‘No one knows this’ – Luke Littler reveals unusual preparation for World Darts Championship and says ‘I had the visions’
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TEEN SENSATION Luke Littler cried tears of joy as he became the youngest world darts champion and banked £500,000. And the Nuke revealed he watched a rerun of the 2024 world final defeat to Luke Humphries – and had a premonition he would lift the Sid Waddell Trophy.
![[Luke Littler has revealed his preparation before winning the World Darts Championship final]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/luke-littler-celebrates-winning-final-961324799.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
The Warrington ace, 17, destroyed Michael van Gerwen 7-3 in less than one hour of playing time on his second tournament appearance at the PDC World Darts Championship. Littler broke down in tears when he nailed double 16 and then said: “I can’t believe it. We both played so well.
![[Littler revealed he rewatched the entirety of last year's final that he lost to Luke Humphries]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/luke-humphries-england-poses-trophy-957191866.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
“Everyone dreams of lifting this trophy, but you have got to get through a tough field. “I learned a lot. Nobody knows this but earlier today, I watched the whole game back against Luke. I just had the visions. “I said in interviews that I needed to get to a quick start and that’s what I did.
![[This time around Littler beat Michael van Gerwen 7-3]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/NINTCHDBPICT000961325122_e40915.jpg?strip=all&w=767)
“Michael was behind me, he was right behind me the whole way through. “The first game against Ryan Meikle was the game that really mattered. Throughout I have settled. “At 2-0 up, I started getting nervous, but I told myself to relax. To get it over and done with, that was special.”.
BEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERS. Littler, who has banked more than £1.5million in prize money since turning pro in January 2024, was handed the trophy by six-time Olympic cycling champion Chris Hoy, who has Stage Four prostate cancer. He added: “I could end 2025 winning absolutely nothing. But I picked up the best.
