NICE LITTLER EARNER

Arrows’ outrageous fortune

- BY MIKE WALTERS

LUKE LITTLER will be playing for a monster £1MILLION loot when he defends his world title at Alexandra Palace in December.

Professional Darts Corporation president Barry Hearn and chief executive Matt Porter summoned players to a meeting to announce a £7m increase in prize money from 2026.

And top of the bill was a 100 per cent hike in the £500,000 Littler banked as a 17-year-old at Ally Pally three months ago when he became the youngest darts world champion.

The increase comes as no surprise after Sky Sports and the PDC announced a huge five-year, £125m TV rights deal in February.