Luke Littler: Back-to-back Premier League return would ‘mean the world’ as he aims for more titles | News about darts
Luke Littler has only been world champion for a few days but is already targeting more titles in 2025, including becoming back-to-back Premier League champions.
Littler made history on Friday night at Alexandra Palace by becoming the youngest ever winner of the World Darts Championship at the age of 17, surpassing his opponent Michael van Gerwen’s record of 24 against Peter Wright in 2014.
Before picking up the biggest prize of all and fulfilling his destiny, Littler had an amazing first year as a pro, picking up 10 titles including the Premier League and his first major Grand Slam of Darts.
In the 2024 Premier League final against Luke Humphries, Littler hit nine darts to send the O2 Arena crowd into a frenzy and is clear about his ambitions to keep the trophy in his display case in 2025.
“Yeah, if I could go back to back, it would mean the world,” Littler said.
“Ahead of that (2024), I thought I’d be happy if I was in the top four, but obviously I finished first because of the way I played.
“But I’ll have the same mindset going into it, if you get into the play-offs that’s all that matters and do your best at the O2.”
His Premier League haul of nine was one of four ‘The Nuke’ hit in 2024, equaling Gerwyn Price’s record of nine in 2022 and he admits he would love to break that record at the World Cup.
Littler knows time is on his side, though, and if he can win “11 or 12” titles in 2025, the world No. 1 spot could quickly be in his sights.
“I would love to hit a nine-dart at the World Cup and obviously try to finish 2024 with a nine-dart five, but it’s not going to happen, so that’s obviously another record I can try to break for years and years,” he added Littler.
“When you play so well, you feel the nine coming.
“Now I’ll just recharge my batteries and chill, but people will see that I’ll be hungry for more titles this year and hopefully I can get one more and win 11 or even 12 on.
“Obviously if I can add some more money up the ladder, we all know how much Humphries defends, that’s a heck of a lot of money.
“But one more thing, I can’t wait to play in the World Cup with him. Maybe at the end of 2025, I can see myself as number one.”
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