Final of the Darts World Cup: Darts prodigy Luke Littler becomes world champion at the age of 17

The explosion of emotions in London’s Alexandra Palace after the last throw of the Darts World Cup sounded like a big bang for the sport. With a direct hit on the double 16, the previous crown prince of arrow throwing was crowned king, so to speak, on Friday evening – at just 17 years old. Englishman Luke Littler is now the youngest darts world champion after his 7-3 win against three-time champion Michael van Gerwen. He replaces van Gerwen, who won the World Cup for the first time in 2014 as a 24-year-old.