An incredible final between Littler and Wade is set up on Sunday.
The Sporting News is here to give real-time updates to keep you in the loop with everything going on in the Littler/Wade final.
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World Matchplay final live coverage & updates (evening session)
Real-time coverage from the games can be found below once the game starts
Luke Littler vs. James Wade
9:31 p.m. – Littler pulled away at the end, winning 18-13 via a 115 finish.
9:27 p.m. – Littler hits a huge double 10 to break throw and to take a 16-13 lead.
9:22 p.m. – Wade pins tops on a 101 checkout. He trails 13-14.
9:21 p.m. – Wade pins double 13 to cut the lead to 12-14.
9:15 p.m. – Littler wins the final leg of the session. He leads 14-11 overall.
9:12 p.m. – Wade finds a vital break of throw of his own. He trails 11-13.
9:11 p.m. – Littler finds a key break of throw, now taking a 13-10 lead.
9:08 p.m. – Littler was seven into the nine, but still wins the leg. He leads 12-10.
8:59 p.m. – Littler wins leg #20 to take a two-leg lead going into break #4. He leads 11-9.
8:48 p.m. – Littler outscores Wade in the session 3-2, and takes an overall lead of 8-7.
8:45 p.m. – Littler finds a break of throw and now leads 7-6.
8:39 p.m. – After losing five legs in a row, Wade wins leg #11 to take a 6-5 lead.
8:32 p.m. – Littler wins a fourth leg in a row, and is on the verge of a sweep of his own in this session.
8:28 p.m. – Littler wins the first two legs of session #2. He still trails 2-5.
8:22 p.m. – Wade leads 5-0 early against Littler.
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2025 World Matchplay day 9 schedule
Here are the results from the evening session on Day 9.
Final (Day 9 evening session)
*Games are best-of-35 (Must win by two)
| Match | Date | Time (Local) | Score |
| Luke Littler (2) vs. James Wade (9) | Sun., Jul. 27 | 8:05 p.m. | 18-13 |
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