Inside darts sensation Luke Littler’s 17th birthday

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Luke Littler became a worldwide phenomenon after the 16-year-old's fairytale run to the World Darts Final.

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"Luke the Nuke" fell just short of becoming the sport's youngest world champion after losing to Luke Humphries.

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He returned home to Warrington to celebrate turning 17, popping into the darts academy where he started out aged ten.

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The wonderkid revealed he "just chilled out" on his big day, enjoying "a nice Chinese with my family".

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And after picking up £200k in the final he added: “No one can get me anything because I can get it myself.”

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However, he did reveal the main thing that he hopes to achieve now he has turned 17 - learning to drive.

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Luke said: “It's going to be a big thing, it saves my agent and my dad driving me. They can put their feet up on the dashboard rather than me doing it.”

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