Aspinall reveals he used to pay for Littler’s Ubers before £3m darts takeover!

NATHAN ASPINALL joked Luke Littler used to make him pay for his UBERS before becoming darts’ £3million superstar.

The world No16 revealed Littler would regularly travel to his house for practice sessions before his sensational breakthrough at the World Championship.

Littler, 19, reached the 2024 final on his Alexandra Palace debut at just 16 before losing 7-4 to Luke Humphries.

Aspinall, who saw Littler’s talent up close before the rest of the world, recalled how he was footing the bill during those early days.

He revealed at an exhibition: “Before he made the final the first time three years ago, going into that tournament he was coming into my house practising.

“I was paying for his Ubers!

“A lot of people do blame me. He used to practise with me three years ago.

“What you think you see on TV is good. Holy s***, you should see him in my shed. It is unbelievable.

“Can he get any better? If he practises, yeah, which is frightening.”

Since then, the Warrington sensation has taken over the sport, becoming a 14-time major winner as a teenager and lifting all SIX televised PDC majors this season.

Littler is now chasing a clean sweep of all 11 PDC Premier titles in 2026 after becoming the first player in history to break the £3million mark on the Order of Merit.

Aspinall admits Littler’s rise has been incredible to watch but quipped that his success has also made life harder financially.

He added: “He made an 111 average over probably 200 legs in the second biggest tournament against fantastic dart players look easy.

“He is a good mate of mine and he has done a lot for the game. There are a lot of kids coming to these [exhibitions].

“So, I owe a lot of thanks to Luke, but I wish he would f*** off. He is the reason I have to do exhibitions a week before my wedding because he keeps taking all the f****** money!”

Words: Aaron Nijjar

Image: Taylor Lanning