Luke Littler Could Make History After Darts Star Qualifies for Pro Tour

Luke Littler could make new history on the Pro Tour following the recent cards given through Q-School route.

A total of 29 players received Pro Tour cards for the 2026 season, made up of 13 from UK Q-School and 16 from the European Q-School.

One household name in sport who was denied the card, which gives access to the biggest PDC tournaments in the world, was three-time world champion John Part after he fell short at the event in Milton Keynes.

But there were also big wins for World Darts Championship debutant Charlie Manby and Mervyn King to secure a spot amongst the 128 Pro Tour Card holders.

However another notable inclusion in the mix is Yorick Hofkens, who progressed from the EU Q-School by getting to the final two.

Littler has won back-to-back world titles. Image: Getty

He picked up six wins on day three of the final day in Kalkar, including victories over Brian Raman and fellow Tour Card holders Pascal Rupprecht and Jimmy van Schie.

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And his appearance is historic as the 18-year-old has become the youngest player on the Pro Tour. For the last two years, two-time world champion Littler has been the youngest by a considerable distance after bagging his spot through the Development Tour and going on to dominate darts.

Littler turns 19 next week, while Hofkens will remain 18 until June when he celebrates his next birthday.

The German will have his Tour Card until 2027 and could well face Littler in a PDC event - giving 'The Nuke' the unusual challenge of playing against someone younger than him on the big stage.

That has not happened since Littler turned professional but that could be about to change with Hofkens, the only other teenager on the tour.

Littler could break darts record

Hofkens has featured under the PDC umbrella before after making it to the Baltic Sea Darts Open and is poised to compete at the World Masters at Arena MK at the end of the month.

Littler, fresh from his record-breaking darts deal, is headlining the 2026 tournament but will return to the oche with the Bahrain Darts Masters, before participating in the World Series of Darts and Saudi Arabia Darts Masters.

Littler could soon be the first player to eclipse £3 million in darts. Image: Getty

Over a stunning two-year period, world No.1 Littler has racked up a whopping £2,770,500 in prize money. He has the chance to become the first ever £3 million man in the sport if he bags

£100,000 from winning the World Masters, £35,000 from the Poland Open and £120,000 for winning the UK Open on March.