Luke Littler History

The modern game changed when Littler took to the Alexandra Palace stage in December 2023.

As a 16-year-old qualifier and world youth champion, the Nuke didn’t so much knock on the door of immediate success as smash straight through it.

A former Lakeside champion, the reigning UK Open titlist were among those who fell to the teenager before a 4-1 demolition of his childhood hero Raymond van Barneveld earned him a quarter-finals spot

Littler stormed to the final and, while he lost that to Humphries, a star was undoubtedly born.

His debut 2024 BetMGM Premier League campaign proved his Ally Pally run was no fluke.

The Nuke topped the regular season league table, hit a stunning nine-darter in the final and defeated Humphries to claim his first major title, ensuring the BetMGM Premier League and Littler are inexorably linked for all time.

He quickly added the World Series Finals and the Grand Slam of Darts to his collection, confirming his status as a certified winner.

What followed was a year of total domination. After winning the 2025 World Darts Championship, the Nuke then systematically dismantled the field to win the UK Open, World Matchplay, World Grand Prix, Grand Slam and the Players Championship Finals.

As for 2026? New year, same Littler as the Nuke immediately won a second world title, becoming the first player to go back-to-back at Ally Pally since the great Gary Anderson almost a decade earlier.

Luke Littler Stats

Littler has already enjoyed immense success. Here are some highlights:

• Littler became the youngest player ever to throw a televised nine-darter when he did so on his way to defeating Nathan Aspinall 6-3 at the 2024 Bahrain Darts Masters
• He threw three more nine-darters in 2024, including one in the BetMGM Premier League Darts final
• In the 2024 PDC Darts World Championship, he broke the record for the highest average by a debutant with his 106.12 average in the first-round victory over former Lakeside champion Christian Kist
• Littler won the 2024 BetMGM Premier League Darts title in his debut year in the competition, his first major title
• The Nuke lifted 10 titles in 2024 and began 2025 by winning the PDC World Darts Championship, becoming the youngest winner of the title at 17 years and 347 days
• Littler holds the PDC World Championship record for the highest set average, averaging 140.91 in the final set during his victory over Ryan Meikle.
• Littler won six major singles titles in total during 2025, becoming the fifth player to complete the PDC triple crown (winning the World Championship, World Matchplay and Premier League) in the process
• The Nuke thrashed former youth rival Gian van Veen 7-1 in the 2026 World Championship final, ensuring he became the first player in a decade to retain the Sid Waddell Trophy

Luke Littler Titles

Since exploding onto the pro darts scene at the 2024 PDC World Championship Littler has amassed quite the major resume, including:

• PDC World Championship – 2025, 2026
• BetMGM Premier League - 2024
• World Matchplay - 2025
• World Grand Prix - 2025
• Grand Slam of Darts - 2024, 2025
• World Series Finals - 2024
• UK Open - 2025
• Players Championship Finals - 2025
• PDC World Youth Championship – 2023

Related Players

Littler will look to regain the BetMGM Premier League Darts crown against seven of the biggest names in the sport.

He will take on seven-time winner Van Gerwen and come head-to-head once more with Humphries.

Former world champion Gerwyn Price, 2021 Premier League winner Jonny Clayton, 2024 Masters titlist Stephen Bunting, European champion Gian van Veen and World Cup winner Josh Rock round out a world-class field that Littler will have to navigate.

Read more about the other 2026 BetMGM Premier League Darts participants below. It’s showtime!