Darts world champion Luke Littler: With this World Cup trophy picture he is reminiscent of Messi

The English darts player Luke Littler (17) can sit back for the time being. In the final of the prestigious World Cup tournament last Friday evening, the teenager from Warrington defeated three-time world champion Michael van Gerwen (35) 7-3 and became the youngest player of all time to secure the World Cup title. The darts prodigy appears blissfully holding his trophy in a special snapshot.

In the photo he can be seen in bed with the trophy in his arms. “Home sweet home,” he wrote alongside the image, which was reminiscent of another trophy snapshot. Argentina’s football icon Lionel Messi (37) also appeared in bed with the trophy after winning the 2022 World Cup.

After his triumph at London’s Ally Pally, Littler will now take a short break. The player, who turns 18 on January 21, announced his break from darts on BBC Breakfast. “I’ll be honest, the World Series of Darts starts in Bahrain in a few weeks and I won’t be training until I go to Bahrain.” The tournament will take place on January 16th and 17th, 2025.

Contrary to what was announced, he will not be there at the (currently ProAcht) this Sunday (8:15 p.m. or in the live stream on Joyn). The following professionals will be there at the Maritim Hotel Düsseldorf: World Cup finalist Michael van Gerwen (35) and 2024 world champion Luke Humphries (29), as well as crowd favorite Peter Wright (54), Littler’s successor Stephen Bunting (39). and the German players Martin Schindler (28) and Ricardo Pietreczko (30) the honor.

The celebrity participants are: TV star Evelyn Burdecki (36), sports journalist Wolff-Christoph Fuss (48), singer Vanessa Mai (32), actor Axel Stein (42), former BVB kicker Patrick Owomoyela (45 ) and comedian Simon Gosejohann (48).