Luke Littler's birthday celebration plans revealed as darts star turns 17 today

Luke Littler's birthday celebration plans revealed as darts star turns 17 today

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Jack Otway

By Jack Otway


Published: 21/01/2024

- 10:53

The teenager is the talk of the sport having won the Bahrain Masters earlier this week

Luke Littler turns 17 today.

And the darts star is set to treat his family, instead of the other way around, on his special day.


Few had heard of Littler a couple of months ago, with the youngster managing to go under the radar.

But he recently became a household name after dazzling at the World Darts Championship, where he lost to world No 1 Luke Humphries in the final of the competition.

Luke Littler

Luke Littler turns 17 today with the darts star set to celebrate his birthday

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Earlier this week, Littler spoke to ITV.

He revealed he would be treating his family to a meal, especially after pocketing a huge £20,000 following his win at the Bahrain Masters earlier in the week.

"I land at Heathrow airport in London on Saturday morning, so I'll be travelling back to Warrington, then relaxing Saturday night," he said.

"On Sunday, we'll all go out as a family for a meal, and even though it's my birthday, I'll treat them."

Littler also said his life had changed considerably after electrifying Alexandra Palace and soaring into the spotlight.

"It's been crazy," he added.

"The World Championship changed my life, my family's life, my social media platforms, it's all gone crazy.

"We went away to Wales last week, the family and me, for some downtime, to chill out.

"The holiday was great, to get away from everything. I'm grateful for the opportunities I'm getting.

"I like playing all the time but after the World Championship I wanted to get away.

"I'm in this event in Bahrain, in the Dutch Darts Masters next week and then the Premier League. I don't really have any goals, I'm just going to have to see what the darts do."

Littler's plan for a quiet Saturday night seemed to go out of the window, however.

He attended a Misfits boxing event with girlfriend Eloise Milburn, 21.

Littler posed for pictures with his other half, as well as famous YouTuber KSI.

And Eloise seemed to enjoy herself, too, saying it was a 'great night' on social media.

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Luke Littler is set to treat his family on his birthday amid his excellent darts displays

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With Littler recently winning in Bahrain, many fans are expecting him to dominate darts for years to come.

But Michael van Gerwen, who lost to the teenager in the Middle East, believes he needs to be carefully managed.

"It's never going to be a good week when I'm not winning but Luke had a fantastic performance," he said.

"I couldn't produce what I produced in the earlier games and you get punished and that's the way sport works.

"Of course I'm disappointed but you win some, you lose some.

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Luke Littler has already achieved so much as darts star turns 17 today

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"I'll get him, don't worry."

He added: "The crowd, the television, everyone wants to make him bigger, but he's already a good player.

"So I know you'll want to push him, but let him grow.

"Let him do his own thing. You have to learn, the crowd has to learn, and everyone involved with television has to learn.

"Don't push him too much. Of course we know he's a good player.

"But give him time, and everything will come, no problem."

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