内容摘要：Tuchel made clear to the Crystal Palace captain that he remains vital to his plans but felt he needed to focus on recovering from the eye issue.

Tuchel made clear to the Crystal Palace captain that he remains vital to his plans but felt he needed to focus on recovering from the eye issue.

The 18-year-old's final victory featured 155 and 170 checkouts as he clocked up eight ton-plus finishes on the night."I'm happy to be top, breaking these records," said Littler, who described the victory as a "warm-up" for next week's finale.

Aspinall, 33, had finished in fifth, one place below qualification, in the previous two seasons.But he will join Littler, Humphries and Gerwyn Price at the London play-offs on 29 May after beating Van Gerwen, the only player who could stop him going through.The 36-year-old Dutchman, without a nightly win in the whole 2025 campaign, misses out on the play-offs for only the second time in 13 years of competing.

Aspinall said: "There was a lot of emotion as soon as I walked off stage. Michael didn't look himself but I thought I put in a fantastic performance under that pressure."He will face Humphries in the play-offs at the O2, while defending champion Littler will come up against Welshman Price.

World number eight Aspinall has confounded critics who opposed his inclusion in the eight-man competition, having been ranked 11 when the picks were made.

His inclusion was questioned by fellow players Mike de Decker and Dave Chisnall amid suggestions his popular walk-on song Mr Brightside helped his case."[But] Dutton's an unattractive personality... He thinks he's presenting himself as strong, but he presents himself as a bit of a bully."

"Way back when, he seemed like a really good local member, but as he climbed the ladder, I don't know, something changed."Ultimately Sue also voted for Howarth - and she's similarly convinced Dutton lost him the seat.

"I spoke to a few friends… some did change their votes because of Peter Dutton," she says. "People, rightly or wrongly, aligned Dutton with Trump. And that's very negative for just about any sane person."Many of the constituents the BBC spoke to stressed they did not want American style politics here.