Luke Littler takes to the oche for the first time at the 2025 PDC World Championships on Saturday, facing Ryan Meikle
Luke Littler enters the World Darts Championships on Saturday aiming to go one better than last year and win the tournament. To boost his confidence, a supercomputer has backed the teenage sensation to the hilt.
A year has passed since that heartbreak - a first year on the Pro Tour, no less. Over that time Warrington-based Littler has won three PDC titles - the Premier League included, won BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year award, is set to become the professional face of ITV's upcoming reboot of Bullseye plus has taken home a total prize pot exceeding £1m.
Anything can happen at Ally Pally - Littler being evidence of that 12 months ago. But this time installed as tournament favourite, he will be hoping to go all the way and become world champion. They explain that it uses player performance metrics, historical data, and recent form to simulate the tournament thousands of times. Each player’s progression through the rounds is evaluated based on win probabilities derived from this comprehensive data analysis.
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