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Luke Littler’s beautiful new mansion after £1m prize and £20m contract secured

The 19-year-old continues his outstanding success after profitable back-to-back World Championships.

Luke Littler is again profitable on the oche as soon as extra (Picture: Getty)

Luke Littler will not be lounging round in his new mansion because the darts season kicks off as soon as once more. The 19-year-old secured his second consecutive World Championship towards Gian van Veen, firmly establishing himself as a formidable pressure within the sport.

With out lacking a beat, he went on to win the inaugural Saudi Arabia Darts Masters, defeating Michael van Gerwen 8-5. Littler’s meteoric rise over the previous yr has been nothing in need of extraordinary, bagging six main titles in 2025 alone. His trophy haul contains the UK Open, World Matchplay, World Grand Prix, Grand Slam, Gamers Championship Finals and, in fact, the World Championship.

The teen reveals no indicators of slowing down, promising much more dominance on the planet of darts. Following his victory in Saudi, Littler mentioned: “I feel I’ve overachieved, however I’ve undoubtedly bought higher as I’ve bought older and the calendar’s gone on and we have entered extra tournaments.

“However we do not cease right here, we try to get higher. In case you are not having fun with it then there is not any level travelling, there is no such thing as a level even stepping on stage. However I will probably be round for a lot of, a few years and I am nonetheless hungry for extra titles.”

Garry Plummer, the chairman of Goal, mentioned: “I met Luke on the BDO Youth World Championship Qualifier when he was 12, and that day his dad requested if we’d sponsor him. We might by no means taken on somebody so younger, however I noticed one thing particular in him and saying sure was straightforward.

“Watching him develop since, as each a participant and an individual, has been a privilege. His achievements on and off the oche have been outstanding, and this new settlement celebrates every part we have constructed collectively and the thrilling future forward.”

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