The dust is still settling on Luke Littler’s extraordinary performance at the PDC World Darts Championship, but attention is already beginning to turn to just how far the 16-year-old’s unquestionable talent can take him. Fortunately, those who have been captivated by his arrival as a major player do not have long to wait to discover what is next.
Already no stranger to an unprecedented situation, Littler will begin 2024 – his first year as a professional – inside the world’s top 32 thanks to his run to the Alexandra Palace final, which earned him £200,000 in prize money. It is a remarkable achievement for a player who has, to date, played in two PDC majors – his other big-stage appearance in 2023 was in the UK Open in March when he lost in the fourth round to Adam Gawlas, earning £2,500. He will return to Butlin’s in Minehead in two months as a seeded player but there are plenty of arrows to be thrown and plenty of events to be won before then.
