Luke Littler reacts during his match against Rob Cross during their World Darts Championship semifinal. Photo / Getty Images
Darts wunderkind Luke Littler will make his debut appearance in New Zealand when the World Series of Darts returns in August.
It comes after the English 17-year-old’s surge to fame during the Professional Darts Corporation [PDC] World Championship in late December to early January, where he earned entry
into the main draw as a qualifier and blew through the competition on his way to a runner-up finish.
Along the way, he beat former world champions Raymond van Barneveld and Rob Cross; dropping just six sets in his six wins, before being beaten 7-4 by Luke Humphries in the final.
A repeat of the World Championship final could be on the card in August, with Humphries also slated to toe the oche in Hamilton for the first time.
The World Series event will see a 16-player field competing over two days, with eight PDC stars locking horns with eight Oceanic representatives, led by New Zealand’s PDC professional Haupai Puha.
