Luke Littler continues to be a divisive figure in the darts community as he prepares to begin his assault on the 2025 PDC World Darts Championship.
This weekend the 17-year-old enters the tournament through which he made his name 12 months ago as favourite to win the Sid Waddell trophy and take home the £500k top prize from Alexandra Palace.
Last year he finished runner-up to Luke Humphries. Between his maiden attempt and now, a debut season on the Pro Tour has seen Littler go on to claim three PDC titles - including the Premier League, win BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year award and even rack up a prize money total exceeding £1m.
But not everybody can be said to be happy about this. Along the way he has struck up rivalries on the oche and earned plenty of critics.
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