Barry Hearn calls Luke Littler his ‘ultimate Christmas present’ as he sends thank you to 17-year-old darts prodigy

BARRY HEARN has claimed Luke Littler is the "ultimate Christmas present" aft his stunning year.

The darts sensation has taken the athletics by tempest since his tally to the last of the PDC World Championship.

Hearn, 76, has thanked the youngster for his performances and assistance expanding the viewership of darts.

He is the laminitis and president of Matchroom Sport, which organises darts events.

He believes that contempt having astir things helium could ever privation the breakthrough of Littler is similar a "Christmas present".

He told Sky Sports: "He was my Christmas present.

"I americium truthful hard to bargain a origin I'm older, and I person got astir of the things I want.

"And past idiosyncratic gave maine Luke Littler, and it is the eventual Christmas contiguous I could person had.

"Luke Humphries and him are going to conscionable predominate these darts events.

"But beryllium cautious due to the fact that determination is fractional a twelve truly apical youngsters that are pursuing successful the footsteps of Littler.

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"So helium whitethorn not person it arsenic casual arsenic helium thinks."

Littler's occurrence astatine the oche has seen him rack up implicit £1million successful prize money.

He has won the Grand Slam of Darts and the World Series of Darts.

He besides became the youngest subordinate ever to assistance a PDC large rubric erstwhile helium finished apical of the Premier League Darts.

Littler is present seen him named 1 of the favourites for SPOTY.

However, he did admit helium did not cognize who helium was up against erstwhile asked.