SHOWMAN Luke Littler has officially become a man. Today, on Littler’s 18th birthday, the world champion isofficially an adult – he can buy booze, fireworks and register to vote.

Already boasting an impressive resume, Littler kicked off the year by clinching the World Darts Championship title, becoming the youngest ever world champion after defeating Michael van Gerwen at Alexandra Palace this month. His victory added to a stellar year in which he also picked up the Premier League and the Grand Slam of Darts titles.

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.

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.

Luke Littler has suffered his first defeat since last month's PDC World Darts Championship as Gerwyn Price produced a stunning performance to win in the Bahrain Masters quarterfinal on Friday.

World champion Luke Littler was knocked out of the Bahrain Masters quarter-finals after a 6-2 defeat to Gerwyn Price. The 2021 world champion delivered a superb performance to surge into the last four,

The reason behind Luke Littler’s ‘rusty’ display at the Bahrain Masters just weeks after his World Darts Championship triumph has been revealed