December 20th 2023.
Sixteen-year-old Luke Littler is about to make his big debut in the World Darts Championship. His opponent, Christian Kist, is no stranger to big moments, having caused a stunning upset to win the BDO world title on debut at Lakeside back in 2012.
Littler is the hottest young prospect in darts, having won the Winmau World Youth Championship last month and retaining his JDC World Championship title on the Alexandra Palace stage on Sunday.
When asked if he had a distant memory of Kist's big win, the teenager replied "I didn't even know he had won it! I have seen him on the Tour a few years ago. He has done well on the Challenge Tour and I know what he is capable of. He has been invited to ProTours."
It's clear that Littler isn't short of confidence. He's already fancies his chances of knocking off his first two opponents at Ally Pally, saying "I know the trophy is there. If my game is there then I have a decent chance of winning my first two games."
But it's not just luck and talent that have brought Littler to this stage. He's been playing for an incredibly long time given his age, starting very early and looking up to the GOAT, Phil Taylor. Littler explains "I first picked up a set of magnetic darts when was about one and a half years old. My mum and dad got it for me. At the age of four, I started playing on a small board with proper Phil Taylor darts. Around the age of six or seven, I started throwing from the proper height in proper length. Proper darts from nine years old."
With his impressive start to his career at PDC majors, and the support of the legendary Phil Taylor, Littler is sure to be attracting a lot of attention as he makes his World Darts Championship debut on Wednesday. Let's embrace the generational talent that is Luke Littler and see what he can do!
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