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.

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.

Phil Taylor says the best two pieces of advice he can give Luke Littler are to get hold of some comfortable shoes and a mattress topper. The Nuke became the youngest ever winner of the World Darts Championship last week when he beat Michael van Gerwen 7-3 in the Alexandra Palace 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.

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 set his sights on becoming the most successful darts player ever after becoming the sport’s youngest world champion at age 17.

Luke Littler is the newly-crowned PDC World Darts Champion after defeating Michael van Gerwen in the final on Friday - but what's next for the teenage sensation?

Luke Littler has revealed he will 'never say' that he's the best player in the world after his electrifying World Darts Championship final win over Michael van Gerwen on Friday night. The prodigy won 7-3 at Alexandra Palace to become the youngest world champion in history,