What is Luke Littler?
[[File:Luke Littler at WDF World Masters 2022.jpg|thumb|Luke Littler at WDF World Masters 2022]] '''Luke Littler''' (born 21 January 2007) is an English professional [[darts]] player from [[Warrington]] who plays in [[Professional Darts Corporation]] events. He is the current [[2023 PDC World Youth Championship|PDC World Youth Champion]], the current [[2024 Bahrain Darts Masters|Bahrain Masters]] Champion, and the current [[2024 Belgian Darts Open|Belgian Darts Open]] champion. Littler is the youngest player to have won a match in the [[WDF World Darts Championship]], and [[PDC World Darts Championship]]. He is the youngest player to reach the [[PDC World Darts Championship]] final, aged 16 years,<ref>{{Cite news|date=2024-01-07|title=Luke Littler tipped for the top by NI darts hero Brendan Dolan after World Championship defeat|language=en-GB|work=BelfastTelegraph.co.uk|url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sunday-life/news/luke-littler-tipped-for-the-top-by-ni-darts-hero-brendan-dolan-after-world-championship-defeat/a112207867.html|access-date=2024-03-25|issn=0307-1235}}</ref> and both the youngest ever player to hit a televised [[nine-dart finish]] and the youngest to hit 2 televised nine darters. The first one he achieved, at the [[2024 Bahrain Darts Masters]] aged 16, and the second, he achieved at the [[2024 Belgian Darts Open]] aged 17. As well as this, Littler is the youngest ever player to hit a broadcast nine-darter. He achieved this at the age of 14 in 2021. He earned more than £350,000 in prize money in the first three months of 2024. He has more than 1.2 million followers on [[Instagram]] and 178,000 on [[Twitter|X]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2024-03-25|title=Luke Littler: How darts' new star handles huge demand on and off the oche|language=en-GB|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/darts/68596519|access-date=2024-03-25}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Littler, Luke}} [[Category:2007 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Darts players]] [[Category:Sportspeople from