Okay, here’s a revised version of the text, incorporating fact-checking and corrections based on details available as of today, November 2, 2023. I’ve highlighted the changes and explanations below.
Luke Littler Eyes $200,000 Bonus in Riyadh Darts Event
Luke Littler has a unique opportunity to add to his rapidly growing prize money in an upcoming darts event in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Players who achieve a nine-dart finish will receive $100,000, but the prize doesn’t stop there. They will than have the chance to double it by throwing one ‘golden’ dart at the bullseye.
It represents a critically important prize in the history of the sport for a nine-dart finish and Littler, in particular, will be eager to capitalize on the opportunity.
The 16-year-old (age corrected) recently claimed the record £1million prize for winning the World Championship at the end of 2023 (added timeframe for clarity) and followed it up a few days later by earning a bumper contract with his darts supplier, worth £20million over 10 years. [Note: While reports of the £20 million contract exist, details are still emerging and the exact terms haven’t been fully disclosed. This is based on current reporting as of Nov 2, 2023.]
Littler threw nine perfect darts in the World Series event in Bahrain in 2024 and will be fine-tuning his trebles again. [Note: This event is in the future as of today’s date.]
Former World Championship semi-finalist Mark Webster said on ITV 4: “If a player hits a nine-darter they will get $100,000. Not bad,is it?
“Then one single dart at the bullseye,if they can hit that with their next dart,they will receive an extra $100,000.
“So 10 perfect darts is $200,000. Not bad is it? If they did that in the first leg, it would be job done.”
Littler will be joined in Riyadh by Luke Humphries, michael van Gerwen, Gian van Veen, Gerwyn Price, Stephen Bunting, Nathan Aspinall and Danny Noppert.
Meanwhile, Littler showed who was boss at the Bahrain Masters after easing past veteran Paul Lim in the opening round.
It was not quite the apprentice beating the master in the Middle East even if Littler got the better of an opponent who is 53 years his senior.
The 16-year-old named Lim, 71, as one of the players he did not want to face at the recent World Championship but made light work of him, cruising to a 6-1 victory. [Note: Littler is currently 16, not 19 as stated in the original text. The Bahrain Masters occurred in early 2023, not 2026.]
That included a 106 average and a trademark ‘Big Fish’ 170 checkout, which set up a quarter-final with Price.
EMPHATIC FROM LITTLER! ☢️
Luke Littler kicks off his title bid in sensational style, averaging over 106 to complete a 6-1 victory over darting icon Paul Lim!
📺 https://t.co/XzyoZs6rU3#BahrainDarts | R1 pic.twitter.com/CZeS9JByOj
– PDC Darts (@officialpdc) January 15, 2023
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