Luke Littler made it to the final of the 2023/24 Paddy Power World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace. There is £500,000 prize cash up for grabs.
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LONDON — A 16-year-old named Luke Littler on Wednesday will compete within the final of the PDC World Darts Championship hoping to turn into the youngest ever winner of the game’s premier event.
Littler will play within the final towards new world primary and fellow Brit Luke Humphries with £500,000 ($631,345) up for grabs for the winner at the Alexandra Palace in London. The runner-up will bag £200,000.
It has been a fairytale run for Littler who beat 2018 world champion Rob Cross within the semis to make it to the final.
Coming into the world championship, Littler was ranked 164 by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC), the governing physique in cost of the event. On his course to the final, he has knocked out some highly-ranked names within the sport together with five-time world champion Raymond van Barneveld.
If Littler is victorious, he would be the youngest ever winner of the World Darts Championship. The report is held by Michael van Gerwen who gained the title in 2014 at the age of 24.
Littler has grabbed the hearts and minds of followers within the U.Ok. thanks to his meals decisions, revealing that he likes to eat a kebab as a post-match meal.
In an interview with Sky Sports after his semi-final win on Tuesday, he revealed what he’ll be doing on the day of the final. “I’ll do what I’ve been doing. In the morning, go for a ham and cheese omelet, then come right here have my pizza after which [practise] on the board. That’s what I’ve carried out day by day,” Littler stated.
The 16-year outdated has additionally earned the respect of his friends, and his finals opponent Humphries.
“I’m most likely going to have to play the sport of my life … to stand an opportunity of beating him. I do know what’s in entrance of me, I do know the duty it’s, it’s an uphill process. I acquired to play at my finest … I do know that,” Humphries stated in an interview with Sky Sports after his semi-final win.