It was an emotional, and seemingly inevitable, weekend for teenage darts phenom Luke Littler. The 17-year-old defeated Michael van Gerwen, one of the game’s greatest players, 7-3 in the PDC World Darts Championship final on Friday night to become the youngest world champion in the history of the sport.

Luke Littler says there is a target on his back now he is world champion as he prepares to launch a defence of his Premier League darts title next month.

Teenage phenomenon Luke Littler became the youngest ever darts world champion on Friday when he swept past three-time winner Michael van Gerwen 7-3 in the final.

Luke Littler has won the world darts championship at the age of 17 after beating Michael van Gerwen 7-3 in the final in London on Friday. He became the youngest ever world champion in darts. Here are some things to know about Britain's latest sporting sensation: Starting young Littler threw his first dart — onto a magnetic board — at 18 months old,

British teenager Luke Littler made history Friday evening in London, becoming the youngest ever world darts champion at the tender age of 17.

She said it was not just about the sport: darts can also help youngsters with maths. "We've got such a lovely team, and we've got instructors that are DBS [Disclosure and Barring

Darts sensation Luke Littler has won an awful lot of money in the last year, but he's also lost a lot of money due to tax as well.