runner-up on his headline-spinning Alexandra Palace debut 12 months ago, will now face the player who currently holds the record he's attempting to break in Friday night's climax.

CLICK HERE TO READ OUR FINAL PREVIEW, STATISTICS AND TIPS

Michael van Gerwen was 24 back in 2014 when he beat Peter Wright to win the first of his three world titles and he earlier thrashed Chris Dobey by the same scoreline to keep alive his hopes of ending a six-year drought for number four.