Promoter Barry Hearn says Luke Littler has taken darts 'from a sport to mainstream' but the teen sensation 'won't monopolise' the game like Phil Taylor did.
Promoter Barry Hearn says Luke Littler has taken darts 'from a sport to mainstream' but the teen sensation 'won't monopolise' the game like Phil Taylor did. Littler rose to fame by embarking on a remarkable run to the final of the PDC World Darts Championship earlier this year.
'Littler took us from a sport to mainstream. All of a sudden kids were watching, nans and grandads, parents were watching. It became what we always look for in sport - a narrative. It's about the personality and the stories behind the personality, getting people involved so they can enjoy the sport from several different angles.
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