Luke Littler handed second ranking loss of 2026 in PC 27
Wattimena beat Littler en route to the title.
Luke Littler experienced his second ranking loss of 2026 in the PC 27 event that took place on Tuesday. The Players Championship series resumed, and many top stars were present, including the 22-year-old Littler, who was playing his first PC event of the year. Despite making it to the quarterfinals, Littler fell short against the eventual winner, Jermaine Wattimena.
Littler made it all the way to the quarterfinals, defeating Archie Self, Arno Merk, William O'Connor, and Chris Dobey before losing to Wattimena in the quarterfinals. He managed a 100+ average, which he achieved against Arno Merk in the second round. Littler had never played in a PC event before this tournament and now needs to qualify for the PC Finals in November.
He is currently £22,250 short of the last provisional qualifier, so he must perform well in remaining PC events to set himself up. Littler had only lost one ranking match this year, against Niels Zonneveld in an ET event earlier. Prior to this event, Littler had won the World Championship, World Matchplay, and several other major events.
Wattimena's victory pushed him into the top-16 on the OoM, and runner-up Kevin Doets moved up to world #29.
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