Luke Littler became the youngest player to reach the PDC World Darts Championship final at 16 years and 347 days old.
He achieved this feat in 2024, when he made his debut at the PDC World Darts Championship qualifying as a result of his placement in the PDC Development Tour
. Littler broke two records: one for the highest average for a debutant at the World Darts Championship with a 106.12 and the other for being the youngest winner. He went on to beat Brendan Dolan 5–1 in the quarter-final before beating former world champion and 8th seed Rob Cross 6–2 in the semi-final. Littler lost 7–4 in the final against newly crowned world number one Luke Humphries.
