Darts sensation Luke Littler has splashed out on a brand new BMW after passing his driving test. The 18-year-old passed at the first attempt - after sitting the theory test seven times. He has revealed his first motor is a One Series BMW.
Ahead of the World Darts Championship at the Ally Pally, he said: "I wouldn't say it was nerve-wracking cause there was only a few routes around Warrington, so I kinda knew what route I was going on. I was doing lessons before it, and my driving instructor took me on a particular route and come my test, it was the same route, so it was very easy."
Littler, nicknamed The Nuke, also said if he was watching rather than playing at the tournament, he'd dress up as Nintendo's Mario or Luigi. Telling how his new found fame had changed his life, he said: "Oh, it's changed massively, not for just myself, but for my family, but it's changed for good reasons. At the start it was tough with all the media attention, but as the years have gone on, I'm getting used to it."
He also said he was proud that more people were playing darts after being inspired by him: "At the start it was just crazy to see the amount of people that did get involved with it. But ever since my first game at the World Championships up until now, the support has been the same. There's more people getting into it, and yeah, it's all down to me."
World number one Littler is a millionaire after taking the sport by storm. He has won the World Championships, the UK Open, World Matchplay, World Grand Prix, Grand Slam of Darts and the Players Championship. He also told Sky Sports he didn't really get nervous in matches: "I wouldn't say there's really any nerves, I just enjoy it. I love producing my best darts, I love walking on, seeing the fans and there's no need to put any pressure on yourself. If you win, you win; if you lose, you lose. Obviously, if you're losing, it's not a good feeling and you've gotta get yourself out of that situation, get yourself back into the game, and that's what I'm good at. I'm good at turning it up a notch or two, and I can get in front of my opponent and then go on and win the game."
Asked if he practised much, he said: "Not really, I'll be honest!" And worryingly for his opponents, he confidently said he could get even better: "If I put the practice in, I probably could get better. But at the minute I'm happy with how I'm doing."
