It's not often you see a teenager ripping up the narrative in the PDC Darts World Championship – but 16-year-old Luke Littler has been doing just that in the 2024 tournament.Littler, who was doing the rounds on social media following his straight-sets win on Wednesday afternoon, is the latest star to take to the oche at Alexandra Palace and wow the crowds ahead of a fun-filled two weeks over the festive period, which will see the likes of Gary Anderson, Michael Smith and Michael van Gerwen and battle it out for the title.
However, Scotsman Peter Wright has already been dumped out after a shocking loss to Welshman Jim Williams, whilst Cameron Menzies was soundly beaten by outside favourite Dave Chisnall.Instead, it's Littler who has got everybody talking for being an old head on young shoulders – not only in terms of talent, but in looks as well – and here, Record Sport gives you the lowdown on who Littler is, and what you can expect from the prodigy.At just 16 years of age, Littler is the latest prodigy that has everybody in the arrows world speculating over a long future.Hailing from Runcorn, just outside of Liverpool, Littler started playing darts as a 10-year-old where he won the England Youth Grand Prix title and the Isle of Man Masters trophies at the age of just 12.
It was clear from the get-go that Littler was always going to boast a solid career in darts from there.We’ve had the likes of Smith, Rob Cross and more come into the darts fold at young ages before, but never have they been of the school leaving age and produce a convincing performance in the ilk that Littler did against Christian Kist on Wednesday evening in a 3-0, 3-1, 3-1 romping over the Dutchman with a 106.12 average.Littler was the winner of the
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