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16-year-old Luke Littler destroys former darts world champion Christian Kist 3-0 on Ally Pally debut

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Updated 21:54 20 Dec 2023 GMTPublished 21:39 20 Dec 2023 GMT

16-year-old Luke Littler destroys former darts world champion Christian Kist 3-0 on Ally Pally debut

Remember the name - Luke Littler has just beaten former darts world champion Christian Kist 3-0 on his debut

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Remember the name - Luke Littler has just beaten Christian Kist 3-0 at the PDC World Darts Championships, sending Alexandra Palace into chaos.

Littler, just 16 years of age, went into the contest as the extreme underdog against the experienced Kist.

However, nobody could have predicted what happened next, as Littler cruised towards victory, hitting bullseyes for fun.

The Englishman averaged an incredible 106.12 average score per visit and recorded a whopping seven 180s.


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Perhaps, his display should come as no surprise following darts legend Phil 'The Power' Taylor's recent comments, who has tipped the teenager to become one of the very best players in the world.

"I'm predicting he will be one of the best players ever," Taylor said via the Daily Star. "He's the best [teenager] I've ever seen in my life. We'll see what happens over the next 10 years, and what happens over the next five years when he's earned a few bob and wants to enjoy himself.

"Naturally when you're 16, 17, 18 [you want to go out and enjoy yourself], and the lad could be a millionaire. But then you've got to stay in and dedicate yourself, and that's going to be a bit difficult for the lad."

Speaking about his astonishing rise to prominence in August , Littler said: "I still can’t believe it. I have surprised myself. At the start of the year, my ambition was to win one Development Tour title, and I’ve won five.

"I knew I had the ability to beat the best players on the Development Tour, and I’ve beaten quite a few Tour Card holders. It is unbelievable. Now I’ve got my Tour Card, I can’t wait to prove what I can do on the big stages."

Featured Image Credit: Sky Sports

Topics: Darts

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Joe is a Journalist for SPORTbible with a primary focus on football. He has previously covered a number of other sports including boxing, rugby and F1. Wishes he was born left-footed.

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