LUKE LITTLER will win £1million if he retains his PDC World Darts Championship in January 2026 in a landmark move.
The Professional Darts Corporation has today increased the prize money for the winner of the Sid Waddell Trophy for the 2025-26 tournament.
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Littler became the youngest world champion in the sport’s history when he lifted the title aged 17 in January and earned £500,000 in money.
But that figure has DOUBLED following the historic Sky Sports £125million five-year TV deal.
The World Championship will become bigger than ever before with an expanded 128-player field competing for a £5million prize fund.
The mammoth jump comes as part of a landmark announcement by the PDC that will boost prize funds across all levels of the professional circuit in 2026.
A whopping £25MILLION will be on offer across the PDC circuit next season, following a historic increase of £7MILLION from 2025’s figures.
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