LUKE LITTLER reveals what it's like to become a millionaire at 17: The darts sensation on why girls won't leave him alone, what he's doing with his £500,000 prize money and the unexpected place he holidays in first interview since conquering the world In a hoodie and tracksuit bottoms, his hair matted down, he might be mistaken for a teenager on a holiday abroad.
Victory meant Littler went one better than 12 months earlier when his staggering run, which propelled him to fame, ended in defeat at the last hurdle to Luke Humphries, his fellow Englishman.
On January 3, the most precocious darts sensation of this or any generation beat Michael van Gerwen 7-3 in the PDC World Championship final with a free-wheeling repertoire of gifts.
He has never driven a car; he couldn't buy a beer until he turned 18 on Tuesday; he’s never willingly read a book.
But he possesses a genius ability to aim 23-gram missiles accurately at a board from 7ft, 9 1⁄4in away, oche to target.
