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Sixteen-year-old debutant Littler lost 7-4 to world number one Luke Humphries.

Luke "The Nuke" Littler began the World Darts Championship ranked 164th in the world. The 16-year-old blazed through each match, finally losing to the world's No. 1-ranked player, Luke Humphries.

Teenage sensation may have lost world final but has helped bring fresh audience to sport

The trophy was awarded as part of a campaign to raise money for Prostate Cancer UK

Littler’s Instagram has exploded from less than 4,000 followers before the World Darts Championship to over 750,000 after his historic run to the final

Oh, Luke Littler, what have you done? The boy genius didn’t merely get to the final of the World Darts Championship and pocket £200,000, he also inspired an explosion of interest from the world’s worst fans. The same appalling people who almost ruined football 30 years ago have come to…

New champion is certain that the 16-year-old phenomenon has multiple major titles in his future

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Humphries contemplated retiring after suffering an anxiety attack during a match at the German Open in 2019.