LUKE LITTLER has enjoyed a meteoric rise to become one of the biggest stars in darts despite his age!
The prodigy, 17, has already built up an impressive net worth since his impressive debut performance at the 2023-24 World Darts Championship.
And he’ll be hoping to lift the 2024/25 World Darts Championship this time around.
Luke Littler is the reigning world youth champion of darts whose nickname is ‘The Nuke’.
He has had a meteoric rise to fame after becoming the youngest player to reach the final of the World Darts Championships at Ally Pally.
Luke was born on January 21, 2007, in the English town of Runcorn.
He later moved to Warrington, Cheshire with his family, where he would play darts in pubs.
Littler has a sister called Caitlin and a brother called Leon and his parents are Anthony and Lisa Bates.
Since the 2023-24 World Championship, The Nuke has earned himself a spot in the Premier League Darts – and currently sits top of the table as we move to the final weeks.
Luke ‘The Nuke’ Litter is reportedly worth in excess of £1 million.
Teen sensation Littler banked £200,000 for losing in last year’s final to Luke Humphries and has continued pocketing huge cheques since.
His 2024 prize money currently stands at £1,028,500.
An incredible £633,500 comes from ranking events and it includes the £15,000 minimum he will get for appearing at the World Championship.
Winning the invitational Premier League and World Series of Darts banked him the other £395,000.
The huge windfall has come from winning an incredible ten titles in all.
To list them all, he has the crowns for the Premier League, Grand Slam, World Series, Bahrain Masters, Poland Masters, Austrian Open, Belgian Open, and three Players Championships.
To underline his domination, Littler has sealed victory in 145 of 189 games played.
And he is now 4th on the PDC Order of Merit.
Although Littler was already well known as a bright talent within darts circles, it was at the 2023-24 PDC World Championships where he really found fame.
The youngster had one of the greatest debuts in the history of the sport, beating Christian Kist in the first round.
This triumph saw Littler become the youngest winner of a match at the tournament and record the highest average (106.12) for a player making his debut at Ally Pally.
The teenager then went a step further by beating No 20 seed Andrew Gilding and became one of the favourites to win the tournament.
He then blew away Canadian Matt Campbell 4-1, dropping only six legs out of 20.
Littler made it through to the semi-finals of the tournament on New Year’s Day, 2024.
He beat veteran Brendan Dolan and celebrated by sharing a kiss with his ex-girlfriend girlfriend Eloise.
The teen sensation made it all the way to the final of the prestigious competition but was beaten by World No1 Luke Humphires on the night at Alexandra Palace.
