Teenage darts sensation Luke Littler reveals what he told his mum after becoming the youngest player EVER to book his place in the last-16 at the PDC World Championship

Teenage darts sensation Luke Littler told his mum that ‘the dream continues’ after storming into the Round of 16 of the PDC World Championship.

The 16-year-old became the youngest player in the history of the tournament to make it past the third round as he delivered a superb performance to beat Matt Campbell 4-1 on Wednesday night.

Littler’s composure belies his young age, but the Warrington-born prodigy revealed he got emotional after spotting his mum in the crowd at Alexandra Palace.

‘I started crying when I saw my mum in the crowd,’ he said. 

‘She was nervous. I said to her: “The dream continues”. She said the same thing.’

The teenage darts sensation admitted he was emotional after spotting his mum in the crowd

Littler celebrated his second round win with a kebab and vowed to follow suit after beating Campbell, before treating himself to a shopping spree on Thursday.

‘I will stay in the hotel, chill out tomorrow, treat myself to more shoes and pants, chill out and see who I play in the next round,’ he said.

‘It’s an overall good performance, it’s not like the first round. I’ve said I could win with the lowest average of the tournament, I’m just happy to get through.’

Littler, who won the World Youth Championship in November, will pocket a guaranteed £35,000 as a result of reaching the last-16.

And the teenager could meet his hero Raymond van Barneveld in the next round if the Dutchman can beat Jim Williams on Friday.

Littler averaged 97.19 as he dismantled Matt Campbell in five sets on Wednesday night

Littler grew up idolising the Dutchman and admitted he would be ‘unbelievable’ to face the five-time world champion – Van Barneveld won the PDC title in 2007 after clinching four world BDO crowns.

‘I’ve got nothing to lose for myself, I’ve over-achieved again. Now I can just settle,’ he said.

‘My game is there [to win it] but I can settle even more, Jim or Raymond next, I’m just happy.

‘If Raymond does beat Jim it would be unbelievable to play him and then win or lose against either of them I’m still happy to come out of the Worlds at the last 16, but I would love to go a few more games in.’

It is going to take something special to stop Littler, who averaged 97.19 in the dismantling of Campbell.

The teenager threw eight 180s and produced three 100-plus checkouts, including a majestic 164 in the fifth set and looked in complete control for the majority of the match.

Having won the first three sets, Littler’s accuracy dropped in the fourth as Campbell got on the board, but the 16-year-old emphatically sealed the fifth set as his two 100-plus checkouts.