Ally Pally Crowd Produce ‘Moment of the Year’ After Chaos in Littler vs Van Veen Final

The 2026 PDC World Darts Championship final may have already produced one of the best sporting moments of the year thanks to the Ally Pally crowd.

A dramatic month of darts inside London's iconic Alexandra Palace will come to an end with the final match of the PDC World Darts Championship on Saturday night.

As expected, reigning champion and world number one Luke Littler booked his place in the final where he is playing Dutch player Gian van Veen.

Throughout the competition, several players have been involved in fantastic moments of drama that have later gone viral online, many of them involving one thing in particular.

However, it's likely that the final may have already produced the best moment of the competition so far and it caused the crowd in the Ally Pally to go wild.

Although fans have of course been amazed by the quality of the darts throughout the 2026 the PDC World Darts Championship, many have also fallen in love with the infamous Ally Pally wasp.

On several occasions throughout this year's competition, a wasp has appeared on stage, with one even getting a little too close to the action as it was hit by a dart during the first round game between Richard Veenstra and Nitin Kumar at the World Championship.

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Because of these iconic moments, fans watching the final in the Ally Pally began chanting for the wasp to make an appearance, and during the fifth set they got their wish.

As Littler threw in the second leg of the set, the wasp made his highly-anticipated appearance, causing the world champion to move in panic in a hilarious moment.

Reacting to the moment, commentator Wayne Mardle shouted “Just kill it!” as Littler tried to fend it off.

Speaking about the incident after winning the match, Littler joked: "Someone has to put a wasp in here, they don't just come out of nowhere. No chance!"

Explaining why the insects have been such an issue throughout the competition, world-leading wasp expert Professor Seirian Sumner of University College London told BBC Sport that he believes they are queen wasps, likely nesting in the lofts, outbuildings or the grounds around the park.

“At this time of year the queen wasps look for somewhere warm and dry so end up in places like this,” said the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC).

“When inside they are drawn to light and heat, therefore end up at the stage.”