LUKE LITTLER has revealed his Mount Rushmore of darts.
Littler, 18, has taken darts by storm since bursting on to the scene at the World Darts Championship in 2023/24.
However, after becoming the world champion in 2024/25, Littler has now lifted the lid on who his idols of the sport are.
Speaking on the Huw Ware podcast, Littler was asked for his top four players of all time.
The Nuke replied: “As a fan, obviously, Phil Taylor is at the top.
“Michael van Gerwen is two.
“Raymond van Barneveld is three.
“I’ll say Adrian Lewis. From what I’ve watched.”
Littler has had a number of conversations with legendary Taylor, including dinner ahead of the World Darts Championship.
The Power, 64, has said he believes Littler could eclipse his staggering tally of 14 PDC world championship titles.
Meanwhile, Van Gerwen had a similarly dramatic entrance to the darts scene as Littler.
The Dutchman was a three-time world champion before Littler even became a pro.
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Fellow Dutchman Van Barneveld is in the twilight of his career by his own admission.
But the 57-year-old is a five-time world champion – four-time BDO and one-time PDC – and rightly has a spot among the legends of the game.
The final name on Littler’s list, Lewis, is on hiatus from darts.
The 40-year-old said he was taking an “indefinite break” due to personal reasons back in 2023.
And following the two-time PDC world champion’s inactivity, Jackpot lost his Pro Tour Card at the end of 2024.
On the podcast, Littler was also asked how he spent his 18th birthday.
He said: “Very good. Just went bowling with my friends. Just played a few games of bowling, a few games of pool and then went home. I pre-planned it.
“Obviously, it was a Tuesday, so it was a half-priced drinks.
“A week before, I went in to the ten pin and I said, can we get birthday at 8 o’clock? And then there was like two-end lanes.
“So I said, I want the end two lanes for 8pm. They sorted it out. We were out of the way.”
Night 1 – Belfast: Humphries beat Dobey 6-1
Night 2 – Glasgow: Littler beat Humphries 6-5
Night 3 – Dublin: Price beat Aspinall 6-3
Night 4 – Exeter: Humphries beat Littler 6-4
Night 5 – Brighton: Littler beat Aspinall 6-3
Night 6 – Nottingham: Price beat Littler 6-3
Night 7 – Cardiff: Littler beat Van Gerwen 6-4
Night 8 – Newcastle: Littler beat Humphries 6-1
Night 9 – Berlin: Bunting beat Price 6-5
Night 10 – Manchester: Aspinall beat Humphries 6-4
Night 11 – Rotterdam: Dobey beat Bunting 6-2
Night 12 – M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool – Thursday April 24
Night 13 – Utilita Arena, Birmingham, Thursday May 1
Night 14 – First Direct Arena, Leeds – Thursday May 8
Night 15 – P&J Live, Aberdeen – Thursday May 15
Night 16 – Utilita Arena, Sheffield – Thursday May 22
Play-Offs – The O2, London – Thursday May 29
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