Luke Littler jokes ‘I could just slouch about for six years’ as he targets Michael van Gerwen record

LUKE LITTLER joked “I could conscionable slouch astir for six years” aft targeting an astonishing grounds held by Michael van Gerwen.

Littler, 17, has enjoyed an unthinkable breakthrough twelvemonth successful darts aft bursting onto the country astir a twelvemonth ago.

Next period sees him vie successful his 2nd World Championship, wherever Littler volition beryllium aiming to avenge January's last defeat to Luke Humphries.

The teen has already bagged large wins successful tournaments similar the Premier League and Grand Slam.

As a result, Littler is up to 4th successful the satellite rankings and has already pocketed implicit £1million successful prize money.

But his imagination remains the World Championship astatine Ally Pally.

And should Littler triumph, helium would go the youngest-ever subordinate to assistance the trophy.

The grounds is presently held by three-time champion Van Gerwen, who was 24 years aged erstwhile helium won it the archetypal clip successful 2014.

Littler admits helium would emotion to extremity the Dutchman’s legacy.

But helium archetypal joked that fixed he’s not adjacent retired of his teens yet, helium could technically spend to “slouch about” for six years earlier making it a target.

Littler said: “I cognize Van Gerwen holds the youngest astatine 24 truthful I’ve got 7 years.

“I could conscionable slouch astir for six years and triumph it erstwhile I’m 24.

“But I’d evidently similar to triumph it earlier Michael won it, it would mean everything.

“To beryllium the youngest, that’s decidedly what I’ll beryllium looking for.”

Meanwhile, Littler formed uncertainty implicit different grounds successful the competition.

Phil Taylor has won the astir satellite titles, landing an astonishing 16 during his glittering career.

And Littler feels that fig is already retired of reach.

He explained: “People are going on, talking astir Taylor’s grounds of 16 and that is simply a batch to beat.

“If I’m successful the crippled for agelong enough, maybe, but I can’t spot myself winning 16.”