It took Luke Littler approximately three weeks to prove he wasn’t a flash in the pan. ‘Littlermania’ had swept through the UK when an unheralded 16-year-old from Warrington downed former world champions and established stars to shockingly reach the final of the 2024 World Darts Championship.
Sure, he was ultimately beaten in that showpiece but the talent and the buzz were undeniable as he lit up not only Alexandra Palace but darts as a whole. Thoughts turned to whether this had somehow been a fluke but just 16 days after that final, Littler landed his first televised nine-darter in victory over Nathan Aspinall at the Bahrain Masters and went on to win the tournament for good measure.
