Luke Littler has earned a huge amount of money in his short darts career so far, but is not intending to go wild with his cash after landing the biggest prize in the sport. The 17-year-old beat Michael van Gerwen 7-3 to win the World Darts Championship on Friday night at Alexandra Palace, becoming the youngest world champion in the sport’s history.

Luke Littler became the youngest world darts champion in history and added a whopping £500,000 to his career earnings, but is set to lose almost half of his winnings. The 17-year-old, who dominated Michael van Gerwen in the Alexandra Palace final to win 7-3, went one step further than last year after finishing as runner-up to Luke Humphries.

At just 17, Luke Littler is the youngest PDC world darts champion in history after an emphatic victory over Michael van Gerwen at Ally Pally on Friday night, battering the three-times world champ with