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Almost didn't realize this already happened -- congratulations to Littler! I looked at a low-quality video from the Sun, which seems to show Littler removing his dart from the bottom left of the board, consistent with a D16. Reporting from the Telegraph seems to confirm this:

Littler does not look too nervy on this leg. Van Gerwen is keeping up with him though. Littler on 132 to Van Gerwen’s 121... Littler goes bull, bull, but misses the double 16! Van Gerwen cannot take out 121 so it’s over to Littler on 32.

First dart misses, second dart in! Littler has done it! At just 17 years old, he beats one of the all-time greats of the game in a clinical performance.

I noticed that both sources still leave the possibility of 16 + D8, but this reporting from the Independent seems to settle it:

Littler almost won his first world title in fittingly outrageous style, hitting bullseye twice on a pinprick but missing double 16 for the trophy. A moment later he returned to the oche for another shot with three darts in his hand, took a deep breath and muttered “come on” to himself. The crowd rose, camera phones hoisted over their heads like an offering to their new god. Littler hit double 16 at the second attempt, dropped his head into his hands and let the tears flow.