Luke Littler
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Luke Littler (born 21 January 2007) is an English professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is the reigning PDC world champion and ranked world number one. Nicknamed "the Nuke", he is the youngest world champion in darts history, having won the 2025 World Championship at 17 years and 347 days old. He is also the reigning back-to-back Grand Slam champion and the reigning UK Open, World Matchplay, World Grand Prix and Players champion. After winning the 2023 PDC World Youth Championship and five PDC Development Tours, Littler made his PDC World Darts Championship debut at the 2024 edition. He reached the final where he was defeated by Luke Humphries. In 2025, Littler reached the final for a second consecutive year, where he defeated Michael van Gerwen to win the title. Littler has won nine PDC major singles titles, placing him fourth in the all-time list. Littler has won a total of 21 PDC titles in his professional career. Littler became the youngest world number one in PDC history after winning the 2025 Grand Slam. Named BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year in 2024, his rise to prominence at age 16 led to an increased British interest in the sport, a phenomenon dubbed "Littlermania" or the "Littler effect".