LUKE AFTER THEM
Luke Littler reveals he will NEVER throw the darts he used to win World Championship again
The teenager turns 18 midway through his next tournament
LUKE LITTLER will never throw again the darts with which he won the World Championship.
Ahead of his first appearance on the PDC Tour as the newly-crowned world champion, The Nuke has brought along a new set of darts to the Bahrain Darts Masters.
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The equipment that he used to become the youngest world champion in history – he smashed Michael van Gerwen 7-3 in the Ally Pally final – will be commemorated in a frame at home instead.
That piece of sporting history will be a lifelong reminder of what he achieved over Christmas and New Year as he banked £500,000 in prize money.
Littler, who is refreshed after a short break in Benidorm, said: "I feel fine. Got a brand new set of darts.
"Not going to throw with the ones that I won the World Championship with. They are going to be in a frame. It’s all about breaking in a new set."
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The 17-year-old faces Filipino Lourence Ilagan in the first round on Thursday evening.
If he wins that, he could face former world champion Gerwyn Price in the quarter-finals of this Middle Eastern World Series of Darts event.
Littler lifted the Golden Palm Trees trophy a year ago aged 16 – it was his first tournament win as a professional player – and he cannot wait to be introduced by MC John McDonald as the champion of the world.
The Warrington ace – who turns 18 on Tuesday, January 21 – said: "It’s going to be good.
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"It’s going to be heard all year round. I can wait for John to say it for the first time in front of a sold-out arena in Bahrain.
"It’s sold-out for both nights, Thursday and Friday. Hopefully us Premier League players can get through that first game.
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“We all want to kick-off this year by winning Bahrain. I know everyone is going to be up for it.
"As long as I can get past that first game, I’d be happy.
"I faced Lourence in the Grand Slam and it was tough. But I was just that notch better than him.
"It’s the first proper game back this year. I cannot wait to play now.
Luke Littler prize money breakdown
Here is all the prize money Luke Littler has won so far after being crowned 2025 PDC World Darts Championship winner:
World Championship 2025 - £500,000
World Championship 2024 - £200,000
Grand Slam of Darts 2024 - £150,000
European Tour - £91,000
Player Championships events - £71,500
Players Championship final runner-up - £60,000
UK Open 2023 + 2024 - £17,500
World Matchplay - £10,000
World Grand Prix - £7,500
European Championship - £7,500
(Unranked) Premier League Darts - £315,000
TOTAL: £1.43 million
It was a present last year going into my 17th birthday. So hopefully it can be another present for my 18th."
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World No.1 Luke Humphries faces Bahrain player Abdulla Saeed in his opening match at the Bahrain International Circuit.
Two-time world darts champion Peter Wright – who has replaced van Gerwen in the draw – takes on Alexis Toylo of the Philippines.
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