Name: Luke Littler
Nickname: The Nuke
DOB: January 21, 2007
Home Town: Warrington, England
Laterality: Right handed
Darts: 23g Target signature
Walk-on Song: Pitbull ft. Flo Rida & LunchMoney Lewis - Greenlight
Best achievement: 2024/25 PDC World Darts Championship winner

LUKE LITTLER

It has been a meteoric rise in the professional game for Luke Littler as his run to the final of the 2023/24 PDC World Darts Championship catapulted him into the top 32 of the world rankings. Then aged just 16, ‘The Nuke’ was the youngest player to reach the final at Alexandra Palace, and he has followed up that history-making run with even more success on the oche. In May 2024, he became the youngest winner of a PDC major title after triumphing in the Premier League on his debut.

The teenager began his first season on the PDC tour by winning the Bahrain Darts Masters, writing more headlines with a nine-dart leg on his way to victory on his World Series debut. Littler’s fast ascent in the PDC ranks continued by winning Players Championship 1 on his ProTour debut, with his title-winning run extending with victories in the Belgian Darts Open and Premier League. The 2023 PDC world youth champion’s exploits on the oche continues to thrill darts fans all over the world with more major success following in the 2024 Grand Slam of Darts, 2025 UK Open, World Matchplay and World Grand Prix, along with a history-making triumph in the PDC World Darts Championship in January 2025.

What rank is Luke Littler in darts? The Luke Littler ranking continues to rise with his historic victory at Alexandra Palace at the start of 2025 moving him up to second place on the PDC Rankings Ladder.

What darts does Luke Littler use?

What darts does Luke Littler use - The darts Luke Littler currently uses are his signature Target Luke Littler Gen 1 Darts in 23g. These darts have been designed in collaboration with ‘The Nuke’ and Target to meet his exact requirements and help him perform on the oche.

Littler’s signature darts are made of 90% tungsten and feature a multi-grip barrel profile. The front and centre of the barrel consist of a dual pixel tip to provide a high level of grip, whilst the rear of the barrel has fine radial grooves to offer more of a subtle grip at the back of the dart.

The barrels are finished with a black PVD performance coating and extra re-machining to further highlight the dual pixel tip technology. The Luke Littler darts set is complete with Target Pro Grip Shafts and signature Luke Littler Flights.

‘The Nuke’ has also collaborated with Target to create the Luke Littler Loadout Darts. This set differs from his Gen 1 Darts in their look and feel, with the Loadout Darts including radial grooves along the straight barrel for extra grip as well as purple and yellow coloured rings on the barrels to match his signature branding. Find out more about the teenage sensation’s playing style with our ‘How To Play Darts Like Luke Littler’ blog.

Check out our entire range of dartboards, darts shirts, dart flights and darts cases to complete your darts setup.

Career Highlights

There have already been plenty of career highlights for Luke Littler despite his young age. The youngster has broken records on his way to winning the 2024 Premier League and reaching the final of the PDC World Darts Championship. He has won multiple major titles during his first two seasons on the PDC tour, winning the Grand Slam of Darts, World Darts Championship, UK Open, World Matchplay and World Grand Prix. The ‘Luke Littler age’ and ‘how old is Luke Littler’ queries have often been brought up amongst darts fans and pundits as ‘The Nuke’ continues to strut his stuff on the big stage at such a young age.

Premier League

Luke Littler enjoyed a debut to remember in the 2024 Premier League, winning the tournament at the first attempt and becoming the youngest major champion in the history of the PDC. Aged just 17 during his maiden Premier League campaign, ‘The Nuke’ delighted darts fans in some of the largest indoor arenas across the UK and Europe, picking up four nightly titles to finish top of the table at the end of the league phase.

Littler created even more history in the end of season play-offs, beating the 2022/23 and 2023/24 PDC world champions to win the Premier League title. After beating Michael Smith 10-5 in the semi-finals, the teenage star avenged his World Championship final defeat to Luke Humphries, seeing off the reigning PDC world champion 11-7 and hitting a nine-dart finish on the way to clinching his first major title.

The 2025 Premier League season saw Littler break even more records, winning a staggering six nightly titles during the league phase to finish top of the table once again. However, the teenage star’s title bid ended in disappointment as, after beating Gerwyn Price 10-7 in the semi-finals, he was beaten 11-8 by Humphries in the final.

Read our ‘Premier League Darts’ blog to find out more about the biggest annual roadshow in darts!

World Darts Championship

Luke Littler burst onto the scene with a run to the final of the 2023/24 PDC World Darts Championship. On his debut in the biggest tournament in darts, ‘The Nuke’ lit up the Alexandra Palace with a series of standout performances to reach the showpiece final, where he faced Luke Humphries. Littler was beaten 7-4 in sets by Humphries in a thrilling contest that was watched by millions around the world.

Then at the age of 16, Littler was not only the youngest player to appear in the final, but he also set a record for being the youngest player to win a match in the tournament. In his first-round victory against Christian Kist, he broke the record for the highest three-dart average by a debutant in the World Championship when he posted an impressive average of 106.12.

A year later ‘The Nuke’ went one better as he defeated Michael van Gerwen 7-3 in the final of the 2024/25 PDC World Darts Championship. Littler averaged 102.73 in the decider against van Gerwen as he made even more history, becoming the youngest PDC world champion at just 17 years old.

9 Dart Finishes

How many 9 darters has Luke Littler had? The Luke ‘The Nuke’ Littler 9 darter collection includes perfect legs in the Premier League, World Matchplay, World Series of Darts, European Tour and Players Championships. Just a few days before his 17th birthday, Littler threw a nine-dart finish against Nathan Aspinall during the 2024 Bahrain Darts Masters – a tournament he would go on to win later that day.

‘The Nuke’ struck perfection again during his title-winning run in Players Championship 1, throwing a nine-dart leg in his third-round victory over Michele Turetta. He followed that up with another nine darter in the final of the Belgian Darts Open against Rob Cross. Littler’s fourth nine-dart finish of the 2024 season came in the Premier League final during his victory over Luke Humphries. In 2025, Littler added to his perfect leg collection with nine darters in the Premier League (vs Michael van Gerwen) and World Matchplay (vs Josh Rock).

 

Need some help on what to purchase from our collection of Luke Littler darts? Use our contact us page to chat with our customer services team at Darts Corner. Our team can offer their assistance if you have a question about the darts in this range, as well as any queries related to delivery and returns. You can also find out the Luke Littler football team of choice by reading our ‘What Football Teams Do The Pros Support?’ blog.

Picture: PDC