Germany's ultimate peace offer? Luke Littler receives Sport BILD Award after months of hostile crowds
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Luke Littler is back in Germany, but this time not competing in darts. The 19-year-old sensation was at the Sport Bild ceremony in Germany last night after being honoured for becoming the youngest world champion. As he collected another award to add to his collection, he noted that his intention was to win titles in darts, not prioritising the money as he becomes the first player to hit the £3 million mark.
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It was another proud moment for the two-time world champion who is seldom seen in Germany these days, last there when he won the World Cup of Darts for England alongside Luke Humphries.
However, he was very much down to making his return with the Germans showing some signs of love towards him by handing over this award, recognising the monstrous achievements that he has completed in the sport. On Instagram, he posted pictures of his night in Germany with the caption: "Day trip to Germany for the @sport_bild awards class night thanks for having us."
Littler burst onto the scene at the start of 2024 with his mesmeric run to the PDC World Darts Championship final. While he lost that one, he has since gone back-to-back at Ally Pally, earning an eye-watering £1 million for lifting the Sid Waddell trophy last time out.
Along with that, he has won an abundance of major titles. The European Championship is the only one he is yet to collect with the Premier League Darts, World Matchplay and Grand Slam of Darts all having been won twice.
In total, he has collected a mind-blowing 14 major titles with only Phil Taylor and Michael van Gerwen ahead of him.
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Littler focusing on reaching Taylor's World Championship tally
All of this has inevitably led to him earning a whole lot of money. In total, Littler currently sits on £3,125,500 on the PDC Order of Merit, leading Luke Humphries by over £1 million. There is no sign of him slowing down as well with this tally expected to go even higher.
However, the money has never been the main motivation for 'The Nuke' who is solely focused on collecting titles.
“It’s darts, you are on your own against everyone. What keeps me going is just titles," he told Bild. “I always see it’s about the money, it’s about the money. It is about the titles."
He looked to Taylor as the bench mark, hopeful of sticking around long enough to surpass his illustrious tally. “Look at what Phil Taylor achieved over many years. I’m still only 19 so hopefully within the next 30 years, if I can be bothered, then I’ll break some more records. I have just got to keep going. I have had some days off and it has been great to get some rest.”
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If he is going to cement himself as the greatest, 'The Power's' 16 world titles are what he needs to get close to or even overtake. That will take many years, but after winning two from his first three participations at Ally Pally, Littler is confident that one day he can put his name at the top of this coveted list.
“Hopefully, that is what everyone is talking about. I have been to the World Championship three times. I’ve lost one and then I’ve been back-to-back. So I have a very good record but we just have to wait till Christmas, then the party starts.”
For the time being, the historic clean sweep is the aim. Littler will compete at the World Series of Darts Finals, World Grand Prix, European Championship, Grand Slam of Darts and possibly the Players Championship Finals if he is able to muster up enough money to qualify for Minehead.
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