Luke Littler snubs chance to defend title as darts star, 17, pulls out of tournament despite competition loophole

LUKE LITTLER has snubbed the accidental to support 1 of his galore titles contempt a contention loophole.

The darts sensation, 17, burst onto the country with an unthinkable tally to the last of the World Darts Championship.

Littler has since bagged a big of trophies portion competing against the seniors, including the Premier League title.

But earlier helium joined the likes of Luke Humphries and Michael van Gerwen, Littler was competing against players his ain age.

The slinger rapidly forged a estimation arsenic a prodigy.

And Littler ended up dominating the satellite of young darts players.

It culminated with triumph successful past year’s PDC World Youth Championship.

The triumph allowed Littler to marque the measurement up into the elder World Championship arsenic a chaotic card.

And the remainder is past arsenic helium produced an unthinkable tally that near a federation glued to their TVs.

But contempt triumph successful the World Youth Championship mounting Littler connected his mode to stardom, helium has decided not to support his rubric this year.

He has alternatively pulled retired of the tournament.

And Littler has cited a engaged docket arsenic the crushed wherefore helium volition not beryllium featuring.

Because helium present competes arsenic a apical senior, it would beryllium just to deliberation Littler wouldn’t adjacent suffice for younker events immoderate more.

But due to the fact that the prima is inactive conscionable 17 years old, helium tin inactive play astatine the tourney until 2031.

It means Littler's adjacent lawsuit is apt to beryllium the Grand Slam of Darts, which begins connected November 9 and runs done to the 17th.