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‘On the bucket list’ – Luke Littler picks the dream goal he wants to achieve before retiring from darts

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Luke Littler has targeted winning every major once before he thinks about retiring from darts.

The 18-year-old has already won so much in his short time as a professional, becoming world champion last month.

Littler has one main goal he wants to achieve in his career
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He reached new heights after beating Michael van Gerwen to get his hands on the Sid Waddell trophy and a £500,000 prize.

Littler has won four major titles in total and tasted victory on the Euro Tour and World Tour across the last year.

But he remains hungry for more and he won’t be stopping his incredible rise until he has pulled off a dream feat.

Speaking on the Tops and Tales Podcast with darts referee Huw Ware, he picked out the achievement he wants most.

“The one thing I do want to do, I’ve said it numerous times, is win every major once,” he said. “Get them on the bucket list.”

“I’ve won a Pro Tour, a Euro Tour, the Premier League, the World Championship, World Series and the Grand Slam.

“So there’s not a lot for me to do now and then I’ve ticked it all off.”

When host Ware joked Littler would be retired in two years at the pace he’s going, he replied: “No, once I do get one of everything, that’s when I want to add onto it.”

Littler picked out his goal during a conversation about how long he’s expecting to be playing professional darts.

The iconic Phil Taylor is his darts idol and the legend called time on his career at the incredible age of 64.

Littler wants to win every darts major before retiring
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Many fans have discussed the chances of the teenager potentially maintaining his darts dominance until that age.

But he’s not considering continuing his career for as long as ‘The Power’, saying: “I can’t really comment on the Phil Taylor thing.

“Because, once the fire goes out your belly, there’s just no point in playing.

“If I say I’m going to continue playing darts for 30 years and then I wake up tomorrow morning the fire’s gone in my belly and I want to retire, then I can’t really achieve it.”

When asked whether he would play until he’s 50, Littler quickly replied with a laugh: “Probably not 50.”

The podcast with Ware, who made history at the World Championships, was released on Monday, the same day Littler was knocked out of the Players Championship.

In the opening event of the PDC Pro Tour season, he lost 6-3 to Joe Cullen in Wigan and looked off form.

Littler missed 15 doubles and only hit two 180s in the round of 32, allowing Cullen to storm to victory and progress.

Cullen went on to reach the final of the tournament before losing to Rob Cross.

Littler is next in action in the Premier League as he takes on Cross in the quarter-finals of Night 2 on Thursday in Glasgow.

talkSPORT will have live commentary of the action over on the talkSPORT Darts YouTube channel.

Coverage will come from Ian Danter, Paul Nicholson and Chris Mason.

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