Luke Littler has told fans he is ready and refreshed to face Ian White in the third round of the PDC World Darts Championship on Saturday.
In a post hours before his return to action following a week-long break, Littler described his Christmas festivities as “quality”.
“Now time to get back at it,” added the 17-year-old, who is the bookmakers’ favourite for the title behind defending champion Luke Humphries.
Luke Littler Instagram
Having become the first darts player to surpass a million followers on Instagram, Littler now has more than 1.4 million fans on the platform.
The sporting sensation published a photo of himself taking part in a special edition of cherished darts TV show Bullseye on Tuesday.
Promoting the episode, which was shown on Christmas Day, Littler showed himself on screen alongside former England cricketer Freddie Flintoff.
“Can never have enough darts on the TV, that’s for sure,” he said. “Loved being a part of the Bullseye Christmas special… merry Christmas, everyone.”
What time is Luke Littler vs Ian White?
Littler’s showdown with White, who is a huge underdog, is expected to start after 9.30pm GMT on Saturday December 28 2024.
The 54-year-old world number 57 has claimed he regularly beat Littler’s grandfather, Phil, during his early days in the sport in Runcorn, where Littler was born.
World number 15 Chris Dobey takes on an opponent three places below him, Josh Rock, in the first match of the evening session at London’s Alexandra Palace, which starts at 7pm.
Three-time champion Michael van Gerwen takes centre stage immediately before Littler and White, meeting Brendan Dolan.
Littler beat fellow Englishman Ryan Meikle 3-1 on December 21 to reach this stage of the tournament.
What an evening we have in store for you tonight! 👀
Who’s looking forward to this one?#WCDarts pic.twitter.com/75e5dDD9EB
— PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) December 28, 2024
How to watch the darts on TV
In the UK, the action is available on Sky Sports Darts. Memberships range from £14.99 a day to £29.99 a month for a flexible six-month contract.
PDC tournaments are also shown worldwide through the PDC’s broadcast partners:
Viaplay – Netherlands
DAZN – Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Japan, Italy, USA, Brazil, Canada
Sport1 – Germany
Fox Sports – Australia
Sky – New Zealand
Nova – Czech Republic & Slovakia
Prago Sport – Hungary
TV Play – Norway, Denmark, Bulgaria & Baltic States
TVP – Poland
VTM – Belgium
All major televised PDC events are broadcast live online (outside of the UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria and Switzerland) through PDCTV. Subscriptions range from £2.99 a day to £49.99 annually. Highlights from events are also available on PDCTV for all subscribers worldwide.