Luke Littler has become the youngest world champion in darts history after the 17-year-old Englishman lived up to his billing as Britain’s latest sporting superstar.

It was an emotional, and seemingly inevitable, weekend for teenage darts phenom Luke Littler. The 17-year-old defeated Michael van Gerwen, one of the game’s greatest players, 7-3 in the PDC World Darts Championship final on Friday night to become the youngest world champion in the history of the sport.

Luke Littler says there is a target on his back now he is world champion as he prepares to launch a defence of his Premier League darts title next month.

Paddy Power pledged £1,000 per 180 hit during the World Darts Championship to Prostate Cancer UK, with a £60,000 bonus for every nine-darter thrown; over £1m was raised for the charity at Alexandra Palace,

The 17-year-old Littler brilliantly beat Van Gerwen 7-3 with an average of almost 103 as he went one better than 12 months ago

The latest Luke Littler news after the 17-year-old was crowned world darts champion and confirmed in the 2025 Premier League line-up

Luke Littler won the PDC World Darts Championship for the first time on Friday night, beating Michael van Gerwen 7-2 in the final at Alexandra Palace