Fans think they've found the next Luke Littler as 13-year-old's stunning performance goes viral

Luke Littler's darts rival may have been discovered after 13-year-old wonderkid Mitchell Lawrie went viral for an incredible performance.

Littler, who has only just turned 17, has become the talk of the town after bursting onto the scene and reaching the PDC World Darts Championship final in his debut.

The Warrington youngster beat Christian Kist, Andrew Gilding, Matt Campbell, five-time world champion Raymond van Barneveld, Brendan Dolan and Rob Cross before falling short against Luke Humphries after leading 4-2 on sets at Alexandra Palace.

But Littler won a £200,000 prize and went on to capture his first PDC title by beating the legendary Michael van Gerwen at the Bahrain Darts Masters.

He has been tipped to dominate darts for years to come but another prodigy has risen to prominence.

Former PDC referee and content creator @TheDartsReferee took to X to share screenshots of a score involving Mitchell Lawrie, who was playing Ash Coleman.

Lawrie, hailing from Renfrew in Scotland, won 3-0 and had an utterly insane 102 average.

Like Littler, the high school pupil started playing the darts at the age of three, the Cotton A team in the Renfrew Darts League and has now stepped up to junior events, helping Scotland win the Junior Darts Corporation (JDC) World Cup event in Gibraltar and supplying the victorious dart in the final at the end of December.

Signed to sponsor Target, he already has a number of junior titles under his belt and spends four hours a day practicing.

According to his mum Lyn, he is targeting becoming world champion once he is eligible to play at the top level.

"Now that he knows the success that that can bring, he is even more committed to darts than ever before," she told The Gazette.

"Mitchell wants to become a professional darts player and a world champion.

"Due to his age, he's got a few years yet before he can qualify for the PDC (Professional Darts Corporation), but it's definitely in his sights now."

Featured Image Credit: Getty & X/@TheDartsReferee

Topics: Luke Littler, Darts

Josh Lawless

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