Littler and Humphries power England past Netherlands to claim World Cup of Darts

[p]Top seeds [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/england/WzZyne4R/"]England[/a] set up a mouthwatering clash against second seeds [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/van-gerwen-michael/SU4UkKsm/"]Michael van Gerwen[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/van-veen-gian/jgT1AT29/"]Gian van Veen[/a] after getting past [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/wales/CznOQHzC/"]Wales[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/scotland/x2qCsFCr/"]Scotland[/a] earlier on Sunday.[/p][p]Uncertainty had been cast over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/littler-luke/0URN6Xks/"]Littler[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/humphries-luke/n34VOAWo/"]Humphries[/a]' chemistry following their shock last-16 exit at last year's event, but those doubts were dispelled as they [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/darts/england-WzZyne4R/netherlands-xnuhQe5O/?mid=EghC7etT"]averaged 104.77 to surge towards the title[/a].[/p][p][b]"I'm absolutely delighted. That's the best we've played all tournament," [/b]Littler told [i]Sky Sports[/i].[/p][p][b]"That's what we needed to be doing. We can't be doing the rest.[/b][/p][p][b]"We've had tough challenges over the past two days, and this was our best performance because we needed to put it in."[/b][/p][embed guid="337cdf24-5f7c-4a64-979f-7ca474ae57ee" url="https://x.com/OfficialPDC/status/2066241627228619045/video/1" social-type="twitter" /][p]The two nations exchanged early legs, but England grabbed the first break with Littler finding double 10 after Van Gerwen missed tops.[/p][p]That gave England all the momentum as they opened a 6-2 lead before Van Veen stopped the Dutch rot with a 14-dart leg.[/p][p][b]Both sides kept hold of throw right to the very end, with Humphries sealing the deal by completing a 12-darter on double 20 to spark the celebrations.[/b][/p][p]England made the final by edging Wales [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/darts/england-WzZyne4R/wales-CznOQHzC/?mid=Wb4DtsMU"]8-7[/a] in a last-leg quarter-final showdown before seeing off Scotland [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/darts/england-WzZyne4R/scotland-x2qCsFCr/?mid=IebA5vz2"]8-3[/a] in the semis.[/p][p]The [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/netherlands/xnuhQe5O/"]Netherlands[/a], meanwhile, had it slightly easier as they beat hosts [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/germany/8Cb6Opp1/"]Germany[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/darts/germany-8Cb6Opp1/netherlands-xnuhQe5O/?mid=ImjNjt2S"]8-4[/a] and followed up with an [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/darts/netherlands-xnuhQe5O/northern-ireland-UBdJRcL5/?mid=KKAdANMM"]8-2[/a] win over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/northern-ireland/UBdJRcL5/"]Northern Ireland[/a].[/p]