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Luke Littler to star in different sport on ITV as darts sensation, 18, links up with Tony Bellew and Barry Hearn

Published on June 18, 2025 at 08:45 PM

LUKE LITTLER is aiming to show there’s just a fin margin between success and failure.

Darts’ world champ is joiningfellow big names of sport like , and for an angling event to be shown on ITV4.

Luke Littler of England celebrating during a darts semi-final.
Luke Littler will hope to improve on his debut in last year’s event
Man in suit being interviewed with a microphone.
Ex-boxer will also be competing in a 32-strong line-up

But , 18, came BOTTOM on his debut in theTarget Sports Star Fishing Championshiplast year.

That’s despite the keen angler he made at the competition in Warwickshire.

The Warrington whizkidteamed up that time with former Ally Pally kingsAdrian Lewis and , plus Target Darts boss Garry Plummer.

Now he’ll be back at theTunnel Barn Fishery on July 29 alongside ex-world cruiserweightboxing champ Bellew, snooker’s six-time Crucible king Davis, promoter Hearn and otherstars – from both sides of the microphone.

The 32-strong line-up also includesLewis, Cross and James Wade from darts, as well as Derek Redmond, Gail Emms, George Groves, Johnny Fisher, Andy Goldstein, Hayley Turner and Gary Newbon.

Littler hopes to show Big Fish has a moremeaty meaning than just being his favourite checkout at the oche.

And he also hopes to bounce back from England’s World Cup embarrassment last weekend.

The Nuke and went into the pairs tournament as the world’s top two players as well as the last two winners at the Ally Pally.

Two men holding a large carp they caught while fishing.
Littler showed off one of his catches last year

But they began to flounder from the start and fans had plenty tocarp about afterwards.

Welshman , who suffered , described the duo as “rubbish”; and suggested they.

At least won’t be under the same pressure when he contests the angling event, which raises five-figure sums for charity.

Organisers stress their 13th annual event is “not open to the public”;.

But a two-hour highlights package will be on ITV4 at a date to be confirmed.

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