00:00On the grand stage of London, Luke Littler rested his head on the PDC World Championship
00:07Trophy and confirmed what the sport is rapidly accepting. Darts now belongs to him. At just 18,
00:14Littler became only the fourth player to retain a world title, completing a ruthless run
00:19that felt inevitable long before the final dart was thrown. Since losing his final on the debut
00:25as a 16-year-old, Littler has dominated darts with certainty rarely seen in the sport.
00:31He is world number one, the youngest world champion in history. Over the past year alone
00:35has collected a stack of televised titles while barely showing vulnerability.
00:41This championship was the clearest example yet. Forsetch dropped all tournament,
00:45a third final in three appearances and a final played entirely on his terms. His impact now
00:51stretches far beyond the hockey. Littler is a mainstream sporting figure, discussed on major
00:56American sports shows and described by some as the most dominant athlete in the world right now.
01:03The numbers support the hype. Average is regularly north of 100. 180 is reining in and ability to
01:09finish his under pressure breaks opponents' belief. Even hostility fuels him. Booed earlier in the
01:15tournament, Littler responded with defiance, then dismantled Dutch number one, Jan van Veyn.
01:207-1 in a final that showcased his composure and cruelty. From a forgotten pre-match pizza to
01:27closing with a 1-4-7 checkout, it was theatre and supremacy combined. Asked about Phil Taylor's
01:34once-untouchable record, Littler smiled. The future is distant, the present, unmistakably, is his.
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