Luke Littler

Luke Littler (born 21 January 2007) is an English professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is currently ranked world number two. Nicknamed "the Nuke", Littler is the reigning PDC World Champion after winning the 2025 World Championship, where he became the youngest world champion in darts history, at 17 years and 347 days old. He has won four other major televised titles: the Premier League, Grand Slam and World Series Finals all in 2024, and the 2025 UK Open. He has won two World Series of Darts titles, also in 2024. Littler has won a total of thirteen PDC titles in his professional career; his five major titles are the ninth-most in PDC history.

In his youth career, Littler won the 2023 PDC World Youth Championship, five PDC Development Tours and the 2022 World Youth Masters, as well as the Junior Darts Corporation's JDC World Darts Championship and JDC Super 16 twice each.

Having played in British Darts Organisation and World Darts Federation events since he was 12, Littler won his first senior title at age 14. He competed in the 2022 WDF World Darts Championship, becoming the youngest player to win a match at a WDF World Championship, before going out in the last 16. After qualifying for the 2024 PDC World Darts Championship through his placement on the Development Tour, he became the youngest player to win a match at a PDC World Championship. A 66/1 outsider before the tournament, he defeated six opponents—including former world champions Raymond van Barneveld and Rob Cross—en route to the final, where he was defeated by Luke Humphries. In 2025, Littler reached the final for a second consecutive time, where he defeated Michael van Gerwen to win the title.

Littler is the youngest player to hit a televised nine-dart finish, which he achieved at the 2024 Bahrain Darts Masters two days before his 17th birthday. He is also the youngest to hit two televised nine-darters, having hit a second in the 2024 Premier League Darts final at age 17. Littler is the youngest player to hit a broadcast nine-darter, having achieved the feat in 2021 at age 14. Named BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year in 2024, he was also runner-up for BBC Sports Personality of the Year, behind Keely Hodgkinson. His rise to prominence at age 16 led to an increased interest in the sport, a phenomenon dubbed "Littlermania" or the "Littler effect".

Littler has been noted for his scoring power, hitting a large number of maximum 180 scores, and his proficiency on the double 10 section of the board's outer ring.