For one night only, the world champion’s hometown club Warrington Wolves rebranded their ground as the ‘Luke Littler Stadium’ for their Betfred Super League game against Catalans Dragons on Friday.
Littler, who also participated in a promotional event for the Cheshire club’s game against Wigan in Las Vegas next week, also asked if he could take one of the stadium signs bearing his name home.
Warrington, playing their first home game since that victory, invited Littler – a regular season ticket-holder at what is usually called the Halliwell Jones Stadium – to parade his trophy on the pitch before kick-off.
Many in the darts world believe Luke Littler can own Alexandra Palace for years to come – but rugby league has named a stadium after him.
Littler, then 17, defeated Michael van Gerwen at ‘Ally Pally’ to claim his sport’s top prize a year after bursting on to the scene with a stunning run to the final.
