World Darts Championship sensation Luke Littler, 16, reveals he will spend his £35,000 winnings to take his pals to Blackpool or Alton Towers – after tucking into ANOTHER kebab to celebrate his latest Ally Pally win!
- Teenage star Luke Littler has taken the World Darts Championship by storm
- In the next round he will face Jim Williams or Raymond van Barneveld
- Littler has guaranteed himself a minimum of £35,000 for reaching the last 16
Luke Littler has undeniably set the PDC World Darts Championship ablaze in one of the sport's biggest underdog stories, but 'The Nuke' has revealed he is already considering how to spend his winnings at the end of the tournament .
The 16-year-old has already broken records to become the youngest player ever to reach the last 16 stages of the tournament after a 4-1 win over Canadian Matt Campbell in the third round at Alexandra Palace.
After doing this, he guaranteed himself a minimum of £35,000 even if he lost to Jim Williams or Raymond van Barneveld.
Littler – apart from the fact he was only 16 – made headlines for his perhaps unexpected choice of party, notably having a kebab following his opening round win.
As talk of his title credentials moves from fanciful conjecture to a slightly more considered debate, Littler has revealed how he plans to celebrate a sensational campaign regardless of the outcome.
Luke Littler reached the last 16 of the World Darts Championship after beating Matt Campbell
He revealed that after the tournament he would consider taking his friends to Alton Towers (pictured)
After guaranteeing himself at least £35,000, he also claimed the group could go to Blackpool instead
'All my friends are watching at home, we've always said we have to go to Blackpool or Alton Towers, so I think they'll look at me like 'you pay, Luke' and I'll say yeah, okay!' he told talkSPORT.
Littler may be from Warrington, but he has been adopted as one of North London's fan favorites.
In his most recent victory over Campbell, each successful checkout was met with cheers from the feverish Ally Pally crowd, and he will likely need their help again when he takes on one of the game's heavyweights.
Littler does in fact have history at Williams, should the Welshman get past Van Barneveld back into the now defunct BDO, and hinted that there could be an element of 'revenge' on the cards.
'I played Jim when the BDO still existed.' said the record-breaking 16-year-old.
“He beat me when I was 3-1 up, so there's a bit of revenge in that, but if Raymond can get over the line it will be incredible to play against him at Alexandra Palace.”
It was an assured performance beyond his years for Littler against Campbell in the third round at Ally Pally.
After breaking the first leg and recording an opening 180 of the match, the teenage sensation took the first set.
The 16-year-old notoriously celebrated his opening win with a kebab and his second with a chicken burger. After beating Campbell, he promised the crowd that he would have another kebab
Littler, 16, claimed the first six legs of the match in the third round and stormed out to a two-set lead
Six legs on the vault helped him get two sets on track before adding a third, although he was unable to secure the whitewash after missing the bull for the fourth, but he saw it over in five sets to get further.
That win means Littler has guaranteed themselves a minimum of £35,000 in prize money, with quarter-finalists at the storied competition earning £50,000 for reaching the last eight.
But then the money starts to double, with the final four players earning £100,000, and the finalists will take home a £200,000 prize as consolation for missing out on the coveted Sid Waddell Trophy.
The winner of the world championship will be in with a chance of winning a staggering £500,000 reward, which is the total prize money for the past four years.