Luke Littler retirement timeline after earning ‘so much money’ | Other | Sport
Darts superstar Luke Littler could be retired within 10 years there is now so much money in darts, according to former darts star Paul Nicholson. The Nuke’s winning habit could apparently see him putting down the arrows by the time he’s 30 with as many as eight Premier League titles said to be possible for the young star.
Still just 19, Littler has pocketed £2,870,500 in the last two years, and more than £3million in his career. With another £350,000 available in the Premier League, Littler’s earnings are showing few signs of slowing down and his young start ensures that setting records and an early retirement is more plausible than ever.
Ex-darts ace Nicholson told Betway: “If we’d asked three years ago, can someone win every PDC major before the age of 20, I would have said, ‘you must be out of your mind’.
“So, is it possible that someone could win eight Premier League titles before they’re 30 years of age? Absolutely.
“I’m saying it’s possible, I’m not saying he’s going to go and do it. Luke Littler and Luke Humphries are winning so much money. They could be retired in less than 10 years. We’re talking about footballer retirement ages.
“No one has to go to 72 like Paul Lim, or into their mid-60s like Steve Beaton. You don’t have to. Some of these guys are still doing exhibitions and other commitments because they don’t have the same wealth in the first 10 to 15 years of their career, but these guys do.
“They’re earning so much money and they’re being so astute with it that they don’t have to play into their mid-30s and 40s. They can go on to other things like reality TV or have some sort of social media career. But if they want to play for 20 years, they can earn a lot of money and they break records like getting eight or more Premier Leagues.”
For his part, Littler expects himself and Luke Humphries to continue to show their dominance in the Premier League. The Nuke was asked if he could see anyone challenging the pair.
“I don’t think so,” he said. “Obviously me and Luke are there – we’re there to be beaten. Obviously Gian’s there to be beaten now [too].
“I think Luke, playing him in the Masters, he’s changed as a player. Usually within the first few legs, few sets, he wouldn’t lose his head a bit, but he’d get frustrated, but I didn’t see [any sign of that this time].
“Like Luke said to you guys, he’s changing obviously with his darts and in himself. So yeah, Luke’s a brand new player and I can’t wait to play him week in and in and week out.”
