Luke Littler has been included within the line-ups for the Bahrain Darts Masters and Dutch Darts Masters this month, which shall be his first occasions since his unimaginable World Championship run.
The 16-year-old shot to international stardom along with his run to the World Darts Championship last at Alexandra Palace over Christmas.
The Nuke got here up quick in opposition to Luke Humphries on 3 January, however he had already gained an unlimited quantity of recent followers and helped Sky Sports activities smash their report viewing figures for darts.
Unsurprisingly the PDC have moved to capitalise on the wild recognition of {the teenager}, placing him straight into the line-up for the Premier League and now including him to the primary two World Collection of Darts occasions of the 12 months.
These are the Bahrain Darts Masters (18-19 January) and the Dutch Darts Masters (26-27 January). The previous sees eight PDC representatives tackle eight Asian gamers, whereas the latter sees the identical eight from the PDC play eight Benelux representatives.
Littler has gone from spectacular prospect to being positioned alongside the world’s greatest gamers in these invitational occasions designed to develop the game throughout the planet.
The PDC clarify: ‘The World Collection of Darts circuit may even go to America, Denmark, Poland, Australia and New Zealand throughout 2024, earlier than the season-ending World Collection of Darts Finals takes place in Amsterdam.’
Bahrain Darts Masters line-up
PDC Representatives
Luke Humphries (England)
Michael van Gerwen (Netherlands)
Michael Smith (England)
Nathan Aspinall (England)
Gerwyn Value (Wales)
Rob Cross (England)
Peter Wright (Scotland)
Luke Littler (England)
Asian Representatives
Lourence Ilagan (Philippines)
Paolo Nebrida (Philippines)
Reynaldo Rivera (Philippines)
Man Lok Leung (Hong Kong)
Haruki Muramatsu (Japan)
Tomoya Goto (Japan)
Abdulla Saeed (Bahrain)
Hasan Haji (Bahrain)
After the World Collection competitions, Littler will be part of his seven fellow Premier League gamers on the opening night time of the match on 1 February in Cardiff.
There shall be 16 weeks of Premier League motion throughout the UK and Europe earlier than the Play-Offs at The O2 in London on 23 Might.
Dutch Darts Masters line-up
PDC Representatives
Luke Humphries (England)
Michael van Gerwen (Netherlands)
Michael Smith (England)
Nathan Aspinall (England)
Gerwyn Value (Wales)
Rob Cross (England)
Peter Wright (Scotland)
Luke Littler (England)
Benelux Representatives
Danny Noppert (Netherlands)
Dirk van Duijvenbode (Netherlands)
Dimitri Van den Bergh (Belgium)
Raymond van Barneveld (Netherlands)
Jermaine Wattimena (Netherlands)
Gian van Veen (Netherlands)
Vincent van der Voort (Netherlands)
Kevin Doets (Netherlands)
Littler is having fun with a well-earned vacation along with his household, however stated after being chosen for the Premier League: ‘As quickly as I got here off the stage final night time [in the World Championship final] my supervisor pulled me apart and requested if I wished to do it.
‘I simply stated to my mum and pa, let’s do it. It won’t ever occur once more, identical to I’ve come runner-up right here, which will by no means occur once more. I’ve obtained to take each alternative I get. It’s going to be unbelievable.
‘My dad and mom informed me it’s going to be powerful, and I’m by no means going to be dwelling, however let’s get on the street and revel in it. I’ll most likely need to take a break from a couple of Professional Excursions, see how the primary few weeks go, however I knew what was coming as quickly as we stated yeah to the Premier League.’
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