The Grand Slam of Darts was a marvellous watch as the last two champions have gone on to win the Worlds just a month or so later. So, can Luke the Nuke continue that streak? Well he’s now the bookies favourite and here’s how he got there after a remarkable week in Wolverhampton.
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00:00Luke Littler is a darting millionaire and for the first time a major champion in a ranking
00:08event.
00:09The Grand Slam of darts was his thanks to a stunning 16-3 victory over Martin Lutmann
00:15in Wolverhampton on Sunday night, the latest landmark for the 17-year-old in his first
00:20season as a professional.
00:22The £150,000 award took Littler's career prize money into seven figures and though
00:28not all of that counts towards the PDC Order of Merit, it has elevated him to number five
00:35in the standings.
00:36Littler's run to the final of the World Championship in January, when he was still 16, catapulted
00:42him into global headlines.
00:45He is now the bookie's favourite to follow Michael Smith and Luke Humphreys in becoming
00:49world champion immediately after winning the Grand Slam when Yuletide Darts returns on
00:54December 15th, with the final on January 3rd.