The i – ‘Sky’s the limit’ for darts star Luke Littler

“The sky’s the limit” for teenage darts sensation Luke ‘the Nuke’ Littler who could be set for six-figure sponsorship deals and international stardom, experts have told i.

The 16-year-old from Warrington is into the semi-finals of the PDC World Championship in London after a dream debut at the tournament, beating experienced pros including his hero Raymond van Barneveld.

Littler started throwing arrows at just 18 months old and is proving to be a natural at wooing fans at Alexandra Palace.

“It always captures the imagination when someone seemingly comes out of nowhere at such a young age and takes a sport by storm,” David Alexander, MD of Calacus Sports PR agency, told i.

“I think there’s possibly some lessons to be learned from [Raducanu]. Whenever I’m dealing with athletes I would say the priority is ‘focus on what you do as a sports person’.

“Darts is a little different because players tend to perform to an older age, but we’ve already seen Luke being welcomed as the guest at various football matches, he’s clearly an entertainer.

“I heard an interview at his local darts club and they said that he’s always wanted to entertain – when he could get double top he would go for the bullseye to get the crowd going.

“He’s still a young lad…but with someone as charismatic and entertaining as Luke he’s going to capture the imagination of sports fans whether they like darts or not.”

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