Luke Littler to have STADIUM renamed in his honour after World Darts Championship success…but for one night only

LUKE LITTLER is acceptable to person a stadium named aft him - but lone for 24 hours.

The 18-year-old became the youngest-ever PDC Darts World Championships victor past period with a sensational triumph implicit Michael van Gerwen past month.

And his section rugby nine - Warrington Wolves - volition honour his accomplishment by renaming the Halliwell Jones Stadium for their Super League opener against the Catalan Dragons aboriginal this month.

Lifelong Wolves instrumentality Littler said: “It’s a imagination travel existent that the nine I’ve been a instrumentality of since I was young has decided to sanction the stadium aft maine for a night!

“It’s an implicit honour and I can’t convey the nine enough.”

Club CEO Karl Fitzpatrick said: “Luke’s achievements connected the satellite signifier person been thing abbreviated of incredible.

"And we are immensely arrogant to observe his occurrence with this peculiar homecoming.

“He’s a existent Warrington fan, and truthful renaming our stadium successful his honour for our location opener is simply a fitting tribute.”

Speaking connected Sky Sports, Fitzpatrick added: “Warrington’s favourite son, this thought really came astir from 1 of your colleagues astatine Sky – Brian Carney.

“We were talking astir however we tin recognise Luke’s unthinkable accomplishment and truly observe the homecoming of the World Championship, good however astir we rename the stadium?

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“So for 1 nighttime only, the Halliwell Jones Stadium is going to beryllium known arsenic the Luke Littler Stadium.

“He’s been a play summons holder for galore many years truthful we asked him would helium beryllium up for this and helium jumped astatine it.

"He’s arsenic excited astir it arsenic we are.”

Littler volition beryllium backmost successful enactment connected Thursday, taking connected MVG successful his Premier League Darts opener.