盧克·利特勒（Luke Littler）：連一杯飲料都買不起的少年飛鏢巨星

這位來自沃靈頓的 17 歲選手在周五晚上創造了歷史，擊敗三屆冠軍邁克爾·範格文 (Michael van Gerwen)，奪得 2025 年世界錦標賽冠軍，成為最年輕的奪冠者。

Teenage darts sensation Luke Littler has created history by becoming the youngest ever world champion – and he still can’t even buy an alcoholic drink.

少年飛鏢明星盧克·利特勒 (Luke Littler) 創造了歷史，成為有史以來最年輕的世界冠軍，但他仍然連一杯酒精飲料都買不起。

The 17-year-old from Warrington crushed three-time winner Michael van Gerwen to clinch the 2025 World Championship on Friday night.

這位來自沃靈頓的 17 歲選手於週五晚上擊敗了三屆冠軍邁克爾·範格文 (Michael van Gerwen)，奪得了 2025 年世界冠軍。

His journey began 14 years ago when he first threw magnetic darts as a toddler and imitated Raymond van Barneveld’s famous celebration after he won his 2007 world title.

他的旅程始於 14 年前，當時他還是個小孩，第一次投擲磁性飛鏢，並模仿雷蒙德·範·巴內維爾德 (Raymond van Barneveld) 贏得 2007 年世界冠軍後著名的慶祝動作。

But it has been in the last 13 months that Littler has catapulted himself to the top of the sport, breaking boundaries that seemed impossible.

但在過去 13 個月裡，利特勒將自己推上了這項運動的頂峰，打破了看似不可能的界線。

He burst on to the scene at the 2024 tournament as a 16-year-old nobody had heard of, making it to the final on debut before losing to world number one Luke Humphries.

他以一個無人知曉的 16 歲少年的身份在 2024 年錦標賽上嶄露頭角，首次亮相就進入決賽，但輸給了世界排名第一的盧克·漢弗萊斯 (Luke Humphries)。

A year I’ll never forget❤️ want to say a massive thank you to you all for the support you have given me, it means a lot! pic.twitter.com/phUa6ncWHM

這是我永遠不會忘記的一年❤️想對大家對我的支持表示衷心的感謝，這意味著很多！ pic.twitter.com/phUa6ncWHM

— Luke Littler (@LukeTheNuke180) December 31, 2024

— 盧克·利特勒 (@LukeTheNuke180) 2024 年 12 月 31 日

By the time the 2025 tournament started, he was a household name, having transcended the sport and brought a whole new audience to it.

到 2025 年錦標賽開始時，他已經成為家喻戶曉的人物，超越了這項運動，並為這項運動帶來了全新的觀眾。

His performance at last year’s tournament opened doors for him, but it has been his displays at the oche that have seen him barge through them, proving the kebab-loving, Xbox-playing teenager is a serious talent.

去年比賽中的表現為他打開了大門，但正是他在 Oche 上的表現才讓他衝破了大門，證明了這位熱愛烤肉串、玩 Xbox 的少年是一位真正的天才。

Littler, an avid Manchester United fan and devoted follower of rugby league side Warrington Wolves, won an incredible 10 titles on his debut year, including the Premier League and Grand Slam of Darts, and took his earnings to over £1million.

利特勒是一位狂熱的曼聯球迷，也是橄欖球聯盟球隊沃靈頓狼隊的忠實追隨者，在他的首個賽季就贏得了令人難以置信的10 個冠軍，包括英超聯賽和飛鏢大滿貫，他的收入超過了100 萬英鎊。

But that has been dwarfed by his income away from the sport as his profile exploded.

但隨著他的知名度激增，他遠離這項運動的收入就顯得相形見絀了。

He finished second in the BBC Sports Personality of the Year, was the UK’s most searched athlete of 2024 and appeared on the Jonathan Ross Show and on the front of Forbes magazine.

他在 BBC 年度體育人物中排名第二，是 2024 年英國搜尋量最高的運動員，並出現在喬納森羅斯秀和福布斯雜誌的封面上。

And he has backed up all that hype by becoming a teenage world champion at Ally Pally.

他通過成為 Ally Pally 的青少年世界冠軍來支持所有這些炒作。

Phil Taylor is widely regarded as the greatest ever darts player and, with 16 world titles, he rightly stands alone.

菲爾泰勒 (Phil Taylor) 被廣泛認為是有史以來最偉大的飛鏢運動員，擁有 16 個世界冠軍，他理所當然地是獨一無二的。

But the picture might be different in 20 years – when Littler will not even be 40.

但 20 年後，情況可能會有所不同——那時利特勒還不到 40 歲。