In the blink of an eye, a teenager from Warrington has become a household name at London’s Alexandra Palace in the past two weeks. Luke Littler has taken the PDC World Darts Championship by storm with his unexpected run to the last 16, defeating seasoned pros and showcasing a maturity beyond his years while being plastered across headlines and national news bulletins.
Darts’ new pin-up has earned £35,000 so far and faces five-time world champion Raymond van Barneveld in the fourth round on Saturday night, with a mere 40 years separating the two players. A clip of him throwing darts in nappies – showcasing a strikingly similar action to the one he employs today – has gone viral on social media, 7.7m people viewed a post from his mum, Lisa, showing him opening his Christmas presents in front of their tree, and he was stopped for a photo in his hotel by England football internationals Aaron Ramsdale and Declan Rice this week.
