Luke Littler plays darts as a toddler in nappies in home video footage

Luke Littler gave a big hint that he was going to take the darts world by storm when he was just three years old.

The 16-year-old from Warrington has enjoyed an historic run to the semi-final of the World Championship at Alexandra Palace in London, becoming the youngest player to ever do so.

Nicknamed ‘The Nuke’, he is just now two wins away from producing one of the greatest sporting stories of all time.

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He has always been a star in the making as videos have emerged of him throwing darts as a toddler and imitating Raymond Van Barneveld’s famous celebration after he won his 2007 world title.

Littler was not born until 20 days after that famous match with Phil Taylor at the Circus Tavern, so few would have expected him to beat the Dutchman on his way to the last four in this year’s tournament.

But the way he demolished his hero in the last-16 tie showed that his breakthrough is no fluke.

He qualified for the tournament by winning the World Youth Championship in November after a prolific year on the Development Tour and that was another big sign that he was destined for the top.