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Luke Littler: Darts. Kebabs. Vapes. In that order.
🕑 Added 2026-01-02 07:00:04 +0000 UTCThe Rope and Anchor, 2013.
The pub’s 53-year-old darts champion gulps as his opponent puts down his PSP and step up to the oche.
It’s Luke Littler, the six year old sensation whose rise to the top has just begun.
From splurging prize money on vapes to chirpsing girls on Xbox live, this is the story of darts’ first wonderkid…
Links from the pod:
Luke playing at 18 months old: https://x.com/JumbleBag/status/1748617919368499612
Crowd singing “you’ve got school in the morning”: https://www.skysports.com/darts/video/12288/13035515/school-in-the-morning-16-year-old-luke-littler-loves-crowd-chant
Michael van Gerwen aged 17: https://share.google/H8BENZ9THwVUf4OqA
Rival’s post match interview: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=845583344145998
“Nah chill begging it”: https://x.com/AFC_Iddy/status/1916919883578647002
Comments
James Shepherd
Orange juice and lemonade at the pub when you're young feels like a you've made it
G
My question is: has anybody seen Jack and Ryan Searle in the same room? Just saying. It might only be the hair though.
