LUKE LITTLER silenced the boo boys in Newcastle on Thursday – but got love from some local VIPs.
Newcastle United star Dan Burn was spotted singing along to The Nuke’s entrance as the darts ace won his fourth Premier League event of the season.
Luke Littler silenced the boo boys with another stunning performance in Newcastle[/caption]
Toon hero Dan Burn was seen loving The Nuke’s walk-on[/caption]
Littler, 18, extended his lead at the top of the table to EIGHT points at the Utilita Arena.
The teen sensation dropped just four legs in three matches that lasted just 36 minutes in total.
Burn and a host of his Toon team-mates were on the tables just days after their Carabao Cup triumph against Liverpool.
Littler, who was booed loudly by sections of the crowd, said after his 6-1 win over Luke Humphries: “I definitely didn’t see them.
“But I’ve seen a clip of Dan Burn, I think he was loving me walk-on.
“Maybe Chris [Dobey] won’t be too happy to see that!”
Dobey, a Newcastle native and Magpies fan, received a hero’s welcome from the crowd.
But he crashed out in the quarter-finals, losing 6-3 to World No1 Humphries.
Die-hard Manchester United supporter Littler admits he loves the banter and booing from rival footie team fans at different Premier League venues.
He continued: “The fans, they’ll always boo you if you’re in the place, like Newcastle and the likes of Liverpool.
Newcastle’s Chris Dobey fell short on his return to his hometown[/caption]
“But the banter’s always going to be there as a United fan going to the likes of Newcastle.
“Liverpool’s coming up, Leeds is going to be coming up. But they’re the ones that I most look forward to.
“I always say to myself when you come into these crowds, just expect the worst.
“And if it’s not the worst, you’ve just got to look at yourself and go, this is actually worse than I expected, so let’s go on with the darts.
“But as soon as you’re at the 180s, then that’s when they start to like it and then that’s when they start to like me a bit more.
“I’ve just got to stay hungry within myself, obviously go for the fifth nightly win, stay at top spot, try not to drop off from there.
“I’ve got a nice gap at the top, but it’s all about just trying to make more history for myself.”
Premier League Darts 2025: Dates and venues
Night 1 – Belfast: Humphries beat Dobey 6-1
Night 2 – Glasgow: Littler beat Humphries 6-5
Night 3 – Dublin: Price beat Aspinall 6-3
Night 4 – Exeter: Humphries beat Littler 6-4
Night 5 – Brighton: Littler beat Aspinall 6-3
Night 6 – Nottingham: Price beat Littler 6-3
Night 7 – Cardiff: Littler beat Van Gerwen 6-4
Night 8 – Newcastle: Littler beat Humphries 6-1
Night 9 – Uber Arena, Berlin – Thursday April 3
Night 10 – AO Arena, Manchester – Thursday April 10
Night 11 – Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam – Thursday April 17
Night 12 – M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool – Thursday April 24
Night 13 – Utilita Arena, Birmingham, Thursday May 1
Night 14 – First Direct Arena, Leeds – Thursday May 8
Night 15 – P&J Live, Aberdeen – Thursday May 15
Night 16 – Utilita Arena, Sheffield – Thursday May 22
Play-Offs – The O2, London – Thursday May 29
Despite being World Champion and his Premier League dominance, Littler continues to stay humble and refuses to get carried away.
He added: “Performances, I think that goes to show how everyone does say I’m the best in the world at the minute.
“But you know me, I never really say I’m the best in the world, but I’m performing better than these guys.
“So maybe I should be saying I’m the best in the world, but we’ll just see how it goes.
“When I’m playing certain players, I know when I’ve got them and it does show. Luke Humphries, he shows a bit too much.
Luke Littler prize money breakdown
Here is all the prize money Luke Littler has won so far after being crowned 2025 PDC World Darts Championship winner:
World Championship 2025 – £500,000
World Championship 2024 – £200,000
Grand Slam of Darts 2024 – £150,000
European Tour – £91,000
Player Championships events – £71,500
Players Championship final runner-up – £60,000
UK Open 2023 + 2024 – £17,500
World Matchplay – £10,000
World Grand Prix – £7,500
European Championship – £7,500
(Unranked) Premier League Darts – £315,000
TOTAL: £1.43 million
“And as a player, you’re like: Alright, he’s hit a 60 or a 41 and he’s not happy about it.
“And then his next throw, he’ll hit the same score, so you just have to pounce.”
Despite his super-chilled persona, Littler also revealed that he does lose his cool now and again – memorably lobbing his darts case last month.
He laughed: “Well, you’ve not seen that yet. My darts got sent off stage in Belfast or Dublin, then that’s the worst I’ve done so far!”
