Published 11:32 10 Jan 2025 GMT

Why Luke Littler's brother stopped playing darts and now refuses to play him despite being 'better player' at one point

Luke Littler has said his older brother Leon was ahead of him at one stage before the 17-year-old experienced a meteoric rise.

Josh Lawless

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Topics: Luke Littler, Darts, World Darts Championship

Josh Lawless

Josh is a sports journalist who specialises in football and WWE. He has been published by Curzon Ashton FC, Late Tackle, Manchester City FC, The Mirror, Read Man City and Manchester Evening News. He provides coverage of professional wrestling and has covered two WrestleMania events for SPORTbible.

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Why Luke Littler's brother stopped playing darts and now refuses to play him despite being 'better player' at one point

Luke Littler has said his older brother Leon was ahead of him at one stage before the 17-year-old experienced a meteoric rise.

Why Luke Littler's brother stopped playing darts and now refuses to play him despite being 'better player' at one point

Luke Littler has said his older brother Leon was ahead of him at one stage before the 17-year-old experienced a meteoric rise.

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