The Middle Age 16 Year Old Who Became Darts Champion (Luke Littler)

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The Middle Age 16 Year Old Who Became Darts Champion (Luke Littler)

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Luke "The Nuke" Littler is a 16 year old Darts phenomenon who appeared out of seemingly nowhere to regenerate the sport and become one of the biggest names in the darts world within a matter of weeks.....
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00:00 - 00:57 - Intro
00:58 - 02:23 - Luke's Origin Story
02:24 - 04:21 - Rising Through The Ranks
04:22 - 05:09 - World Championship Qualifying
05:10 - 06:35 - Becoming A Viral Meme
06:36 - 07:35 - Playing With The Big Boys
07:36 - 09:06 - Darts Technique & Beating Champions
09:07 - 10:50 - Luke Girlfriend Drama
10:51 - 11:58 - World Championship Final
11:59 - 13:38 - Nine Darter & Winning Tournament
13:39 - 14:43 - Conclusion

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@phatmemer69 6 ай бұрын

Kebabs. Darts. Vapes. In that order. P.S. - Whoever is doing the voiceover on this video is a complete idiot! They don't even know how to pronounce words smh 😤

@Greenyrich74 6 ай бұрын

Grand Pricks 😂

@jwright8682 6 ай бұрын

Grand pricks (prix) is a bad one 😂

@bubledits 6 ай бұрын

grand pricks

@Benjamin3.5 6 ай бұрын

grand pri cks

@thegaffer9616 6 ай бұрын

Yeah, totally agree! Got a lot of facts wrong too! Grand priks 😂😂

@jamiejosh96 6 ай бұрын

Just think most parents have to stand on the side of a wet muddy pitch in the cold for their kids sports hobby….. Luke’s dad just had to go to the pub

@Darthvvill 6 ай бұрын

I'm assuming he went the pub with his boy was what got luke into darts and not the other way round lol

@X3N1TH 6 ай бұрын

I'm a bowler 😂 that works too

@HelloHelloe 5 ай бұрын

Its England man come on@@Darthvvill

@foxytube3245 6 ай бұрын

As someone who has been a darts fan for years, I have never seen anything like Littler or the attention he has given the game ever!

@foxytube3245 6 ай бұрын

Also the name pronunciations are hilarious 😂

@phatmemer69 6 ай бұрын

haha yeah If you watch the channel you'll know that's a weak point of mine 😂

@foxytube3245 6 ай бұрын

@@phatmemer69Yeah I’ve been watching about 6 months mate 😂

@christopherrichardson5352 6 ай бұрын

It is absolutely insane and I am totally loving it. I've been a HUGE darts fan for years, but this past month has taken everything to a whole new level thanks to Luke THE NUKE Littler. This young man has got the darts world in a complete uproar and rightly so. With his second place finish in the World Championships, his 9 darter and win in the Bahrain Masters it has left us all continuing to ask is there anything this young man can't do. My answer is nothing because he IS capable of doing anything which he has proven over the past few weeks. It's a fairytale story that is REAL and Luke is writing it for us all to see with his brilliant talent. Well well well done young man!!! ☢☢☢

@misfit2022 6 ай бұрын

My father said the Eric Bristow impact was huge as he entered his first world championship at 20 and had won his first world championship at 22. Not exactly 16 but the average age of darts players was much older back then.

@nestorfont9118 6 ай бұрын

16 year old with a full beard and receding hairline opening presents, chef’s kiss 🤌🏼

@Greatgiant19 5 ай бұрын

ikr, i cant believe he's 16 💀

@JJ-zr6fu 5 ай бұрын

Yeah I’m not buying it. The facial hair is fine the hairline isn’t. Unless he’s taking steriods which it doesn’t look like.

@TheLA384 5 ай бұрын

@@JJ-zr6fusome people have this "desease" that causes them to go bald at a young age. Friend of mine was almost bald when he was about 15.

@rawr4799 5 ай бұрын

@@TheLA384 It's not a disease wtf

@TheLA384 5 ай бұрын

@@rawr4799 Sorry, didn't know what else to call it, English is not my native language. I believe it was something where the hair follicles die off or something like that. I believe it's a form of alopecia.

@earlofdrumer1851 6 ай бұрын

"Luke won the UK Grand Pricks" 😆

@sjp3568 6 ай бұрын

ha came here just to say the same. I pronounced that wrong when I was like 11 and never lived it down.

@ajaxtelamonian5134 6 ай бұрын

I always will pronounce it Pricks.

@josephe5717 6 ай бұрын

came here for that

@brycenall4410 6 ай бұрын

@@sjp3568 I remember telling my dad I won the Grand Pricks on Mario Kart when I was like 10 and he just laughed and corrected me lol

@louper3002 5 ай бұрын

i literally Googled "do brits pronounce grand prix, gran pricks?" haha

@lolza-qh2xw 5 ай бұрын

This is surprisingly wholesome. Parents saw he was good at something and just let him crack on, can't fault the guy.

@MrWhatyousee 4 ай бұрын

Aight +1 there

@listpost 6 ай бұрын

FUN FACT: Luke drove his parents back home from the hospital the day after being born

@YuriTaard 5 ай бұрын

He already had a beard and could hit a 180

@lukesimpson3080 6 ай бұрын

Littler is the reason I now watch darts, bought a board, and now play. He’s a superstar

@Bbb-lv6fs 6 ай бұрын

You and every other 14 year old

@lukesimpson3080 6 ай бұрын

@@Bbb-lv6fs You sound very jealous

@Joe-uv9jo 6 ай бұрын

@@lukesimpson3080 does he sound jealous or has he just called you out for being a bandwagoner

@Joe-uv9jo 6 ай бұрын

@jackmaguire3126 Another bandwagon merchant, do what you want and I'll do what I want.

@Josht-tl8rt 5 ай бұрын

@@Joe-uv9joyou absolute melt 😂

@harrylancasterr.clothing2915 6 ай бұрын

Luke has made me get my darts bored out the loft it’s been up there for 14 years I’ve played every day since and loving it

@holyjebus 6 ай бұрын

Board*

@TransitionedToAShark 5 ай бұрын

Dart*

@AlastairBarker 5 ай бұрын

DEAR O DEAR.

@skboog 5 ай бұрын

I got a lot of respect for this kid! So young really good at his profession and a stand up man who doesn't let a media storm faze his relationship in the slightest, keep doing your thing big fella

@MrWhatyousee 4 ай бұрын

He is a real strong contender for the future...imo he is the new Phil Taylor!

@barleduckgeo 3 ай бұрын

@@MrWhatyousee he isnt yet obviously, but i can definitely see that in the future

@rosslittlejohn5515 6 ай бұрын

A was callin him 'double 16'😂..aw the best tae the guy..

@brownysshitfightofamind1828 6 ай бұрын

I spat my beer out laughing about socks.

@user-yt5il3yi1z 6 ай бұрын

😂😂😅 I thought he said that ha ha , so I wasn't hearing things 😂😂.

@BasedinReality1984 6 ай бұрын

Grand Prix isn’t pronounced like that. 😂 I made that mistake at 7 and had the whole house laughing at me.

@sjh5334 6 ай бұрын

Can you do a video on the rise and fall of Soccer AM- a real staple of Saturday football at one point. Plus quite controversial with some aspects not aging well

@jimmelton5846 6 ай бұрын

Soccer AM has been garbage for 20 years.

@tazcat9768 6 ай бұрын

This is about darts kt fucking football.... knob

@kobloxy44 4 ай бұрын

He’s only gone and done it

@BrodieTodd99 6 ай бұрын

Shows what having supportive parents can do for you

@Uptheroyals80 6 ай бұрын

Yep he’s an absolute darts machine

@cmen9537 5 ай бұрын

Poor you

@nwk-wt3ty 4 ай бұрын

Facts man. And now he's changed their lives. They deserve it.

@matthenault8770 6 ай бұрын

14 with that beard is crazy

@cal8462 5 ай бұрын

I’m from Warrington, same place as Luke. Since he came about I swear the whole of Warrington is now a darts fan

@bigcraigyt 6 ай бұрын

Young men with beer bellies was a violation

@Tyler-fe9mm 6 ай бұрын

Never really understood or was interested in darts until it was played at my work which was the semi finals of the world championship and I’ve never been so invested in a sport so much since then!

@dazzosheps 6 ай бұрын

Aspinall wasnt the first debutant to reach the 1/4 final since 2009.. Rob Cross did that in 2018 when won the title on debut.

@euanblair7886 6 ай бұрын

Aspinall didn't even play in the PDC until 2012!

@zackfrodsham1259 6 ай бұрын

Been watching darts for at least 15 years and ive never seen someone with the skill of luke litler at a young age

@xXMABSHREDXx 6 ай бұрын

"You look about 30"

@Uptheroyals80 6 ай бұрын

17, your 17

@kryzondaan1855 6 ай бұрын

There's looking older and then there's THAT!

@carlilez 5 ай бұрын

Pretty cool to see some of the older guys being in his corner.

@rijntje73 6 ай бұрын

5:40 Kristin Curse and Andrew Guiden? Phat Memer is definitely a darts afficionado, judging by those pronunciations! 🤣

@dmriley40 6 ай бұрын

I reckon the voice over is AI generated. Although "Grand Pricks" is hilarious

@rijntje73 6 ай бұрын

@@dmriley40 It's interesting that you say that and it triggers a thought within me. There are many channels nowadays with voices that use weird intonation for example that sound very unnatural, but still human and not robotic. Of course, some people will do this on purpose to be distinct, but I should not rule out that it's AI generated these days, because you input your voice and it gives a mimic of that input back. If you use a weird input on purpose, than the output will also sound more than the usual slightly off.

@Pwecko 6 ай бұрын

Pronunciations.

@rijntje73 6 ай бұрын

@@PweckoWoops, you're right Pwecko! Thanks for the heads up.

@ZeroNiteLite 2 ай бұрын

@@dmriley40don't think it's AI, just think the guy can't pronounce names.... AI wouldn't mess up Andrew Guilding's name that badly

@nigel9907 6 ай бұрын

8:12 Breaking down someones dart equipment almost sounds like Olivander talking about wands

@RetsamX 6 ай бұрын

Probably because they also included unnecessary information. Every player above hobby player level uses 90% tungsten darts. No need to say that 😅

@Allwin-lz6yj Ай бұрын

Sounded like he was breaking down a bolt action rifle lol

@JJ-dh5vq 6 ай бұрын

You may think he looks old, but British lads are just built like that. He's on his way to become Barry, 63

@kyle1493 6 ай бұрын

Not even close to being true

@AlainnCorcaigh 6 ай бұрын

No they are really not

@THO-BRO2000 6 ай бұрын

What are you doing outside of Reddit??

@gregorwhyte3699 5 ай бұрын

It's true ahha most of my friends had beards at 14 😭

@masonhudson-dale486 6 ай бұрын

He wasn’t the first debutant to reach the semis since Aspinall, Rob Cross did it in 2018

@AllThisOverASliceOfGabagool 6 ай бұрын

Exactly. And Aspinall didn't do it in 2009 either. Makes me think that some of this stuff said is bullshit if he can't get his basic facts straight.

@Niffjom 6 ай бұрын

He called it a " grand pricks " definitely got his script off chat GPT

@joesetterfield9684 6 ай бұрын

Never seen anything like the rise of Littler in darts, fairplay to him captivating new fans. He’s the McGregor of the darts world

@MrWhatyousee 4 ай бұрын

A agree with every word you say...but "The rise of Littler" sounds a bit like 1935...dont you agree? I have nothing against Luke...dont get me wrong...I think he is the new Phil Taylor and he is going to be the best out there

@I0NIZE 5 ай бұрын

It all started off so seriously that I was completely blindsided by the 'wanking into socks' joke. It made me laugh out loud. Also, Raymond Vlan Blarneyveld? 😂😂😂

@enlightenedone7141 4 ай бұрын

Very well presented video!!! This lad is nothing short of a Darts genius, absolutely love watching him play, no fear whatsoever of anyone!! Long may it continue. 'Wanking into a sock!!' Lol!! Takes me back!!!

@ivovicente9806 6 ай бұрын

This guy will be/already is the Ronnie O´Sullivan of darts.

@MrWhatyousee 4 ай бұрын

You mean...the new Phil Taylor?

@romanward78 6 ай бұрын

proud to say i followed littler when had around 2-3k followers

@ThKinG9german 5 ай бұрын

lol just sitting here, vaping, playing darts all day and thought today about getting a kebap.. now i saw this thumbnail 😂😂😂🎉

@slickstamps8110 6 ай бұрын

Hats of to dad for a fantastic bit of advice

@bernardjazz6344 6 ай бұрын

As a guy who's lived in both Runcorn and Warrington I can tell you he pretty much looks like any 16 year old around here, just gutted every local landlord knows he's underage.

@ankledsquid 6 ай бұрын

They prolly don't care tho lol

@steventaylor3884 2 ай бұрын

@@ankledsquid prolly?

@Eccex 6 ай бұрын

4:30 I splurted juice all over my keyboard.

@MrWhatyousee 4 ай бұрын

Let me guess...about the sock?

@steventaylor3884 2 ай бұрын

@@MrWhatyousee if he'd used the sock, no juice on his keyboard.

@TheFlameFoxx 6 ай бұрын

Rob Cross won the WDC on his debut.

@Vegablegrower 6 ай бұрын

Recently found your channel but literally watched all your videos across two weeks 😂 the way you narrate things and the way you edit it all together is reall impressive I have even watched videos on topics that no interest in haha, if you ever see this comment just wanted to say thanks for giving me great content which I have enjoyed keep it up 👍these videos clearly take a long time to research and edit but it would be cool to have some quicker uploads

@phatmemer69 6 ай бұрын

Really appreciate you watching! Weekly videos are coming :)

@Dugar-III 6 ай бұрын

OG Anderson hit the nail on the head. Let the kid play darts

@mossy199 6 ай бұрын

Top lad. Hes got me Bandwagoning darts!

@benjwillo 5 ай бұрын

Always gets me when people pronounce the the X in grand prix, comon dude

@COOKIEՏ 6 ай бұрын

I have loved darts for years, I have never seen anything like Littler or the attention he has given the game ever!!

@sneer0101 6 ай бұрын

Bot

@jackivan7632 6 ай бұрын

makes sense he is called The Nuke very similar to one of the most famous nukes, Little(r)boy

@tomhilliam301 6 ай бұрын

Prix? Really? 😂

@martyclarke969 4 ай бұрын

New sub for the socks comment alone 😂

@Chelskie-darts 6 ай бұрын

I’ve kept my eye on Luke for 2-3 years now , I remember watching him few years ago averaging over 100 and hitting a 9 darter in process AT THE AGE OF 13 😂 … I said the Luke littler era would be here 1 day , just didn’t expect it to be so fast 💪🎯

@markfellows2268 4 ай бұрын

I had to laugh at the Grand Pricks reference like others, but it's a good video.

@MhateyCS 5 ай бұрын

few weeks later he won his first Euro and MVG has a crisis, GOTTA LOVE DARTS

@rsk6929 5 ай бұрын

Mom & Dad are true supporters! Not all enabling is bad!

@paulbowman1762 6 ай бұрын

GO LUKE LITTLER ! FUTURE LEGEND OF DARTS FOR SURE ! GOODLUCK 👊🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

@lordfarquard9902 6 ай бұрын

Just one correction. It wasn’t Nathan Aspinall in 2009 who was the last debutant to reach the semi finals, it was Rob Cross in 2018 who won it all in Phil Taylor’s last game of televised darts.

@charliesmith6739 6 ай бұрын

It was 2018 that rob cross won against Taylor

@lordfarquard9902 6 ай бұрын

@@charliesmith6739 That’s what I actually meant to type lol I even checked the year before making the comment 😂 I’m daft. Still doesn’t change the fact that Aspinall wasn’t the last debutant to reach the semis

@charliesmith6739 6 ай бұрын

@@lordfarquard9902 yeah

@lordfarquard9902 6 ай бұрын

@@charliesmith6739 Just edited it mate nice one 👍🏻

@charliesmith6739 6 ай бұрын

@@lordfarquard9902 no problem mate

@joewilko93 6 ай бұрын

If Luke was 21 and his bird was 16 he’d be throwing toothpicks at a concrete wall in a jail cell, but it’s completely fine the other way round, someone explain, the worlds gone mad🤷‍♂️

@steventaylor3884 2 ай бұрын

Not in the uk if they got together after her sixteenth.

@MANIC3420 2 ай бұрын

And now premier league champion plus more And some 9 darters in there as well lol what a lad!

@OrpRemag 6 ай бұрын

really great video enjoyed the whole thing, I had to laugh when you said Andrew Guideing haha

@Fazpie456onxbox 2 ай бұрын

I've met Luke as I live in Warrington and he's a nice guy tbh

@lastfewtokes 6 ай бұрын

Not that I have a problem with Luke but imagine if it was discovered that a 21 year old man was in a relationship with a 16 year old girl. The man would be crucified in public and thrown in jail. Equality, ay?

@ajaxtelamonian5134 6 ай бұрын

And theyd been together a couple years.

@AM-kr4pv 5 ай бұрын

Yeah, I really feel for young guys who hit puberty hard and look "grown up" already in their mid teens because I think people find it too easy to disregard the idea that they could be being exploited.

@Swarm_ 5 ай бұрын

That's not how the law works mate. But you're right otherwise.

@lastfewtokes 5 ай бұрын

@@Swarm_ Not how what law works? I didn’t state any law

@rolo951 4 ай бұрын

Absolute nonce behavior

@Jxe_YT 6 ай бұрын

was that cal the dragon at 4:19 hahaha

@dannycool69 6 ай бұрын

Hope he can keep away from the media and just concentrate on the darts. Gary Anderson is spot on.

@jimmelton5846 6 ай бұрын

Gary Anderson was incorrect and Littler has reached 3 finals from 3 since those comments. He doesn't look at all concerned by the pressure.

@javatreecko 6 ай бұрын

Amazing video mate!

@philipmulville8218 4 ай бұрын

Excellent video. Thanks so much 👍

@getupstairstobed 4 ай бұрын

34 year old Michael Van Gerwen: I was slightly better than him at that age (16/17). Also Michael Van Gerwen: Gets beat by him a few months later despite Gerwen having 20 years experience, MVG still being considered in his prime.

@HamzaTalksFootball 6 ай бұрын

I think I'm right in saying that Littler was a dart away from making it 5-2. He also had 3 darts to save the game after Humphries missed 3 match darts in the final set. That chance to make it 5-2 in sets and missing it and it going 4-3 instead. Humphries then won 5 sets in a row.

@Septicaemic 4 ай бұрын

Luke was born as a healthy 15 year old

@james2156 5 ай бұрын

the meeting eachother on fifa is wrong btw

@finnmcginn9931 6 ай бұрын

I've played enough darts at the Legion to know just how bad I am at it. These guys are incredible.

@EatMyShortsAU 5 ай бұрын

There should be a pub olympics, darts, snooker, pool, drink carrying etc.

@vakama4923 6 ай бұрын

Small brag, I share a birthday with this man, literally down to the hours (timezones booooo!)

@bodenlosedosenhose1590 5 ай бұрын

5:00 Crazy. I've never had an opponent named 501.

@andrewbevan4662 6 ай бұрын

Prix is pronounced pree....

@user-bi8lv2bz6b 4 ай бұрын

Great Clip How many World Titles? Taylor won his first at 29. His last at 52 When Luke wins his first records will be smashed

@MillhouseSpeaks 6 ай бұрын

How his girlfriend made the bigger headlines

@Greenyrich74 6 ай бұрын

Say 'Grand Prix' again 😂

@Cloggieclover 6 ай бұрын

I think most peoples issue with his girlfriend, or at least mine, is that she is 21 and he is a child. If it were the other way around we’d be rightly calling him a nonce. It’s at best a natural relationship, at worst grooming/noncery

@lachlanchester8142 6 ай бұрын

Well maybe grooming yeah but it is technically (☝️🤓) legal

@Cloggieclover 6 ай бұрын

@@lachlanchester8142 Nah mate. If a 21 year old man got into a relationship with a 16 year old he would be rightly arrested and shamed. The age of consent is 16 but that doesnt mean a 60 year old can sleep with a 16 year old. Even if you have some arbitrary law covering their ass. They will be shunned as they should

@Swarm_ 5 ай бұрын

@@CloggiecloverI'd would be looked down upon more, but that shit is legal mate.

@tommybradly3735 5 ай бұрын

the boy was a born darts player with that build and hairline

@nodafy 4 ай бұрын

There's absolutely no way he's 16. I refuse to believe it

@lubino7777 Ай бұрын

First 9darter when he had 13 years? :D omg thats insane

@NSMrNinjaGaming 5 ай бұрын

The Fact This Kid is 3 Years Younger Than Me And Has Done More With His Life Than Me Props To Him

@steventaylor3884 2 ай бұрын

Props?

@davidsmith2910 6 ай бұрын

MVG saying he had more talent the Luke at his age is just silly

@commenthero2514 5 ай бұрын

well idk man, 21 year old and a 16 year old. who would be comfortable with their 16 year old daughter or sister dating a 21 year old man. sucks social media got in his face, but that's the only downfall to being popular and wellknown.

@rolo951 4 ай бұрын

Big nonce vibes

@hleeprevost1865 6 ай бұрын

Grand prix 😂😂😂😂😂 it's pronounced grand pree

@archie5594 6 ай бұрын

Haha i thought that, reading off a script i suppose changes it a bit

@outtour7518 6 ай бұрын

Grand pricks 😂😂👍🏼

@ChrisStevens-vv8jq 6 ай бұрын

No clever arse it’s actually pronounced ‘Grond Pree’ well done 😂

@markheddle8726 4 ай бұрын

Nah it doesn't @archie5594

@doorgoo 5 ай бұрын

He looks like he’s in his 30s lol he’s just built different!

@JohnSmith-hs3po 5 ай бұрын

quality video mate

@johnr.7906 6 ай бұрын

His type of throw could lead to elbow problems down the line. Let's hope not - the world needs him right now.....

@papichulo7938 5 ай бұрын

I wonder if his pops is THE taxi driver 👀😂😂 legend

@kevinsmits1196 6 ай бұрын

Would anyone be so kind to tell me the name of the song starting at 0:40 ? Can't for the life of me find it

@phatmemer69 6 ай бұрын

Chase the sun :)

@user-rc2bp2sy5x 5 ай бұрын

All hail Luke the Nuke!

@SD-oi9gr 5 ай бұрын

He’s got a good head on his shoulders. Hope he goes well.

@Wayne-R- 6 ай бұрын

The thing about these videos nobody gives any credit to Luke’s Nan and grandad ( Phil & Carol) as they was the ones who looked after him everyday when he was younger and the dart boards were in there house not his parents house

@oogabooga2337 6 ай бұрын

4:34😂😂😂

@charlies2092 5 ай бұрын

Surely the last person to reach semia on debut was Rob Cross in 2018?

@rsk6929 5 ай бұрын

-Middle aged 16 year old man with a BEARD wins Darts Championship-

@nerojay2105 6 ай бұрын

The amount of athletes and top sports stars that have older girlfriends and wives is far above the average. Women are attracted to success and potential for success, simple as.

@novinnovations4026 5 ай бұрын

21 y/o with a 16 y/o would be no bueno if genders were reversed, "simple as."

@nerojay2105 5 ай бұрын

@@novinnovations4026 I agree, my point is that they are predatory towards young athletes...