Littler, Gen Z and Netflix: Why investment banks have fallen for darts March 20, 2025 Forget AI, clean energy and healthcare, there is a new hot tip for investors looking for big returns: the historically downmarket, beer-soaked world of darts. The sport is riding the crest of a wave generated by better promotion, wider consumption and, more recently, the rise and rise of teenage phenomenon Luke Littler. Ticket demand is [...]
PDC Darts World Championship to stay on Sky Sports February 4, 2025 The PDC Darts World Championship will remain on Sky Sports for the next five years after the competition organiser and broadcaster agreed a new deal. It comes at a time when the popularity of darts is on the rise following a sensational 18-month rise for Brit Luke Littler, who reached successive PDC Darts World Championship [...]
Littler seven sets from PDC World Championship victory January 3, 2025 Luke Littler says it will be the “stuff dreams are made of” if he can create history by becoming the youngest-ever world champion. The 17-year-old booked his place in a second successive World Championship final at Alexandra Palace by beating Stephen Bunting in the last four to set up a blockbusting clash with Michael van [...]
PDC World Darts Championship prize money 2025: How much does the winner get? January 2, 2025 The PDC World Darts Championship at Ally Pally comes to a close this week with Friday’s final one of the year’s largest early events. It is the biggest tournament in darts and the one everybody wants to win; lifting the Sid Waddell Trophy is one of the top honours in the sport. But how much [...]