Littler's sensational record of titles as he goes for Major clean sweep

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Littler's sensational record of titles as he goes for Major clean sweep

Published 19 October 2026

LUKE LITTLER is just one title short of the major clean sweep in his astounding young career.

The Nuke can complete a full set before the age of 20 when he takes part in the Machineseeker European Championship in Germany this weekend.

Littler's campaign begins against William O’ Connor and he is the hot bookies favourite to complete the big-time CV.

The wonderkid has taken little time to rack up all other majors and significant titles and Oche180 details the itinerary of his previous first-time successes of the teenager in his career so far.

PREMIER LEAGUE - MAY 2024

Littler won his first major title and his first Premier League on debut. He finished top of the standings on 40 points after the qualifying stages to set-up a semi-final at London's O2 against Michael Smith. Littler won that 10-5 before overcoming Luke Humphries 11–7 in the Final, hitting a nine-dart finish in the process.

WORLD SERIES FINALS - SEPTEMBER 2024

Amsterdam was conquered by Littler as he collected the Jack's World Series of Darts title for the first time averaging over 100 in every single match of his run to the Final against Ross Smith, Raymond van Barneveld, Chris Dobey and Michael van Gerwen before repeating the feat in his 11-4 triumph over Michael Smith in the shootout.

GRAND SLAM OF DARTS - NOVEMBER 2024

Littler collected his first-ever major ranking title in Wolverhampton. He came through Group F ahead of Dimitri van den Bergh, Keane Barry and Lourence Ilagan before moving into the knockout stages. The Nuke subsequently defeated Mike De Decker, Jermaine Wattimena and then Gary Anderson in a thrilling semi-final before an empathic 16-3 Final win over Martin Lukeman.

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP - JANUARY 2025

Aged 17 years and 347 days, Littler became the youngest World Champion in darts history when he first won the crown. Having lost in the Final on debut to Luke Humphries 12 months previously, he defeated Michael van Gerwen 7-3 in the showpiece clash having beaten Ryan Meikle, Ian White, Ryan Joyce, Nathan Aspinall and Stephen Bunting on his way back to the biggest match in the sport where he sank the three-times champion.

UK OPEN - MARCH 2025

The Nuke secured his first UK Open title defeating Jonny Clayton in the last-four before three-time champion James Wade 11–2 in the Final in Minehead to take the crown from previous winner Dimitri van den Bergh.

WORLD MATCHPLAY - JULY 2025

Littler was 18 when he won the Matchplay for the first time becoming the youngest player to win the tournament, as well as the fifth player in history to complete the PDC Triple Crown. Littler beat James Wade 18-13 in the Final having also overcome Ryan Searle, Jermaine Wattimena, Andrew Gilding and Josh Rock in the semis, where also hit a nine-dart leg against the Northern Irishman. Littler also broke the tournament's individual 180 record with 64 in total.

WORLD GRAND PRIX - OCTOBER 2025

Littler won the first World Grand Prix title of his career by defeating Luke Humphries 6–1 in the Final in Leicester. During his run to victory, he also took care of Gian van Veen, Mike De Decker, Gerwyn Price and Jonny Clayton at the Mattioli Arena.

PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS - NOVEMBER 2025

Nathan Aspinall was unable to deny Littler a first Players Championship Finals title when The Nuke won their Final clash 11-8 in Minehead after wins over Ross Smith, Ricardo Pietreczko, Chris Dobey and Gerwyn Price on his run to the showpiece clash.

WORLD MASTERS - FEBRUARY 2026

Littler survived match darts against both Mike De Decker and Gerwyn Price before reaching the Final against Luke Humphries and coming through another epic contest by a scoreline of 6-5 at Arena MK.

WORLD CUP - JUNE 2026

Luke Humphries and Littler came through the pairs event in Frankfurt to claim the crown as a duo for the first time together. The World No.1 and No.2 beat Spain, Wales and Scotland before proving too strong for the Netherlands in the Final.

Images by Taylor Lanning.