Luke Littler made it to the last of the 2023/24 Paddy Power World Darts Championship at AlexandraPalace There is ₤500,000 cash prize up for grabs.
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LONDON– A 16- year-old called Luke Littler on Wednesday will contend in the last of the PDC World Darts Championship intending to end up being the youngest ever winner of the sport’s premier competition.
Littler will play in the last versus brand-new world primary and fellow Brit Luke Humphries with ₤500,000 ($631,345) up for grabs for the winner at the Alexandra Palace inLondon The runner-up will bag ₤200,000
It has actually been a fairy tale run for Littler who beat 2018 world champ Rob Cross in the semis to make it to the last.
Coming into the world champion, Littler was ranked 164 by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC), the governing body in charge of the competition. On his course to the last, he has actually knocked out some highly-ranked names in the sport consisting of five-time world champ Raymond van Barneveld.
If Littler is triumphant, he will be the youngest ever winner of the World DartsChampionship The record is held by Michael van Gerwen who won the title in 2014 at the age of 24.
Littler has actually gotten the hearts and minds of fans in the U.K. thanks to his food options, exposing that he likes to consume a kebab as a post-match meal.
In an interview with Sky Sports after his semi-final win on Tuesday, he exposed what he’ll be doing on the day of the last. “I’ll do what I’ve been doing. In the early morning, choose a ham and cheese omelet, then come here have my pizza and after that [practise] on the board. That’s what I’ve done every day,” Littler stated.
The 16- years of age has actually likewise made the regard of his peers, and his finals challenger Humphries.
“I’m probably going to have to play the game of my life … to stand a chance of beating him. I know what’s in front of me, I know the task it is, it is an uphill task. I got to play at my best … I know that,” Humphries stated in an interview with Sky Sports after his semi-final win.
