KIERAN GILL AT ALEXANDRA PALACE: Littler was unable to conduct the live chat on Sky Sports after a challenging match in which he was made to work to win 3-1.

Luke Littler claimed a 3-1 victory and produced an astonishing fourth set as the PDC World Darts Championship favourite booked his place in the next round on Saturday night

This time round the 17-year-old oche prodigy heads into the whirlwind of the Ally Pally bidding to become the youngest-ever PDC darts world champion as one of the tournament favourites.

Luke Littler got his World Darts Championship campaign off to a winning start with a 3-1 victory over Ryan Meikle at a packed Alexandra Palace on Saturday night.

Sky Sports presenter Emma Paton has hit back at Gary Anderson and James Wade's comments about Luke Littler

The darts ace is back at the PDC World Darts Championships after soaring to fame a year ago

Fermanagh’s Brendan Dolan won to set up a blockbuster showdown with three-time world champion Michael van Gerwen.

Sky Sports darts presenter Emma Paton has addressed the media coverage received by Luke Humphries and Luke Littler following grumbles from Gary Anderson and James Wade

Luke Littler made his return to Ally Pally in style by beating Ryan Meikle 3-1 to advance to the third round of the World Darts Championship but became emotional in his post-match interview

Luke Littler has taken the darts world by storm over the past 12 months, but Gary Anderson and James Wade believe the media have not given Luke Humphries enough credit

Teenage sensation Luke Littler's life has changed very quickly over the last year, having become one of the greatest darts players on the planet

The latest news as Luke Littler prepares to make his bow at the 2025 PDC World Darts Championships at Alexandra Palace vs Ryan Meikle

Luke Littler is back in action at the World Darts Championship as he looks to go one better than last year and lift the Sid Waddell Trophy at Alexandra Palace

World Darts Championship records were broken this week at Ally Pally despite Luke Littler not playing at the tournament after receiving a bye to the second round

Michael van Gerwen has warned Luke Littler that he will never come close to Phil Taylor's record haul of 16 world titles as the Dutchman prepares for the PDC World Darts Championship

Littler shot to fame as his run to last year's Final against Luke Humphries thrust him into the poster boy of darts role

The hype surrounding the 17-year-old has reached stratospheric levels but the Dutchman makes one thing clear