Scott Williams says he will apologise to opponent Karel Sedlacek for reacting angrily to losing the Players Championship 30 final.World No.52 Williams threw his darts to the ground after being beaten 8-7 by Sedlacek at the tournament in Den Bosch, Netherlands.Sedlaceck became the first Czech player to win a PDC Pro Tour titleGettyWilliams clears things upBut the 2024 World Championship semi-finalist insists the outburst was not aimed at his opponent.Posting on TikTok, Williams said: “Firstly, let me congratulate Karel on the win… unbelievable bloke. Absolutely deserves the win.“I am not putting that against him in any way, shape or form. I reacted that way because I was disappointed in myself.“I was annoyed I missed darts at double, darts at big numbers. I was really f****** angry about that.“If you didn’t see, I wasn’t disrespecting Karel. I will speak to Karel when I next see him, apologise and wish him the best.“But for you guys watching going, ‘Oh, Scott acted like a p****’, I just earned £10,000 from that. Awesome.“I just missed darts to potentially earn £15,000 – £5,000 [more] which would secure me a better place in the world [rankings].”Before his run to the final on Wednesday, Williams had not made it beyond the fourth round of any Players Championship in 2026.There are four more Players Championship events left this year, taking place in September and October.The 2026 Players Championship Finals will be played in November at Butlin’s Minehead Resort, where there’s likely to be one particularly notable absentee.Luke Littler’s hopes of reaching Players Championship Finals have diminishedGettyTwo-time reigning world champion and world No.1 Luke Littler withdrew from Players Championships 29 and 30 in Den Bosch, effectively ending his chances of reaching the Finals.Littler had threatened to boycott tournaments in the Netherlands after he was booed by home fans at the World Series of Darts Finals in Amsterdam last week.‘The Nuke’ suffered a shock 10-4 defeat to Jonny Clayton in the last eight of the competition, putting an end to his dream of an historic clean sweep of PDC major titles in 2026.Littler targeting Worlds three-peatNonetheless, he’ll be strongly fancied to retain his World Championship crown – though two players have been tipped to run him close, including 2021 world champion Gerwyn Price.The 2027 World Darts Championship runs from December 11 to January 3 at the Alexandra Palace in London.And it’s set to be the biggest edition yet, with the tournament taking place in the venue’s larger Great Hall.