LUKE Littler is one of the greatest talents to grace the oche in a generation, making a name for himself by raking in titles and scoring intimidating averages.
Nicknamed ‘The Nuke’, here we take a look at the darts prodigy’s life and career so far.
Luke Littler was born in Warrington, Cheshire on January 21, 2007 — making him 16 years old.
He is the reigning world youth champion and has hit incredible averages on the Modus Super Series, earning himself a PDC Tour Card for the 2024-25 season.
Speaking about his meteoric rise in August 2023, Littler said: “I still can’t believe it. I have surprised myself.
“At the start of the year, my ambition was to win one Development Tour title, and I’ve won five.
“I knew I had the ability to beat the best players on the Development Tour, and I’ve beaten quite a few Tour Card holders — Dylan Slevin, Danny Jansen, Lewy Williams, Keane Barry.
“It is unbelievable. Now I’ve got my Tour Card, I can’t wait to prove what I can do on the big stages.”
He added: “This is a massive achievement in my career, I believe it will raise my game because I will be playing against the best players in the world, week in, week out on the ProTour and in qualifying for the European Tour.
“At the moment I don’t practice much. I usually do 30 minutes to an hour a day.
“Some people probably won’t believe it, but if I’m playing against the best, then I’ve got to up my standard.”
He made his PDC debut in March 2023 at the UK Open in Somerset, beating Nick Fullwell 6-0.
Littler is scheduled to face Dutchman Christian Kist — the 2012 BDO world champion — in the first round of the PDC World Darts Championship on December 20, 2023.
Whoever wins that will take on No 20 seed Andrew Gilding, who won this year’s UK Open.
Having not long taken his GCSEs, Luke might otherwise have been seen as a lamb to the slaughter under the lights at Alexandra Palace, but he has already shown the nerve, temperament and self-belief to hold his own on the oche against the best in the world.
Luke won the WDF Irish Open 2021 — his first seniors title — at the age of just 14.
The Nuke has already amassed an impressive array of accolades and titles, including:
