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Incredible amount of money Luke Littler will make if he wins World Darts Championship final tonight

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Published 13:49 3 Jan 2025 GMT

Incredible amount of money Luke Littler will make if he wins World Darts Championship final tonight

Littler faces his second World Championship final in a row

Jess Battison

Jess Battison

After a number of sensational (and sometimes surprising) matches, it all comes down to tonight (3 January).

Luke Littler is set to face Michael van Gerwen in the final of the World Darts Championship.

It marks the teen’s second consecutive year in the final after he was defeated by Luke Humphries in his debut fight for the title.

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But despite that loss, the Nuke has already raked in a load of cash since becoming a household name at the Championship last year.

And if he does win the world title tonight, he’ll make an absolutely incredible amount of money to top it off.

Littler's made it to tonight's final (James Fearn/Getty Images)
Littler's made it to tonight's final (James Fearn/Getty Images)

Littler secured his place in the final after beating Stephen Bunting by a 6-1 scoreline last night. And van Gerwen got there after beating Chris Dobey, also by 6-1 in sets, in his semi-final just before.

Both of them will face off to take the hefty £500,000 winner’s prize. But if they come in second place, they certainly won’t be leaving empty handed as the runner-up receives a cool £200,000.

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Getting into the nitty gritty of how the darts world works, all prize money earned at the World Championship is added to a player’s ranking on the two-year Order of Merit system.

So, for example, Michael Smith came into this year’s tournament sitting as the number two player in the world. However, he ‘lost’ the prize money he was defending from bagging the title two years ago.

Smith would’ve previously automatically qualified for the majority of major tournaments, but thanks to a shock second round defeat to Kevin Doets, he’s now outside of the top 16 as 2025 kicks off.

Van Gerwen will face Littler (James Fearn/Getty Images)
Van Gerwen will face Littler (James Fearn/Getty Images)

PDC pro Matthew Edgar previously claimed players don’t actually get their full prize money when the World Championship comes to an end.

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This is as the players receive remittance notices and deductions because they are technically self-employed contractors, and not directly employed by PDC.

Edgar added in a TikTok video: “Two per cent [of the prize money] is your PDC levy - that comes off everything before you even get it, and comes from playing on the Challenge Tour to being world champion.

“We all pay two per cent on our prize money before we even get it. Not only that, you’ve got to consider your membership fees. £500 is your membership, which goes before you even get it. That’s a once a year fee, and your DRA fee as well.

“I’ve got to deduct travel, my hotel and any other costs with that. Then, the money that is left is open to tax.”

The PDC World Championship final takes place at 7:30pm tonight.

Featured Image Credit: James Fearn/Getty Images

Topics: Luke Littler, Money, Sport, News

Jess Battison
Jess Battison

Jess is a Senior Journalist with a love of all things pop culture. Her main interests include asking everyone in the office what they're having for tea, waiting for a new series of The Traitors and losing her voice at a Beyoncé concert. She graduated with a first in Journalism from City, University of London in 2021.

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