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Player entries for European Tour Events 7-8 have been confirmed ahead of next week's Tour Card Holder Qualifiers in Hildesheim.

Sensational Littler sees off Cullen for NEO.bet Austrian Darts Open glory

Luke Littler's incredible debut year on the PDC circuit continued as the teenager claimed a second European Tour title with glory in the NEO.bet Austrian Darts Open.

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Anderson hails 'good fortune' after Euro Tour success in Sindelfingen

Gary Anderson claimed he’s ‘never been so lucky’ after ending his ten-year wait for a European Tour title in Sindelfingen on Sunday.

Anderson ends ten-year wait for European Tour title

Gary Anderson ended his ten-year wait for a European Tour title in Sindelfingen on Sunday, defeating Ross Smith 8-6 in the final of the NEO.bet European Darts Grand Prix.

Humphries halts Littler streak on sensational day in Sindelfingen

Luke Humphries returned to winning ways against Luke Littler on an extraordinary second day of action at the NEO.bet European Darts Grand Prix.

Spectacular Schindler steals the show on Day One in Sindelfingen

Martin Schindler began his bid for back-to-back European Tour titles with a sensational first round display at the NEO.bet European Darts Grand Prix on Friday, as Luke Littler also impressed on Day One in Sindelfingen.

2024 NEO.bet European Darts Grand Prix draw & schedule

Rob Cross will begin his defence of the NEO.bet European Darts Grand Prix against Martin Schindler or Gian van Veen, with Luke Humphries and Luke Littler poised to renew their rivalry in Sindelfingen.

Dave Chisnall landed a nine-dart finish on his way to winning the Belgian Darts Open in Wieze on Sunday, ending a three-year wait for his 16th ranking title.

Chisnall struck perfection in the opening leg of his 7-4 semi-final win over Danny Noppert as he landed the first nine-darter on the European Tour since his own effort at the 2019 Gibraltar Darts Trophy.

Six-time TV event finalist Chisnall then went on to deny Andrew Gilding a maiden title, running out an 8-6 victor in the final.

Both players had produced sparkling displays throughout the weekend to reach the showdown, and produced an intriguing decider in front of a packed Oktoberhallen crowd.

Gilding trailed from the fifth leg but produced a 136 checkout, the game's most eye-catching moment, to reduce the deficit to 6-7.

However, Chisnall held throw to land double 19 and avoid a last-leg decider to rack up his third European Tour title, all of which have been won in different countries.

"It's very special," said an emotional Chisnall. "Any tournament you win is special but this one means even more after a tough year personally.

"We've had a couple of family bereavements so this is for them. I had a terrible year last year but I'm coning back and there will be more trophies going in my cabinet.

"I've been saying for the last few weeks that this has been coming and this weekend it happened.

"The final was one of those games where we were both trying too hard to win a big tournament. Luckily for me that double 19 went in; I'm so happy."

Meanwhile, Gilding's continued strong form in 2022 sees him confirm his place in October's BoyleSports World Grand Prix, having already featured in the Betfred World Matchplay in July.

Having defeated Belgian number one Dimitri Van den Bergh in Saturday's second round, Gilding overcame Niels Zonneveld, Martin Schindler and Jonny Clayton as he reached a first European Tour final.

Sunday saw the tournament reach its climax with last 16 matches in the afternoon, before the evening session saw the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final take place.

Hopes of a Belgian winner were ended in the last 16 as Kim Huybrechts - who defeated Michael van Gerwen in round two - went down 6-1 to Adrian Lewis.

German duo Gabriel Clemens and Martin Schindler fell at the quarter-final stage along with Lewis and De Sousa.

The final European Tour event of 2022, the Gibraltar Darts Trophy (ET13), will take place from October 14-16 at the Victoria Stadium

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Wieze has once again lived up to its reputation. The atmosphere in the Oktoberhallen was unprecedented for 3 full days.

18,000 attendees saw Mike De Decker deliver the Belgian top performance of the tournament by beating former world champion Michael Smith and enjoyed a thrilling final in which Luke Littler defeated Rob Cross 8-7 in an English match.

Littler thus claims his first tournament on the European Tour. And that in his debut on this tour. The fact that he does that with a 9-darter in the final only makes it even more legendary. Will he repeat this later this year in Antwerp Expo at the Flanders Darts Trophy?

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Belgian Darts Open 2024: Draw, schedule, results, odds & TV coverage details

The full draw, schedule, results and round-ups from the Belgian Darts Open, which took place from March 8-10 in Wieze.

The opening European Tour event of 2024 was won by nine-dart hero Luke Littler so here's everything you need to know including the full draw, daily schedule, prize money and history.

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SEMI FINALS

• (16) Ricardo Pietreczko 3-7 Luke Littler
• (7) Rob Cross 7-3 Gerwyn Price (3)

QUARTER FINALS

• (16) Ricardo Pietreczko 6-2 Jonny Clayton (9)
• Luke Littler 6-2 Jermaine Wattimena
• (15) Ryan Searle 2-6 Rob Cross (7)
• (3) Gerwyn Price 6-4 Stephen Bunting

ROUND THREE

• Ryan Joyce 4-6 Ricardo Pietreczko (16)
• Peter Wright 4-6 Jonny Clayton (9)
• (4) Damon Heta 3-6 Luke Littler
• Joe Cullen 3-6 Jermaine Wattimena
• (2) Luke Humphries 3-6 Ryan Searle (15)
• (7) Rob Cross 6-1 Danny Noppert (10)
• (3) Gerwyn Price 6-4 Gary Anderson (14)
• Stephen Bunting 6-3 Mike De Decker

Seeded players enter on Saturday

• (1) Dave Chisnall 5-6 Ryan Joyce
• (16) Ricardo Pietreczko 6-5 Luke Woodhouse
• (8) Michael van Gerwen 4-6 Peter Wright
• (9) Jonny Clayton 6-4 Berry van Peer
• (4) Damon Heta 6-1 Brendan Dolan
• (13) Krzysztof Ratajski 3-6 Luke Littler
• (5) Dirk van Duijvenbode 3-6 Joe Cullen
• (12) Ross Smith 2-6 Jermaine Wattimena
• (2) Luke Humphries 6-1 James Wade
• (15) Ryan Searle 6-5 Richard Veenstra
• (7) Rob Cross 6-5 Lukas Wenig
• (10) Danny Noppert 6-5 Chris Dobey
• (3) Gerwyn Price 6-4 Gabriel Clemens
• (14) Gary Anderson 6-5 Andreas Harrysson
• (6) Josh Rock 5-6 Stephen Bunting
• (11) Michael Smith 2-6 Mike De Decker
• Berry van Peer 6-3 Daniel Klose
• Ryan Joyce 6-3 Andrew Gilding
• Lukas Wenig 6-3 Born Van Put
• Jermaine Wattimena 6-0 Daryl Gurney
• Luke Woodhouse 6-3 James Hurrell
• Brendan Dolan 6-2 Steven Strobbe
• Chris Dobey 6-3 Romeo Grbavac
• Andreas Harrysson 6-1 Gian van Veen
• Mike De Decker 6-5 Chris Landman
• Joe Cullen 6-1 Martin Schindler
• Gabriel Clemens 6-0 Jeroen Caron
• Luke Littler 6-5 Jose de Sousa
• Peter Wright 6-2 Geert De Vos
• James Wade 6-5 Raymond van Barneveld
• Stephen Bunting 6-5 Dimitri Van den Bergh
• Richard Veenstra 6-3 Nathan Aspinall

Belgian Darts Open: Schedule & results

Friday March 8 First Round Afternoon session (1200 BST)

Evening Session (1900 local time, 1800 GMT)

Saturday March 9 Second Round Afternoon Session (1200 BST)

• Ricardo Pietreczko 6-5 Luke Woodhouse
• Jermaine Wattimena 6-2 Ross Smith
• Jonny Clayton 6-4 Berry van Peer
• Damon Heta 6-1 Brendan Dolan
• Ryan Searle 6-5 Richard Veenstra
• Danny Noppert 6-5 Chris Dobey
• Gary Anderson 6-5 Andreas Harrysson
• Joe Cullen 6-3 Dirk van Duijvenbode

Evening Session (1800 BST)

• Ryan Joyce 6-5 Dave Chisnall
• Mike De Decker 6-2 Michael Smith
• Gerwyn Price 6-4,Gabriel Clemens
• Peter Wright 6-4 Michael van Gerwen
• Luke Littler 6-3 Krzysztof Ratajski
• Luke Humphries 6-5 James Wade
• Stephen Bunting 6-5 Josh Rock
• Rob Cross 6-5 Lukas Wenig

Sunday March 10 Third Round Afternoon Session (1200 BST)

• Ryan Joyce 4-6 Ricardo Pietreczko
• Peter Wright 4-6 Jonny Clayton
• Damon Heta 3-6 Luke Littler
• Luke Humphries 3-6 Ryan Searle
• Rob Cross 6-1 Danny Noppert
• Gerwyn Price 6-4 Gary Anderson

Evening Session (1800 BST) Quarter-Finals

• Ricardo Pietreczko 6-2 Jonny Clayton
• Ryan Searle 2-6 Rob Cross
• Gerwyn Price 6-4 Stephen Bunting

Semi-finals

• Ricardo Pietreczko 3-7 Luke Littler
• Rob Cross 7-3 Gerwyn Price
• Luke Littler 8-7 Rob Cross

All games up to and including the quarter-finals are the best of 11 legs, with the semi-finals the best of 13 legs and the final the best of 15 legs.

Belgian Darts Open: Past Winners

2023: Michael van Gerwen 8-6 Luke Humphries

Belgian Darts Open: Sky Bet odds

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Where can I watch the Belgian Darts Open on TV?

Live coverage of all 2024 European Tour events will be streamed through Viaplay, and through DAZN for viewers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Coverage will also be shown on PDCTV (excluding Germany, Austria and Switzerland) and through bookmakers' worldwide.

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• Semi-Finalists: £6,500
• Quarter-Finalists: £5,000
• Last 16: £3,000
• Last 32: £2,000
• Last 48: £1,000

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Draw and schedule of play for Belgian Darts Open 2024 released: Luke Littler to make European Tour debut against Jose de Sousa

Luke Littler will make his European Tour debut against Jose De Sousa in the Belgian Darts Open. The World Championship finalist will take on Jose de Sousa in the first round. The winner of that game will play against Krzysztof Ratajski in the second round. The first Euro Tour event of the season will be played from 8-10 March in Wieze.

Three-time European Tour winner in 2023 Dave Chisnall will take part in an all-English tie against either Ryan Joyce or Andrew Gilding. Number three seed Gerwyn Price could play Gabriel Clemens, while Gary Anderson is back amongst the seeds, with 'The Flying Scotsman' up against Swede Andreas Harrysson or Gian van Veen.

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Raymond van Barneveld and James Wade will meet in a heavyweight clash, with the winner facing world champion Luke Humphries in the second round. Michael van Gerwen may start against Peter Wright, who will have to navigate through a Belgian qualifier in the first round.

UK Open champion Dimitri van den Bergh will make his appearance in front of his own crowd at the Oktoberhallen. 'The Dreammaker' goes up against another recent major winner in Stephen Bunting , with the winner meeting Josh Rock in the second round.

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(1) Dave Chisnall v Ryan Joyce/Andrew Gilding

(16) Ricardo Pietreczko v Luke Woodhouse/James Hurrell

(8) Michael van Gerwen v Peter Wright/Geert de Vos

(9) Jonny Clayton v Berry van Peer/Daniel Klose

(4) Damon Heta v Brendan Dolan/Steven Strobbe

(13) Krzysztof Ratajski v Luke Littler/Jose de Sousa

(5) Dirk van Duijvenbode v Martin Schindler/Joe Cullen

(12) Ross Smith v Daryl Gurney/Jermaine Wattimena

(2) Luke Humphries v James Wade/Raymond van Barneveld

(15) Ryan Searle v Nathan Aspinall/Richard Veenstra

(7) Rob Cross v Lukas Wenig/Born van Put

(10) Danny Noppert v Chris Dobey/Romeo Grbavac

(3) Gerwyn Price v Jeroen Caron/Gabriel Clemens

(14) Gary Anderson v Andreas Harrysson/Gian van Veen

(6) Josh Rock v Dimitri Van den Bergh/Stephen Bunting

(11) Michael Smith v Mike De Decker/Chris Landman

Schedule Belgian Darts Open 2024

Friday, March 8 .

First round

Afternoon session (from 12:00 GMT)

Berry van Peer v Daniel Klose

Ryan Joyce v Andrew Gilding

Lukas Wenig v Born van Put

Daryl Gurney v Jermaine Wattimena

Luke Woodhouse v James Hurrell

Brendan Dolan v Steven Strobbe

Chris Dobey v Romeo Grbavac

Andreas Harrysson v Gian van Veen

Evening session (from 18:00 GMT)

Mike De Decker v Chris Landman

Martin Schindler v Joe Cullen

Jeroen Caron v Gabriel Clemens

Luke Littler v Jose de Sousa

Peter Wright v Geert de Vos

James Wade v Raymond van Barneveld

Dimitri Van den Bergh v Stephen Bunting

Nathan Aspinall v Richard Veenstra

Saturday, March 9 .

Second round

Ricardo Pietreczko v Woodhouse/Hurrell

Ross Smith v Gurney/Wattimena

Jonny Clayton v Van Peer/Klose

Damon Heta v Dolan/Strobbe

Ryan Searle v Aspinall/Veenstra

Danny Noppert v Dobey/Grbavac

Gary Anderson v Harrysson/Van Veen

Dirk van Duijvenbode v Schindler/Cullen

Dave Chisnall v Joyce/Gilding

Michael Smith v De Decker/Landman

Gerwyn Price v Caron/Clemens

Michael van Gerwen v Wright/De Vos

Krzysztof Ratajski v Littler/De Sousa

Luke Humphries v Wade/Van Barneveld

Josh Rock v Van den Bergh/Bunting

Rob Cross v Wenig/Van Put

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De European Tour darts terug naar België in september

De wereldtop in het darts blaast in september opnieuw verzamelen in België. Van 23 tot 25 september wordt in de Oktoberhallen in Wieze een nieuwe Belgian Darts Open georganiseerd.

Het tornooi met een prijzenpot van 166.000 euro (140.000 £) maakt deel uit van de Professional Darts Corporation’s European Tour, een serie van 13 tornooien over heel Europa. In 2020 streek de PDC European Tour voor het eerst neer in België. Gerwyn Price, de huidige nummer één van de wereld versloeg er Michael Smith in de finale.

De Professional Darts Corporation en organisator Golazo/Sportizon zijn zeer tevreden een nieuwe manche van de European Tour te kunnen aankondigen. Daarmee kunnen de vele Belgische dartsfans de wereldsterren van het moment live aan het werk zien dicht bij huis.

“We zijn erg blij om met de European Tour opnieuw naar België te kunnen komen”, zegt Werner von Moltke, de voorzitter van PDC Europe. “Het evenement in 2020 was er heel populair en de sport groeit in België erg sterk. We kijken nu al uit naar Wieze in september.”

Meer details over het tornooi volgen later deze maand, dan zal ook de ticketing van start gaan.

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Luke Littler is the name on everybody's lips and his run at the World Darts Championship means we are going to see a lot more of him on Sky Sports in 2024.

After a whirlwind six weeks, Littler jetted off to the Bahrain Darts Masters in January, before competing at the Dutch Masters just days after his 17th birthday.

Fans saw Littler back on Sky Sports again when the Premier League kicked off in Cardiff at the start of February, with the 17-week extravaganza ending at the O2 in London on Thursday May 23.

With three regular weeks remaining, Littler will take to the stage in front of tens of thousands of darts fans in Aberdeen, Leeds, and Sheffield.

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In June, the World Cup of Darts will take place but Littler will have competition from current world champion Luke Humphries and former world champion Michael Smith to represent England.

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Then, if still in the top 32 by July, the Warrington youngster could head to the iconic Winter Gardens in Blackpool for the World Matchplay .

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Only the top 24 in the world qualify for the World Series Of Darts Finals in September so Littler could be slightly outside of making that draw.

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However, if his top 32 spot is still intact, the World Grand Prix from October 7 could see Littler try to follow in Humphries' footsteps with a huge major win as the run into the World Darts Championship takes place.

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The Grand Slam of Darts is then the next big opportunity for Littler from November 9 as the top players head to Wolverhampton.

Throughout the year, Littler's Tour Card means he can take part in Players Championship events, which run to October 31. Littler made his debut in Wigan on February 12 - and promptly hit a nine-darter .

Littler has also made waves on the European Tour, winning both the Belgian Darts Open and Austrian Darts Open

The European Tour has a new qualifying format for 2024.

In a change to the qualifying format from previous years, the top 16 players from the PDC Order of Merit will now qualify by right for each event.

They will be joined by the top 16 non-qualified players from the ProTour Order of Merit at the entry deadline.

The final 16 players will be determined as follows: - Ten players from the PDC Tour Card Holder Qualifier - Four players from the Host Nation Qualifier - One Nordic & Baltic Qualifier - One East Europe Qualifier

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Luke Littler says he plans to reduce his schedule after winning a second European Tour title in Austria on Sunday.

The 17-year-old stormed to victory over Joe Cullen in the final in Graz to pick up another £30,000 in prize winnings.

Littler is flying high at the top of the Premier League, having won three of the last five nights in the competition.

He is on the cusp of securing qualification for the play-off stage and he took his fine recent form to Austria at the weekend.

Luke Littler confirmed he plans to reduce his schedule after winning the Austrian Darts Open

Littler overcame Zoran Lerchbacher on Friday and Damon Heta on Saturday to secure his place in Sunday's final stages.

He beat Krzysztof Ratajski and Danny Noppert to reach the semi-final, where he faced fellow Englishman Ross Smith.

Littler eased past the 35-year-old with a 7-2 win to set up the final against Cullen.

He was not at his best in the final but was still far too good for his opponent, winning 8-4.

Littler's rise up the rankings means he now qualifies automatically for European Tour events.

But he is set to disappoint some fans by admitting he plans to play fewer tournaments.

Littler said: "Yeah if I do well then obviously if I get into the other majors and I've secured myself then I can just drop out of stuff and take the days off as chilling and look onto the next thing.

"So winning this has done me really well."

It is the fourth PDC tournament Littler has won since bursting onto the scene at the World Darts Championship last December.

He won the Bahrain Masters in January and a Players Championship event in February.

Littler's last success before Sunday was at the Belgian Darts Open in March, with much of his focus since being on the Premier League.

His form in Austria proved he is currently the player to beat in the world of darts.

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Luke Littler was given a green jacket following his win at the Austrian Darts Open

The teenager, who was given a green jacket for his win, was delighted to pick up another trophy.

Littler added: "I'm just happy to get over the line again.

"It didn't happen [at the European Darts Grand Prix] in Sindelfingen but I've come here and I've put myself right and won another one.

"We started off really well but I think I stuck at it and Joe started to fall off and I saw that and I put my scoring back on top of his and I got over the line.

Luke Littler has now won two European Tour events

"I said Belgium was good but these [fans] are so much better, better than Belgium 100 per cent!

"This weekend has been good, my darts have been good and these guys [the crowd] have helped me so much."

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How Luke Littler is on path to £40millon net worth through sponsorship deals, sweaty merch and darts prize money

• Jon Boon , Features writer
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THE money keeps rolling in for Luke Littler.

On Sunday, the darts wonderkid , 17, won another European tour title when he beat Joe Cullen to land the Austrian Darts Open .

That win secured a £30,000 payday the Nuke £30,000, which was the same amount he secured for winning the Belgian Darts Open in March.

Along with success in Bahrain, the Dutch Masters and at the Worlds Championships, Littler has earned a staggering £387,000 in prize money from the sport.

But, it's not just through darts where Littler, who was recognised by Forbes as one of the best rising stars in sport with a magazine cover, is coining it in.

Already, sponsors including BoohooMAN and Target have signed the prodigious teen up on huge sponsorship deals.

YouTubers Sidemen drafted Luke in to promote their new cereal brand, Best.

While he has found a novel side hustle of selling off his used match shirts for up to £800.

Marketing dream

Littler became the talk of the sporting world in January, when he reached the final of the World Darts Championship.

Although he lost the final to Luke Humphries , he earned £200,000 for making so far.

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He also won the hearts of brands - with marketing managers seeing pound signs in their eyes the moment they locked eyes on Littler.

Young, talented, and relatable - it was no wonder BoohooMAN threw themselves at him first.

The online fashion retailer had already used footballers including Dele Alli and Jack Grealish for their range.

Now it was Littler's turn. He was offered a reported multi-million pound contract based on bonuses and potential earnings that he could earn in the coming years, as well as a percentage of sales.

Then, he was seen modelling their wear in ads - looking as fashionable as ever.

A month later, Target darts became the latest to sponsor Luke - adding him to their stable that includes Raymond van Barneveld , Rob Cross, Nathan Aspinall, and Stephen Bunting.

Although the figure wasn't released, it was said to be the 'biggest deal in darts history'.

Capitalising on Littler's moment, they soon released 'The Nuke' branded Tungsten arrows, as well as match shirts, and branded darts wallets.

YouTubers Sidemen were the next to snap up Littler, using him to promote their Best cereal.

In the filmed ad , Littler is seen tucking into a bowl whilst throwing three blind bullseyes.

After nailing the trio of 50 pointers, the oche icon gives the camera a cheeky eyebrow raise.

It's no wonder because he's making a mint.

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Success story.

Because he's making his money at such a young age from sponsors and in prize money, obvious comparisons to Tiger Woods have been made.

Littler might be hard pushed to match the legendary golfer's £1billion fortune, but should be maintain the trajectory he is on in the years to come he will continue to rake it in.

Back in March, it was revealed he had made £5,000 per day in prize money since turning professional.

He is now understood to boast a stunning net worth of £600,000.

Along with successes at the worlds, Bahrain, the Dutch Masters, Belgian and Austrian, Littler is one of eight stars involved in the Premier League, a 17-week road show that takes in seven countries.

He is guaranteed a minimum of £60,000 for being involved in the first place.

And given that he's currently top of the Premier League Darts table, should he win the thing - he will be net £275,000.

Matchroom Sport president Barry Hearn has tipped Littler to emulate Tiger Woods.

He told the  Telegraph : "This is a  Boris Becker  moment, this is a  Tiger Woods  moment.

"He's clearly got a lot going for him, his parents and the group around him are very supportive. Now they mustn't just look at the money because that will come automatically if you are good enough.

"There's a tremendous number of great players coming through because they smell the money. Top of the tree darts players are probably earning £2 to £2.5million a year. The biggest job for him will be to actually control his diary.

"With him it's a question of drip-feeding his notoriety. If I was managing him I'd put his fee up to an astronomical number and then, by the laws of supply and demand, that will cut down the possibility of him being burnt out.

"You compare it to [tennis player Emma] Raducanu . I wouldn't be cruel and call it a flash in the pan but that [Raducanu's 2021 US Open victory] is a one-off that hasn't been followed up.

"She's still a good player – there's something missing there, injuries whatever. This kid [Littler], you think, could be the face of darts for the next 25 years."

Selling sweaty merch

To top it off, Littler is now peddling the clothing off his own back.

He is cashing in on his success by selling signed match-worn shirts, having  started selling replica shirts  in March.

His signed shirt from his World Championship debut is available for £799.99.

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Inside littler's massive rise.

LUKE LITTLER has taken the darts world by storm since exploding onto the scene at the PDC World Championship.

The Nuke reached the final on his Ally Pally debut at just 16 years of age - smashing records along the way.

He has since joined Jude Bellingham on the Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe list .

And the teenage titan even had to snub an invite from the WWE.

The Sun exclusively revealed that Littler is plotting to create a fitness empire.

He is also cashing in away from the Oche thanks to an Instagram side hustle.

And he's even the face of a brand new cereal.

Check out all of our Luke Littler stories here .

The shirt he wore as he threw a nine-darter on route to winning the Belgian Darts Open in March is also on sale for the same price.

Clearly, Littler has a licence to print money right now.

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