The Littler effect

Fans dressed in costumes arrive for the start of the match between Stephen Bunting and Luke Woodhouse at the World Darts Championship. — AP

DARTS has hit the jackpot with Luke Littler, and so have his rivals.

The Littler effect is still coursing through a sport that has been catapulted into the mainstream largely thanks to a teenage phenom who is bringing new audiences to darts.