The PDC World Darts Championship 2025 started in mid-December 2024, and is about to end. A year ago, a relatively unknown teenager named Luke Littler lost to Luke Humphries. Over the next 12 months, Littler (who turns 18 on January 21) became a celebrity in the darts world, and a beloved athlete in the UK.
Darts as a professional sport is not very popular outside of the UK, with the exception of the Netherlands, which has been home to many of the world's best darts players, such as Michael van Gerwen. But the sport is very popular in England, especially thanks to people like Littler, who, at just 17 years old, broke countless PDC (Professional Darts Corporation) records.
The only major trophy he is missing is the world championship, and he will have the opportunity to win it before he turns 18. He is the fan favorite for tomorrow's final, Friday 3, but before that he will have to defeat Stephen Bunting in Thursday's semi-final.
The aforementioned Michael van Gerwen, the only non-British player in the top 8 of the world championship, will also face Chris Dobey today. The match will take place at 7:30 p.m. GMT (8:30 p.m. CET).
