Lower than a yr after Luke Littler’s rise to stardom, one other teenage prodigy is taking the darts world by storm: 12-year-old Jayden Walker.
Followers are satisfied Walker would be the sport’s subsequent celebrity after witnessing him beat world No.1 Luke Humphries in an exhibition match on Saturday.
And to show that he’s the true deal, {the teenager} then gained the Pairs event on the MODUS Tremendous Sequence occasion on Sunday, alongside YouTuber AngryGinge.
Walker left the group, his teammate and rivals in awe along with his performances which included taking out a 145 end – by pinning treble 20, treble 15 and double prime – throughout a quarter-final win over Fallon Sherrock and podcaster Jaackmaate.
AngryGinge, actual identify Morgan Burtwistle, and Sherrock had been visibly surprised by the end, however Walker simply calmly took the applause and took a sip of water afterward, completely unfazed by the event.
Within the ultimate in opposition to content material creator Charlie Murphy and three-time BDO world champion Glen Durrant, Walker started the deciding leg with a 180 earlier than going onto raise the trophy.
‘Superb, I wasn’t anticipating to win it,’ the 12-year-old, who was considerably youthful and smaller than his opponents, stated.
‘However I additionally know the way good my companion is on the follow board, so I believed we had an important likelihood. It’s the most effective factor I’ve ever achieved.’
24 hours earlier, Walker beat ‘Cool Hand Luke’ Humphries in an exhibition in Portsmouth 2-1, averaging 102 in opposition to the reigning world champion.
‘I didn’t even know who Jayden was once I invited up [onto stage at the last event],’ AngryGinge stated.
‘I believed he was simply somebody who had come down to look at. After which he practically checked out 76 or one thing and I believed, “I’ve bought a participant right here.”
‘To be partnered with him, I used to be buzzing. After which clearly I heard the information final night time that he beat Luke Humphries and averaged 102, so he’s completely wonderful.’
Naturally, comparisons had been shortly made between Walker and Littler who burst onto the scene a yr in the past when he reached the ultimate of the World Darts Championship on debut aged 16.
‘The child is insane,’ one fan on Twitter wrote, whereas one other added: ‘Completely unreal participant. He has no concern in any way.’
One other posted: ‘Stick a tenner on him to win the worlds in 4 years,’ and ‘That child is on hearth—future champ within the making!’
Luke ‘the Nuke’ Littler made his identify within the MODUS Tremendous Sequence as properly, and has already gained 10 PDC titles together with the Premier League Darts, Grand Slam and World Sequence Finals in 2024.
The now 17-year-old is trying to go one higher at Alexandra Palace, with the World Darts Championship getting underway on December 15.
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