"It sounds easy doesn't it? But it's not that simple" - Matthew Edgar warns Luke Littler’s clean sweep of PDC majors in 2026 can still be derailed

Luke Littler has swept through the major titles available to him so far this year, but Matthew Edgar has warned that even the sport’s dominant player is not beyond a shock defeat.

The reigning world champion added the World Cup of Darts to his 2026 haul last weekend, winning the title alongside Luke Humphries as England beat the Netherlands in Frankfurt.

It continued a remarkable run that already includes the PDC World Darts Championship, Winmau World Masters, UK Open and Premier League Darts, leaving Littler as the clear man to beat every time he turns up to a tournament.

Former professional player and analyst Edgar would like to see Littler complete the full set, but he pointed to the depth of the modern PDC circuit before any talk of inevitability. “I'd like to see him make the clean sweep,” said Edgar on the Sky Sports Love the Darts Podcast. “But you can get caught out. Especially on things like the ProTour."

Edgar highlighted Littler’s defeat at the Belgian Darts Open as the kind of result that keeps the rest of the season open. "If we think about the people that have beat Luke in ranking, competitive games this year, there's Niels Zonneveld. That's pretty much it," he recalls. "You wouldn't have predicted that at the start of the year. You wouldn't predict it now, looking at the year he's had."

Littler’s year still stands apart from the rest of the sport. His major record, scoring power and match temperament have kept him ahead of the chasing pack, while the World Cup win with Humphries added another title to an already dominant season.

Edgar’s caution is aimed at the scale of the task still in front of him. Littler can be the best player in the world and still face ranking events where dangerous opponents arrive without the weight of expectation around them. "Absolutely you can get caught out, he's been caught out many times," he warns. "It sounds easy doesn't it? Just turn up and win. But it's not that simple."

Phil Taylor and Michael van Gerwen both had eras where they shaped the sport around them, yet even their best seasons still included unexpected defeats. The current PDC field offers little breathing room, even for a player as far ahead of the curve as Littler.

He remains the player to beat for every major still to come. Edgar’s warning is that being the clear favourite does not make the clean sweep automatic.