Luke Littler inspires next generation of stars as excitement builds for semi-final clash Fans queued down the road ahead of Luke Littler’s hotly-anticipated semi-final clash in the World Darts Championship on Thursday night.
Business is booming at the St Helen’s Darts Shop, which Luke “the Nuke” first walked into aged 11.
He said: “We’ve been watching the darts and it's good to see a local lad doing so well... two local lads doing so well.”.
And it’s not just at the Ally Pally where the crowds are gathering - they’re also flocking to the shop when the teenage sensation bought his first set of arrows.
“Normally, come Easter, things die a death, but so many kids are playing darts now we get busier in the school holidays.