Luke Littler is the Tiger Woods of darts and will lead to the sport being bigger than golf in 10 years. That is the verdict from former PDC chairman Barry Hearn, speaking to talkSPORT after Littler won the Premier League in his debut year in the competition. The 17-year-old phenomenon beat World No.
1 Luke Humphries 11-7 in the final of the Premier League on a pulsating night in front of 14,000 at the O2 in London on Thursday night, pulling out a nine-darter in the process. It continues 'The Nuke's meteoric rise in darts, having been an unknown last year to finishing runners-up at the World Championship earlier this year, against Humphries at the Alexandra Palace. Much like Woods in golf, the American burst onto the scene where he became the youngest winner of The Masters at the age of 21, while Littler is by far the youngest winner of the Premier League.
And Hearn believes there are some massive similarities between the two sporting icons, telling Andy Townsend and Jason Cundy on talkSPORT Drive: "I spoke to [Littler] about 15 minutes after his semi-final win, I was absolutely amazed. Not a trace of nerves. "He said, 'I am really looking forward to going out there and entertaining the people and I think I can win', he said, 'But if I don't, I'll win it next year'.
"He wasn't putting any pressure on himself and that is a massive advantage over someone who is maybe looking to stay high in the rankings. "I can see a lot of similarities with Tiger Woods . Everyone knew he was a .
