Luke Littler has arrived home with the World Darts Championship trophy on the back of making history at Alexandra Palace on Friday night.
Littler became the youngest champion in the sport's history as he dispatched of three-time champion Michael van Gerwen 7-3 before he broke down into tears as the celebrations commenced.
The teenager earned a cool £500,000 for the accolade and revealed he is keen to buy a Mercedes A-class with the prize money – despite not yet knowing how to drive – and also received a good luck message from David Beckham.
Speaking after his win on Saturday morning, with Mail Sport present, he revealed that he was keen to get home ‘and recharge'.
And that's exactly what he has done, heading back to Warrington and his family home, which he has helped his family move into on the back of his darting success.
Taking to social media on Saturday evening, Littler shared a photo alongside the Sid Waddell trophy, cozied up in bed and surrounded by Christmas bedding. The caption read: ‘Home sweet home,' accompanied by a smiling emoji.
Luke Littler has arrived home with the World Darts Championship trophy after making history
His dog, Nala, also posed with the trophy after Littler became the youngest-ever champion
He took to social media to reveal he was finally home after the end of the Championship
Littler defeated Michael van Gerwen 7-3 in a dominant final at Alexandra Palace on Friday
But that wasn't the only snap – the Littler family's French bulldog also posed alongside the silverware.
The pup, named Nala, was sat for the photo while wearing Littler's iconic purple darts strip.
The caption continued: ‘Think Nala loves it too,' accompanied by a red heart emoji.
Towards the end of last year, the 17-year-old star moved with his parents into the five-bedroom house which he is renting for £6,000-a-month in a leafy village suburb of his hometown of Warrington, Cheshire.
Estate agents boast that the three-storey property is ‘a wonderful family home' on a street which is known locally as Millionaire's Road.
Littler, who is rumoured to have a new girlfriend, is said to have already netted over £1million from his soaraway career, despite still being too young to legally buy a pint. He turns 18 later this month.
It was revealed in October that the world champion and his family had swapped their old £180,000 two-bedroom semi in Warrington for the spectacular new property.
The house with electronic gates and bristling with CCTV security cameras has an open plan kitchen and dining area with bifold doors leading to an indoor swimming pool, measuring 36ft by 33ft.
Littler was handed the trophy by Sir Chris Hoy (left) – ambassador for Prostate Cancer UK
Littler, still 17, broke Van Gerwen's own record as the youngester-ever champion – the Dutchman was 24 when he lifted the title in 2014.
He was handed the Sid Waddell Trophy by former track cyclist Sir Chris Hoy inside the venue, who was present as an ambassador for Paddy Power's BIGGER 180 campaign, which asked all men to check their risk of Prostate Cancer using Prostate Cancer's online risk checker – awarded Littler the trophy. Hoy has been diagnosed with terminal prostate cancer and has revealed he has just a few years left to live.
The Olympic great has been diagnosed with primary cancer in his prostate which then spread to his bones. He revealed late last year that he was being treated for an unspecified type of cancer and was ‘optimistic, positive and surrounded by love'.
Paddy Power donated a total of £1,027,000 to Prostate Cancer UK on the back of the 180s this tournament. £1,000 was handed over for each 180, with there 907 in total. Two nine-darters added £120,000 to the total.
‘I'm doing well. I'm in the best shape I've been in in over a year,' Hoy told Sky Sports News last year. ‘I'm physically not in any pain at all. Treatment has worked really well. Everything is stable. I couldn't have responded better to the treatment available.
‘I'm very grateful. It's been an unimaginable year. 18 months ago, if you had told me this was coming up, you couldn't have imagined it. That's life, isn't it? You get curveballs. It's how you deal with it. You make a plan and you move forward.
‘I'm so lucky to have genuinely amazing people around me, from family, friends, medical support, the general public you have really propped us up and lifted our spirits. I feel very fortunate in that respect.'
