- Teenage star Luke Littler has taken the World Darts Championship by storm
- He will face both Jim Williams or Raymond van Barneveld within the subsequent spherical
- Littler has assured himself a minimal of £35,000 for reaching the final 16
Luke Littler has undeniably lit the World Darts Championship alight in one among sport’s nice underdog narratives – however ‘The Nuke’ has revealed he’s already occupied with how he may spend his winnings come the tip of the match.
The 16-year-old has already damaged data and change into the youngest ever participant to achieve the WDC last-16 after a 4-1 win over Canada’s Matt Campbell within the third spherical at Alexandra Palace.
Having achieved so, he assured himself a minimal of £35,000 even when he ought to lose to both Jim Williams or Raymond van Barneveld.
Littler – other than nonetheless being simply 16 – made headlines for his maybe sudden selection of celebration, having notably tucked right into a kebab after his opening spherical win.
Now, as discuss of his title credentials turns from fanciful conjecture to barely extra thought of debate, Littler has revealed simply how he plans on celebrating what has been a sensational marketing campaign, whatever the final result.
Luke Littler made it into the last-16 of the World Darts Championship after beating Matt Campbell
He revealed that after the match he would contemplate taking his pals to Alton Towers (pictured)
Having assured himself at the least £35,000 he additionally claimed the group might head to Blackpool as a substitute
‘All my pals are watching at dwelling, we have all the time stated we have to go Blackpool or Alton Towers so I believe they are going to be me like “you’re paying, Luke” and I’ll be like, yeah, okay!’ he informed talkSPORT.
Littler might hail from Warrington, however he has been adopted as one of many fan favourites in north London.
His most up-to-date win over Campbell noticed each profitable try met with roars from the febrile Ally Pally crowd, and he’ll probably want their assist as soon as once more as he goes up towards one of many recreation’s heavyweights.
Littler actually has historical past with Williams, ought to the Welshman get previous Van Barneveld, again within the now defunct BDO, and hinted there might be a component of ‘revenge’ on the playing cards.
‘I’ve performed Jim again when the BDO was nonetheless about.’ the record-breaking 16-year-old stated.
‘He beat me once I was 3-1 up so there’s a little bit of revenge there but when Raymond can recover from the road then it is going to be unbelievable to play him on the Alexandra Palace.’
It was an assured efficiency past his years for Littler up towards Campbell within the third spherical at Ally Pally.
After breaking within the first leg and recording a primary 180 of the match, the teenage sensation took the primary set.
The 16-year-old notoriously celebrated his opening win with a kebab and his second with a rooster burger. After beating Campbell he promised the group he would have one other kebab
Littler, 16, claimed the primary six legs of the third spherical match to storm right into a two set lead
Six legs on the bounce helped to place him two units to the great earlier than he added a 3rd, though he was unable to safe the whitewash after lacking bull for the fourth, however noticed it out in 5 to progress.
That victory means Littler has assured himself a minimal of £35,000 in prize cash, with quarter-finalists on the storied competitors incomes £50,000 for making the final eight.
But after that, the cash begins to double, with the last-four incomes gamers £100,000, and finalists will scoop a £200,000 prize as a comfort for lacking out on the coveted Sid Waddell Trophy.
The winner of the world championship is in line for a staggering payday of £500,000, which has been the whole prize cash for the final 4 years.