RELENTLESS Luke Littler wants to be a record -wrecking machine in 2025 as PDC chiefs get set to smash through their own highest levels.
The Nuke's blistering recent form continued in Cardiff on Thursday as he won his third night from seven in the Premier League.
In defeating Michael van Gerwen in the final, Littler also crashed home his second nine-darter of the season to scoop a £30,000 set of gold darts from tournament sponsors BetMGM.
The hungry teenager is eyeing more milestones as he surges towards Finals Night at London's 02.
Littler said: "I'm not sure what the record points or nightly wins is, but I'm sure I'll get told or I'll look it up myself. So, obviously, try and beat those records and break records for myself." The world champion equalled the record for perfect legs in a calendar year in 2024 with a quartet and now he's aiming to set a new landmark.
He added: "Hopefully. Obviously, it took me a few months to hit one. Now I've got my second, but I've always said you almost know when it's coming.
"The hardest thing is when you hit a 180, the next treble just feels dead small. "But once you're able to get it in, then you feel up for it. I'm glad I've hit one on TV for the first time this year." Littler will get his gold darts soon and joked that it's "boring" that he won't be able to throw them due to their size and weight.
But an even bigger prize might soon be on the horizon with speculation about an imminent PDC announcement of a £1million jackpot for the next world champion.
Littler said: "I've not been told anything but I think it's been going around for many years. It's been £500,000 for the past however many. But I think that's the next big step for us dart players." When it was put to him it would be a huge statement by darts chiefs, he added: "Yeah, it would be. Obviously, whoever wins it, they'll go st...
The Nuke's blistering recent form continued in Cardiff on Thursday as he won his third night from seven in the Premier League.
In defeating Michael van Gerwen in the final, Littler also crashed home his second nine-darter of the season to scoop a £30,000 set of gold darts from tournament sponsors BetMGM.
The hungry teenager is eyeing more milestones as he surges towards Finals Night at London's 02.
Littler said: "I'm not sure what the record points or nightly wins is, but I'm sure I'll get told or I'll look it up myself. So, obviously, try and beat those records and break records for myself." The world champion equalled the record for perfect legs in a calendar year in 2024 with a quartet and now he's aiming to set a new landmark.
He added: "Hopefully. Obviously, it took me a few months to hit one. Now I've got my second, but I've always said you almost know when it's coming.
"The hardest thing is when you hit a 180, the next treble just feels dead small. "But once you're able to get it in, then you feel up for it. I'm glad I've hit one on TV for the first time this year." Littler will get his gold darts soon and joked that it's "boring" that he won't be able to throw them due to their size and weight.
But an even bigger prize might soon be on the horizon with speculation about an imminent PDC announcement of a £1million jackpot for the next world champion.
Littler said: "I've not been told anything but I think it's been going around for many years. It's been £500,000 for the past however many. But I think that's the next big step for us dart players." When it was put to him it would be a huge statement by darts chiefs, he added: "Yeah, it would be. Obviously, whoever wins it, they'll go st...
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