THE organisers of a local Darts league are hoping for a 'resurgence' in the sport in Carlisle after Luke Littler claimed his maiden World Championship title.

Luke Littler has jetted off to Spain to soak in the sun and celebrations of his World Darts Championship victory. The 17-year-old defeated Michael van Gerwen in a comfortable 7-3 final, going one step further than the previous season when he was beaten by Luke Humphries, and earned a cool half a million pounds in the process.

Luke Littler says there is a target on his back now he is world champion as he prepares to launch a defence of his Premier League darts title next month.

Luke Littler won his first PDC World Darts Championship earlier this month, beating Michael van Gerwen in the final, and the referee in charge of the second half has now opened up on what it was like

Teenage star Luke Littler has reached the final at the world darts championship — again. Still just 17, Littler routed Stephen Bunting 6-1 on Thursday to give himself another shot at the title, one year after his unlikely run brought waves of new fans to the sport.

The 17-year-old Littler brilliantly beat Van Gerwen 7-3 with an average of almost 103 as he went one better than 12 months ago

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.

Teenage darts sensation Luke Littler is set to parade his World Championship trophy at Old Trafford following his stunning victory over Michael van Gerwen, reports say. The 17-year-old world champion is expected to showcase the Sid Waddell Trophy during Manchester United's home clash with Brighton on January 19.