Luke Littler arrives home with World Darts Championship trophy after making Ally Pally history – as his pet dog poses with silverware in the 17-year-old’s iconic purple shirt!
Luke Littler returned home with the World Darts Championship trophy after making history at Alexandra Palace on Friday evening.
Littler became the youngest champion in the sport’s history when he defeated three-time champion Michael van Gerwen 7-3 before breaking down in tears as the celebrations began.
The teenager earned a whopping £500,000 for the award and revealed he would like to buy a Mercedes A-class with the prize money – despite not knowing how to drive yet – and also received a good luck message from David Beckham.
After his win on Saturday morning, in front of Mail Sport, he revealed he was keen to get home ‘and recharge’.
And that’s exactly what he has done, returning to Warrington and his childhood home, where he helped his family move thanks to his huge success.
On Saturday evening, Littler shared a photo on social media next to the Sid Waddell trophy, cozy in bed and surrounded by Christmas bedding. The caption read: “Home sweet home,” accompanied by a laughing emoji.
Luke Littler has returned home with the World Darts Championship trophy after making history
His dog, Nala, also posed with the trophy after Littler became the youngest-ever champion
He announced on social media that he was finally home after the end of the championship
Littler defeated Michael van Gerwen 7-3 in a dominant final at Alexandra Palace on Friday
But that wasn’t the only photo: the Littler family’s French bulldog also posed next to the cutlery.
The pup, named Nala, sat for the photo while wearing Littler’s iconic purple dart strip.
The caption continued, “Think Nala loves it too,” accompanied by a red heart emoji.
Late last year, the 17-year-old star moved with his parents into the five-bedroom house he rents for £6,000 a month in a leafy suburb of his hometown of Warrington, Cheshire.
Estate agents claim the three-storey property is ‘a beautiful family home’ on a street known locally as Millionaire’s Road.
Littler, who is rumored to have a new girlfriend, is said to have already earned more than £1million from his meteoric career despite being too young to legally buy a pint. He turns 18 later this month.
In October it was revealed that the world champion and his family had swapped their old £180,000 two-bedroom semi in Warrington for the spectacular new property.
Featuring electronic gates and packed with CCTV security cameras, the house has an open-plan kitchen and dining room with double doors leading to a 10m by 10m indoor swimming pool.
Littler received the trophy from Sir Chris Hoy (left), ambassador for Prostate Cancer UK
Littler, still 17, broke Van Gerwen’s own record as the youngest ever champion; the Dutchman was 24 when he won the title in 2014.
He was presented with the Sid Waddell Trophy by former track cyclist Sir Chris Hoy in the audience, who was present as an ambassador for Paddy Power’s BIGGER 180 campaign, which asked all men to check their prostate risk Cancer using the online Prostate Cancer risk checker – awarded Littler the trophy. Hoy has been diagnosed with terminal prostate cancer and has revealed he has only a few years left to live.
The Olympic great has been diagnosed with primary cancer in his prostate, which has then spread to his bones. He revealed late last year that he was being treated for an unspecified form of cancer and was “optimistic, positive and surrounded by love.”
Paddy Power donated a total of £1,027,000 to Prostate Cancer UK in the 180s of this tournament. £1,000 was handed over for every 180, for a total of 907. Two nine-darters added £120,000 to the total.
‘I’m doing well. I’m in the best shape I’ve been in over a year,” Hoy told Sky Sports News last year. ‘Physically I have no pain at all. The treatment has worked very well. Everything is stable. I couldn’t have responded better to the treatment available.
‘I am very grateful. It’s been an incredible year. If you had told me 18 months ago that this was coming, you wouldn’t have imagined it. That’s life, isn’t it? You’re going to get curve balls. It’s how you deal with it. You make a plan and you move on.
‘I’m so lucky to have really great people around me, from family, friends, medical support, the general public, you’ve really supported us and lifted our spirits. In that respect I feel very happy.’