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☆ Luke Littler: Teenage sensation becomes darts’ youngest ever world champion
  + stars: | 2025-01-04 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +2 min
CNN —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. Despite still being just 17, Littler entered this year’s PDC World Darts Championship as both the odds-on favorite and as a star who has transcended the sport after his unexpected run to the final last year. He quickly built up a 4-0 lead and, though Van Gerwen came back to win three sets, the 35-year-old Dutchman, who was previously the youngest ever world champion aged 24, never really seemed able to challenge him. Luke Littler has become darts' most famous player. For his opponent Van Gerwen, however, Littler is a generational talent.
Persons: Luke Littler, Michael van Gerwen, Littler, Palace serenaded, Van Gerwen, James Fearn, Van Gerwen’s, “, ”, you’ve, Keir Starmer, ” Luke Littler, Ben Stansall, I’ll Organizations: CNN, Van, Sky Sports Locations: Netherlands, AFP
☆ World Darts Championship: The sport set to break the US
  + stars: | 2025-01-03 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +8 min
The current World Darts Championships is underway with the final between three-time champion Michael van Gerwen and teenage sensation Luke Littler set for Friday night. But while an estimated 17 million Americans currently play the sport, darts has yet to break through the already crowded US sports market, with many people still seeing it as a simple bar game. But Hearn is also chairman of the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC), a body which runs the biggest darts tour in the world, involving the best players. Canada, for example, has already produced a world champion, with John Part winning the PDC World Championships twice (2003 and 2008). “Our goal is to find the next North American world champion.
Persons: Michael van Gerwen, Luke Littler, Eddie Hearn, Hearn, “, ” Hearn, Zac Goodwin, “ It’s, It’s, ”, it’s, Matthew Porter, Porter, we’ve, ” Porter, isn’t, Peter Citera, John Part, Citera, ” Citera, “ We’re, Luke “, Luke, Littler, Justin Setterfield, Stowe Buntz, Jim Long, Leonard Gates, Gates, Alexandra, ” Gates Organizations: CNN, Professional Darts Corporation, Garden, CNN Sport, PDC, Championship Darts Corporation, CDC, Darts, NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL Locations: Madison, America, North America, Canada, American, England
☆ Teenage phenomenon Luke Littler wins Bahrain Masters title and throws rare perfect nine-darter
  + stars: | 2024-01-20 | by ( Homero De La Fuente | Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +2 min
CNN —Teenage darts sensation Luke Littler etched his name into the history books by capturing his first World Series title at the Bahrain Darts Masters on Friday, just hours after he had become the youngest ever player to throw a perfect nine-darter. “You tell me,” Littler replied when he was asked by broadcaster ITV what he had achieved. Luke Littler celebrates his nine-darter. Official PDC/X“No one probably believes it, but I’ve not thrown a dart since the world final. And he can now count his favorite soccer team, Manchester United, among his many fans after the club congratulated him on winning his first World Series title on X, formerly Twitter.
Persons: Luke Littler, Michael van Gerwen, Littler, Nathan Aspinall, Phil Taylor, ” Littler, Nathan, I’ve, Luke Humphries, Littler’s Organizations: CNN, Bahrain Darts, PDC, World Matchplay, ITV, Darts, kebabs, Manchester United
☆ 16-year-old storms to final of world darts championship with £500,000 prize at stake
  + stars: | 2024-01-03 | by ( Arjun Kharpal | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +1 min
Luke Littler made it to the final of the 2023/24 Paddy Power World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace. LONDON — A 16-year-old named Luke Littler on Wednesday will compete in the final of the PDC World Darts Championship hoping to become the youngest ever winner of the sport's premier tournament. Coming into the world championship, Littler was ranked 164 by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC), the governing body in charge of the tournament. On his course to the final, he has knocked out some highly-ranked names in the sport including five-time world champion Raymond van Barneveld. If Littler is victorious, he will be the youngest ever winner of the World Darts Championship.
Persons: Luke Littler, Paddy, Littler, Brit Luke Humphries, Rob Cross, Raymond van Barneveld, Michael van Gerwen Organizations: Alexandra, PDC, Professional Darts Corporation, Darts Locations: London
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