Luke Littler narrowly failed to crown himself world champion on his Alexandra Palace debut recently. 'The Nuke' went down 7-4 against Luke Humphries in the final of the World Darts Championship.
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Littler's popularity, however, soared to unprecedented heights. One notable statement from the 16-year-old teenage sensation was that he went out for a kebab after every match he won. And the British supermarket chain Iceland also noticed as a 25% surge of frozen donner kebab meat followed.
"I'm going to invite him to any one of our three shops in Warrington and he can have free kebab meat for life," says Iceland CEO, Richard Walker in conversation with the Daily Star.
"I'm hoping he will take us up on our offer. I would meet him there and give him a hero's welcome," Walkter continued. "He has captured the nation's hearts and is an incredible young man who has achieved something extraordinary."
"We would love to work with him, never say never, but I'm sure he's very busy right now!" Walker concludes. "He's been that influential on sales, we'd love him to visit his hometown Iceland store in Warrington. We can reserve some frozen kebab meat for him especially. You never know, he could become the face of Iceland's frozen doner meat in the future. But for now, we'll let him focus on his darts."
Kieran Wood is a sports journalist based in Wales and has been active in journalism since 2022. He contributes to DartsNews.com, where he covers professional darts through news, match reports, analysis, and live coverage across the PDC calendar and major tournaments.
A key part of his work is on-site reporting from leading events. Kieran has covered the PDC World Darts Championship in person, reporting daily from the venue and providing first-hand insight from the tournament. During his coverage, he has conducted interviews with leading players including Luke Littler, Luke Humphries, and Gerwyn Price.
He is also one of the leading voices of the English-language Dartsnews Podcast, contributing regular analysis and discussion on developments across the professional darts circuit.
In his reporting, Kieran places strong emphasis on careful sourcing, editorial accuracy, and updating articles when new, verified information becomes available.