Luke Littler

The Luke Littler darts record includes two World Matchplay titles and two PDC World Darts Championship titles. He retained the World Matchplay at Winter Gardens Blackpool on Sunday 26 July 2026, beating Gerwyn Price 18-9 in the final. He averaged 111.04 across the tournament, the highest winning tournament average in World Matchplay history. He goes to the 2026 Grand Slam of Darts in Wolverhampton as the defending champion.

The round-by-round route through Blackpool sits on the 2026 World Matchplay result and records blog. Travel and parking for that venue sit on the Winter Gardens Blackpool venue page.

Born on 21 January 2007, he was 19 on the day of that final. He is English and plays on the Professional Darts Corporation tour. The World Matchplay is decided in legs, the PDC World Darts Championship in sets.

What has Luke Littler won?

As at 16 September 2026, Luke Littler has won five of Sky Sports' ten PDC majors twice each: the World Matchplay in 2026 and 2025, the PDC World Darts Championship in 2026 and 2025, the Grand Slam of Darts in 2025 and 2024, the UK Open and Premier League Darts. In January 2026 Littler retained the PDC World Darts Championship, winning the final 7-1. In July 2026 he retained the World Matchplay at Winter Gardens Blackpool.

He is the fourth player to retain the Grand Slam of Darts, taking the title in 2025 after winning it first in 2024.

Four more events from Sky Sports' ten-event list of PDC majors sit on his honours list:

• World Grand Prix
• Players Championship Finals
• World Series of Darts Finals
• World Masters

What has Luke Littler won in 2026?

As at 16 September 2026 Luke Littler has won five PDC major titles from Sky Sports' ten-event list this year: the PDC World Darts Championship, the World Masters, the UK Open, Premier League Darts and the World Matchplay. He won the Czech Darts Open in Prague on the European Tour, played from 4 to 6 September 2026.

He also won the World Cup of Darts for England in June 2026. That is a pairs event for national teams, and it sits outside the individual major titles counted above.

Last updated: 16 September 2026.

Where is Luke Littler ranked?

Luke Littler is the world number one on the PDC Order of Merit. That list is the PDC's own ranking list, and it sets where a player stands against the rest of the tour. He is also the youngest player in PDC history to have reached the top of it, which he did by reaching the Grand Slam of Darts final in Wolverhampton in 2025.

Gerwyn Price, beaten by Littler in the 2026 World Matchplay final, sits fourth on the same list.

How did Luke Littler become world number one?

Luke Littler reached the Grand Slam of Darts final in Wolverhampton in November 2025. That run made him the youngest world number one in PDC history. The ranking changed hands at Aldersley Leisure Village, the venue the tournament returns to from 14 to 22 November 2026. No other week on his record did the same.

The tournament's own history and the way its field is built sit on the Grand Slam of Darts tournament hub.

Is Luke Littler playing at the Grand Slam of Darts in 2026?

Yes. Luke Littler is in the 2026 Grand Slam of Darts field by right as the 2026 World Matchplay winner. Both World Matchplay finalists take a reserved place in Wolverhampton, inside a field of 48, so his place did not rest on the qualifying routes that decide the rest of it. He is also the champion from 2025 and 2024.

The rest of the field is not settled until the Tour Card Holder Qualifier on 6 November 2026, eight days before day one.

What makes a Luke Littler darts night different for a group?

A televised darts session at the Grand Slam of Darts puts everyone in one room facing one stage. For a group, it comes down to where it sits and who runs the evening for it. Hosted areas usually mean a reserved seat away from general admission and food and drink served at the table. A host looks after arrival and timings for the group, and what is included is confirmed for a single date.

The draw matters less than the room. The world number one is in the field either way, and the field runs to 48 players this year, so a group is picking a night rather than a fixture.

Play stops between legs, so a hosted table at the Grand Slam of Darts can hold a conversation through the evening. A seat with a clear line to the stage counts for more at darts than at most sports, because the throw is the whole event and there is no far end of a pitch to watch.

Who is an evening at the darts in Wolverhampton right for?

An evening here suits groups who want a fixed room and a shared crowd. The Grand Slam of Darts sits in the gap between the floor season ending and Christmas, which makes it a November option for a company night rather than a December one, and it runs nine days from 14 to 22 November 2026, so the tournament covers two weekends and the week between them.

What is not included in a hosted darts evening?

Travel to Wolverhampton and overnight stays sit outside a hosted evening, as does anything bought inside the venue, unless confirmed otherwise for a specific date. Aldersley Leisure Village has over 330 on-site parking spaces. Parking there is free Monday to Friday and free at all times for members. Weekend events may be chargeable, and the 2026 tournament covers two of those weekends.

Accessibility at Aldersley Leisure Village is everyday leisure-centre provision rather than a tournament arrangement, and the operator's own published list of it belongs with the address and the full parking terms on the Aldersley Leisure Village venue page.

The organiser sets the in-arena arrangements during the tournament and does not publish them, so a group with access needs should confirm what applies to its own date.

What is next on the darts calendar?

As at 16 September 2026, the World Series of Darts Finals falls later in September. The next dated winter tournaments on the PDC calendar are the Grand Slam of Darts in November and the PDC World Darts Championship over Christmas. The Grand Slam of Darts runs from 14 to 22 November 2026 at Aldersley Leisure Village in Wolverhampton, where Luke Littler is the defending champion.

• The Grand Slam of Darts 2026 runs from 14 to 22 November 2026 at Aldersley Leisure Village in Wolverhampton.
• The World Darts Championship 2026/27 runs from 11 December 2026 to 3 January 2027 at Alexandra Palace in London.

Where do hosted seats sit at a darts session?

Hosted areas and sightlines are set per event, and the two darts venues are laid out differently. The 2026 World Matchplay was played in the Empress Ballroom inside Winter Gardens Blackpool, a room the venue also sells for banquets at tables of twelve. The Grand Slam of Darts is played at Aldersley Leisure Village in Wolverhampton, a council-owned sports site whose operator now calls it WV Active Aldersley.

How does a group get to an evening at the darts?

Winter Gardens Blackpool is roughly ten minutes on foot from Blackpool North station, going along Talbot Road towards the promenade, turning left onto Abingdon Street and continuing to the Church Street entrance. There is no car park at that venue itself. Aldersley Leisure Village is a short walk or a bus ride from Wolverhampton city centre and parks cars on site.

Both venue pages carry the full travel and parking detail: Winter Gardens Blackpool for the World Matchplay and Aldersley Leisure Village for the Grand Slam of Darts.

What does a premium darts experience add?

Everyone at the Grand Slam of Darts watches the same darts from the same room. What a hosted area changes is the evening built around it: table service through the session and a host who walks the group to its table. Where drinks form part of an evening, they are served to over-18s only and ID may be asked for.