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Luke Littler names darts Mount Rushmore including former world champion on hiatus after missing out on PDC Tour card

LUKE LITTLER has revealed his Mount Rushmore of darts.

Littler, 18, has taken darts by storm since bursting onto the scene at the World Darts Championship in 2023/24.

Luke Littler at a darts match.
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Luke Littler has revealed his Mount Rushmore of darts[/caption]
Phil Taylor at the Champion of Champions Tour.
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Littler’s mentor Phil Taylor was the first name on his list[/caption]
Michael van Gerwen celebrating a 180 during a darts match.
Rival Michael van Gerwen was another name in his top four
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However, after becoming the world champion in 2024/25, Littler has now lifted the lid on who his idols of the sport are.

Speaking on the Huw Ware podcast, Littler was asked for his top four players of all time.

The Nuke replied: “As a fan, obviously, Phil Taylor is at the top.

Michael van Gerwen is two.

Raymond van Barneveld is three.

“I’ll say Adrian Lewis. From what I’ve watched.”

Littler has had a number of conversations with legendary Taylor, including dinner ahead of the World Darts Championship.

The Power, 64, has said he believes Littler could eclipse his staggering tally of 14 PDC world championship titles.

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Meanwhile, Van Gerwen had a similar dramatic entrance to the darts scene as Littler.

The Dutchman was a three-time world champion before Littler even became a pro.

But Mighty Mike is now one of Littler’s biggest rivals, and placing him on his top four shows the immense respect Littler has for Van Gerwen.

Fellow Dutchman Van Barneveld is in the twilight of his career by his own admission.

But the 57-year-old is a five-time world champion – four-time BDO and one-time PDC – and rightly has a spot among the legends of the game.

The final name on Littler’s list, Lewis, is on hiatus from darts.

The 40-year-old said he was taking an “indefinite break” due to personal reasons back in 2023.

And following the two-time PDC world champion’s inactivity, Jackpot lost his Pro Tour Card at the end of 2024.

On the podcast, Littler was also asked how he spent his 18th birthday.

He said: “Very good. Just went bowling with my friends. Just played a few games of bowling, a few games of pool and then went home. I pre-planned it.

“Obviously, it was a Tuesday, so it was a half-priced drinks.

“A week before, I went in to the ten pin and I said, can we get birthday at 8 o’clock? And then there was like two-end lanes.

“So I said, I want the end two lanes for 8pm. They sorted it out. We were out of the way.”

Raymond van Barneveld celebrating at the Dutch Darts Masters.
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Five-time champion Raymond van Barneveld was the third name on Littler’s Rushmore[/caption]
Adrian Lewis giving a thumbs-up at a darts championship.
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Adrian Lewis was the last name on the list despite losing a his Pro Tour card[/caption]

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

Premier League Darts 2025: Dates and venues

Night 1 – Belfast: Humphries beat Dobey 6-1
Night 2 – OVO Hydro, Glasgow – Thursday February 13
Night 3 – 3Arena, Dublin – Thursday February 20
Night 4 – Westpoint Exeter – Thursday February 27
Night 5 – The Brighton Centre – Thursday March 6
Night 6 – Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham – Thursday March 13
Night 7 – Utilita Arena, Cardiff – Thursday March 20
Night 8 – Utilita Arena, Newcastle – Thursday March 27
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

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Britain’s most prolific rapist who attacked 48 men faces deportation to Indonesian jail

Reynhard Sinaga could be held in a maximum security prison in Indonesia (Pictures: PA / UKCPS)

Britain’s most prolific rapist who is serving a 40 year prison sentence for 159 sex attacks is facing deportation to Indonesia.

Reynhard Sinaga, 41, was locked up for drugging and assaulting 48 men in crimes spanning more than a decade.

The serial rapist could now leave Wakefield Prison for jail time in Indonesia after the country’s government offered British officials a prisoner swap.

The postgrad student handed a life sentence, serving a minimum of 40 years, for 136 rapes and 20 other sexual offences in 2020.

Reynhard Sinaga a gay Christian student who has been unmasked as a serial rapist who drugged and raped dozens of drunken young men after he targeted them as they partied in a city's nightclub district.Disclaimer: While Cavendish Press (Manchester) Ltd uses its' best endeavours to establish the copyright and authenticity of all pictures supplied, it accepts no liability for any damage, loss or legal action caused by the use of images supplied. The publication of images is solely at your discretion. For terms and conditions see http://www.cavendish-press.co.uk/pages/terms-and-conditions.aspx
Reynhard Sinaga committed hundreds of rapes during his time in as a student in the UK (Credits: Reynhard Sinaga/ Cavendish Press)

During the trial at Manchester Crown Court, the court heard he would lure men back to his flat in Manchester, posing as a ‘Good Samaritan’ to men leaving clubs and bars, before then drugging and raping them.

Police discovered more than 3 terabytes (3,000,000 megabytes) worth of footage Sinaga filmed on his iPhone of his attacks.

The wealthy parents of Sinaga are reportedly behind efforts to bring their son back home.

An Indonesian government spokesman said yesterday: ‘We have asked his parents if they would agree, and they cried, wanting their child to come back.’

‘No matter how wrong a citizen is, the country has the obligation to defend its citizen,’ Indonesia’s senior minister for law and human rights affairs minister Yusril Ihza Mahendra said.

Sinaga was allegedly attacked in July by a fellow inmate and only narrowly avoided serious injuries.

Indonesia plans to lock the rapist up in a maximum security prison, fearing he would otherwise ’cause new problems,’ Yusril added.

Reynhard Sinaga a gay Christian student who has been unmasked as a serial rapist who drugged and raped dozens of drunken young men after he targeted them as they partied in a city's nightclub district.Disclaimer: While Cavendish Press (Manchester) Ltd uses its' best endeavours to establish the copyright and authenticity of all pictures supplied, it accepts no liability for any damage, loss or legal action caused by the use of images supplied. The publication of images is solely at your discretion. For terms and conditions see http://www.cavendish-press.co.uk/pages/terms-and-conditions.aspx
The rapist’s family have lobbied Indonesian officials to help bring him home
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The UK does not currently have a prisoner transfer deal with Indonesia and negotiations would be needed to send Sinaga back.

Sinaga came to the UK in 2005 as a student and went on to target young men aged 18 to 36.

Described as a ‘psychopath’ by detectives, Sinaga even targeted vulnerable sixth formers.

His crimes were later uncovered after an 18-year-old student woke up during the assault and fought off Sinaga.

After hitting him, the rugby player was initially arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm.

However, detectives soon discovered Sinaga’s videos of his assaults and he was arrested.

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