Luke Littler reached the final of the world darts championship at the age of 16 today, extending one of the most unlikely stories in the history of the sport.
Littler, an unseeded player from Runcorn in northwest England who started throwing darts as a toddler, beat 2018 champion Rob Cross 6-2 to get into tomorrow’s title match against fellow Brit Luke Humphries.
“I was happy winning one game but I could go all the way,” said Littler, a tournament debutant. “My target was to still be here after Christmas and now here I am in the final.”
The winner of the final will earn 500,000 pounds (NZ$1,008,800) and Littler, who has already guaranteed himself 200,000 pounds, said he’ll stick to his daily routine before the match.
“In the morning I’ll go for my ham and cheese omelette, then later a pizza and then practice on the board,” the teenager said.