Luke Littler hands out cash to brother after promise to celebrate £500k win for him | Other | Sport

Luke Littler has already handed away some of his £500k windfall after claiming his first World Darts Championship title. The teenager was at his mesmeric best to hammer three-time winner Michael van Gerwen in the final at Ally Pally, eventually winning 7-3 after racing into a 4-0 lead.

‘The Nuke’ was emotional as he raised the Sid Waddell Trophy, and was later seem embracing his family members in the crowd.

That included parents Lisa and Anthony and older brother Leon, who had extra reason to celebrate on the weekend he turns 21.

And on the way out of the Ally Pally, Littler Jnr was seen handing his sibling wads of notes as the family got into a taxi in the car park. Leon responded by kissing the new world No.2 on the head, while their parents safely carried a miniature replica trophy. 

One man was seen carrying a black flight case out of the building, which most likely contained the main silverware. It wasn’t just a £500k cheque and the Sid Waddell Trophy that Littler earned in London, also claiming the Paddy Power Ballon d’Art honour for throwing the most 180’s during the tournament.

Given Littler’s age, hitting the pubs to make his win will be futile unless he sticks to soft drinks. But unperturbed, it seems that Leon now has plans to use the generous cash gift to celebrate for him.

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“Can’t do much with him, can you! He’s 17,” he told The Sun. “He’ll go out, chill on his game (Xbox), maybe order some food. And I’ll do the celebrating for him.”

Littler broke down in tears after taking out double 16 to seal his win over ‘MVG’, and was immediately embraced by his rival. But his reaction when his cash prize was announced was notable, raising his eyebrows almost out of surprise.

Having won 10 PDC events since his incredible Ally Pally debut a year ago, and captured the Premier League Darts title, Littler has now exceeded £1million in career earnings. And having previously appeared non-plussed about making financial gains on tour, he admitted this time around things would be different.

“There probably will be a big purchase when I get my head around the amount of money I’ve won,” he explained. “But I have said it in other interviews, I don’t like to talk about the money, but it is there.”

He also insisted though, that the significance of the silverware meant more than the lucrative cheque. “It’s heavy,” he laughed, having struggled to raise it when it was first handed to him by Sir Chris Hoy. “It’s probably going on the living-room floor. To see it there and know it’s mine, I cannot wait.”