A TEENAGER who discovered darts “through boredom” before beating world champion Luke Littler THREE times is now ranked No1 on the planet.
, 19, was crowned top dog in the latest World Darts Federation rankings last week.
Jenson Walker is leading the world rankings in the WDF despite only taking up darts to beat boredomCredit: https://twitter.com/InterceptorJW?lang=en-GB
He has already beaten Luke Littler three timesCredit: Getty
He only started playing in a bid to
And Walker is now setting tournaments alight with his precise throwing.
The youngster qualified for the WDF World Championships 2025, going on to reach the semis before hitting No1 in the rankings.
Walker also won the Romanian Open Classic last month.
And he’s even combining his darts career with a degree in accountancy at Coventry University via their sport scholarship scheme.
Walker is not the only teen flying high in darts, with fellow 19-year-old a back-to-back world champ and No1 in the PDC rankings.
The pair clashed eight times on the youth circuit, with Walker winning on three occasions.
But the prodigy never forgets how he casually found himself in the world of darts five years ago.
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Walker told the BBC : “At Christmas we would always watch the world championships on TV and we’d get the dartboard out of the loft and have a play.
“One year it stayed up after Christmas and then the Covid pandemic hit so, through pure boredom, I started chucking and it spiralled from there.
“About a year on I started to realise I was decent at darts and when we came out of the first wave of lockdowns I entered a youth tournament.
“I was a steady player and as I hadn’t played the game properly before I didn’t feel any pressure.”
On his battles with Littler, Walker continued: “Luke and I started at a very similar time. We’ve competed for the England team together and have had numerous battles.
“He’s winning 5-3 currently and I’ll take that at the moment!”
Despite the new-found fame, Walker is remaining focused on his studies.
He added: “It felt the right time to start my studies alongside my darts.
“The finances that were up for grabs last year in the sport meant I couldn’t risk not putting all my effort into that, so I delayed starting in September and began in January.
“I’m ready for this now and it feels right.”
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