Luke Littler's brother, Leon, has allayed concerns that the new PDC world champion's success and new-found wealth could change him.

Luke Littler has long been tipped for a bright future in darts, and one competition didn't want to miss out on hosting The Nuke two years ago

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.

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 has become the youngest world champion in darts history after the 17-year-old Englishman lived up to his billing as Britain’s latest sporting superstar.

The field for this year’s Premier League Darts has been announced, with eight players set to battle it out over 16 weeks before finals night in London. Luke Littler won the event on debut last year and it was a sign of more success to come as he has begun 2025 with his first World Championship title.