Before this, Littler accumulated more than £1m in prize money from his 10 PDC title wins, including the Premier League and the Grand Slam of Darts. In addition to his winnings, Littler also secured a tidy sum through various lucrative sponsorship deals with brands such as boohooMAN, KP Nuts, and Xbox.

It was an emotional, and seemingly inevitable, weekend for teenage darts phenom Luke Littler. The 17-year-old defeated Michael van Gerwen, one of the game’s greatest players, 7-3 in the PDC World Darts Championship final on Friday night to become the youngest world champion in the history of the sport.

Luke Littler says there is a target on his back now he is world champion as he prepares to launch a defence of his Premier League darts title next month.

Luke Littler has won the world darts championship at the age of 17 after beating Michael van Gerwen 7-3 in the final in London on Friday. He became the youngest ever world champion in darts. Here are some things to know about Britain's latest sporting sensation: Starting young Littler threw his first dart — onto a magnetic board — at 18 months old,

Teenage phenomenon Luke Littler became the youngest ever darts world champion on Friday when he swept past three-time winner Michael van Gerwen 7-3 in the final.

The Nuke’ will defend his title after starting the year as world champion following a win over Michael Van Gerwen in the final at Alexandra Palace

She said it was not just about the sport: darts can also help youngsters with maths. "We've got such a lovely team, and we've got instructors that are DBS [Disclosure and Barring

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