Darts star Luke Littler: At the age of 17 world champions and already millions of millions!

Darts star Luke Littler: At the age of 17 world champions and already millions of millions!

In an impressive performance, 17-year-old Luke Littler triumphed at the PDC World Championship in Alexandra Palace and defeated the experienced Michael van Gerwen with 7: 3 in a gripping final. This victory marks Littler's first World Cup title, and at an age when many others are still at school. After the great success, he said modestly: "I can hardly wait to finally get into my own bed", while he complained about the high number of media dates who were waiting for him after the match, as krone.at reported.

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Luke Littler, who is considered a "darts wonderkind", has already earned £ 1.5 million on the PDC tour in his first season. His previous successes include prestigious titles such as the Premier League, the World Series Finals and the Grand Slam. With his hard -won victory over Van Gerwen, a triple world champion, he secured prize money of £ 500,000 (around 603,000 euros). Littler, who, despite the success of a down -to -earth attitude, plans to further drive his remarkable career in the darts, and has announced that it would be even more successful in 2025, as Sportingnews.com

With a sparkling clean game and a cool nerve strength, Littler quickly led in the final and gave van Gerwen no chance. The young player, who lost to Luke Humphries in the final in the final in the final year, seemed in balance at every throw and showed impressive control that even great masters often miss. The shock for Van Gerwen, who has now lost four finals in his career, was noticeable, while Littler's emotions were overwhelming after victory and set new standards for his sporting career. Ready for the next challenges, it remains to be seen what the future has for this extraordinary talent.