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Reigning BetMGM Premier League Darts champion Luke Littler returns to defend his crown in the 2025 season.
Last year marked Litter’s first appearance in this prestigious tournament. The teenager handled it with aplomb – finishing top of the league before besting Luke Humphries in the final on Play-Offs Night.
The 18-year-old has gone from strength to strength since his BetMGM Premier League Darts victory last May, adding the Grand Slam of Darts, World Series Finals and PDC World Darts Championship crowns to his accolades to cement himself as one of the favourites heading into this year’s BetMGM Premier League.
Below, you can take an in-depth look at ‘the Nuke’ and delve into his career highlights ahead of the 17-night 2025 BetMGM Premier League Darts season, which kicks off on 6th February in Belfast.
Luke Littler History
Where else to start than with the performance that shook the darts world – Littler’s appearance at the 2024 World Darts Championship.
Heading to Alexandra Palace for his debut at the tournament, Littler took it all in his stride.
After winning his opening three matches Littler faced an all-time great, and one of his darting heroes, in Raymond van Barneveld. The teenager dispatched the living legend with a 105.01 average in a stellar 4-1 victory, booking himself a spot in the quarter-finals and truly announcing himself to the world.
Wins over Brendan Dolan and 2018 world champion Rob Cross continued Littler’s fairytale tournament but he came up just short against world number one Humphries in the final.
Nonetheless, a star was born at the 2024 World Championship and his meteoric rise continued unabated.
The Nuke’s performance at the World Championship earned him a spot in the 2024 BetMGM Darts Premier League, where he won four nights and topped the regular season table with 40 points ahead of Humphries and Michael van Gerwen.
A win over ‘Bully Boy’ Michael Smith in the semi-final set up a World Championship final rematch with Humphries. Littler made no mistake this time, coming out on top with an 11-7 victory in the final as well as throwing a nine-darter.
In September, Littler added the World Series Finals title to his growing majors list after toppling Chris Dobey, Michael van Gerwen and Michael Smith. That momentum continued into the next month as the Grand Slam became his third major of the year.
The 2025 World Darts Championship marks the apex of Littler’s career so far. He produced a masterclass to knock out Ryan Meikle in the second round, setting the record for the highest set average at the World Championship with 140.91 in the final set.
Wins over Ian White, Ryan Joyce, Nathan Aspinall and fan favourite Stephen Bunting followed before meeting Van Gerwen in the final.
Littler dominated the showpiece, winning 7-3 against the three-time champion and becoming the youngest-ever PDC world darts champion at 17 years and 347 days.
Luke Littler Stats
Luke Littler has already enjoyed immense success in his short, but illustrious, career. Here are some highlights:
- Littler became the youngest player to ever throw a televised nine-darter when he did so on his way to defeating Nathan Aspinall 6-3 at the 2024 Bahrain Masters
- He threw three more nine-darters in 2024, including one in the BetMGM Premier League Darts final
- In the 2024 PDC Darts World Championship, he broke the record for the highest average by a debutant with his 106.12 average in the first-round victory over former Lakeside champion Christian Kist
- Littler won the 2024 BetMGM Premier League Darts title in his debut year in the competition
- ‘The Nuke’ lifted 10 titles in 2024 and began 2025 by winning the PDC World Darts Championship, becoming the youngest winner of the title at 17 years and 347 days
- Littler holds the PDC World Championship record for the highest set average, averaging 140.91 in the final set during his victory over Ryan Meikle.
- Littler also won the Ballon d'Art trophy for the most 180s scored in the 2024 World Championship with 76
Luke Littler Titles
Since exploding onto the darts scene at the 2024 PDC World Championship Littler has amassed quite the resume, including:
- PDC World Championship – 2025
- BetMGM Premier League - 2024
- Grand Slam of Darts - 2024
- World Series Finals - 2024
- Bahrain Darts Masters – 2024
- Poland Darts Masters - 2024
- Austrian Darts Open – 2024
- Belgian Darts Open – 2024
- Player Championship events – 2024 (x3)
- PDC World Youth Championship – 2023
Related Players
Littler will look to defend his BetMGM Premier League Darts crown against seven of the biggest names in the sport.
He will take on seven-time winner Michael van Gerwen and come head-to-head once more with the man who defeated him in the 2024 PDC World Championship final: Luke Humphries.
Seven-time major champion Gerwyn Price, 2018 world champion Rob Cross, 2024 Masters titlist Stephen Bunting, former World Matchplay winner Nathan Aspinall and ex-Masters champion Chris Dobey round out a world-class field that Littler will have to navigate.
Read more about the other 2025 BetMGM Premier League Darts participants below. It’s showtime!