World number one Luke Humphries only became the fourth player who won the Triple Crown after he defeated rival Luke Littler in the Premier League final.
Humphries stood out the Teenage Star 11-8 in the O2 Arena in London to win the tournament for the first time.
He joins Phil Taylor, Michael van Gerwen and Gary Anderson when completing the set of the three largest games in the sport, after he has already won the world championship and the world matchplay.
The 30-year-old confirmed his position as one of the greats and his lasting rivalry with Littler carries the sport.
These two are streets for the rest of the field and this was their 24th meeting in 18 months, with nine of those who only came to the Premier League of this season.
Littler threw a nine-darter on his way to Glorie over Humphries in 2024, but the teenager failed to follow Taylor and Van Gerwen in defending the Premier League crown while Humphries took revenge.
The 18-year-old needed a trademark of golden enchantment to beat Gerwyn Price in the semi-final and won six of the seven legs, while Humphries saw Nathan Aspinall.
But it was the golden enchantment of Humphries that decided the final when he won four legs in a row to make a 5-3 deficiency in a 7-5 lead and he never gave it up.
“To be honest, that means the world for me,” he said. “That was the one I missed. That was the one I wanted. I did it now, if I don’t win any other title ever, I am happy because I have done the three most difficult to do.
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“I became a member of the elusive, group of Gary, Phil Taylor and Michael van Gerwen.”
Littler dominated the competition phase of the second largest tournament in the sport, with six nocturnal victories and a record of 45 points, but was just short at the end.
Littler said: “I had a little bit after the game like me, nobody likes losing. It’s going well, it’s a tough 17 weeks. I am glad it’s over. I’ll be back next year.
“I have established many records, I don’t think they will be broken (by someone else) because I go back and try to break my own records.”
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