Darts fever reaches new heights with viewing figures up 39 PER CENT with blockbuster Luke Littler vs Michael van Gerwen World Championship clash set to shatter more records [Video]

12:50 EST 03 Jan 2025, updated 12:50 EST 03 Jan 2025

Viewing figures for the the 2024-25 World Darts Championship have taken the sport to new heights, according to Sky Sports intel. 

Last season’s competition saw the emergence of Luke Littler, and an engagement with the sport that was previously unheard of in the social media age, thanks to the teenager’s sensational rise. 

At 17, Littler is going for glory once more on Friday night, when he takes on three-time champion Michael van Gerwen for the Sid Waddell Trophy at Alexandra Palace. 

Following his heroics from last year, viewing figures have again defied expectations, with Sky Sports – broadcasters of the competition – publishing an update ahead of the showpiece finale in north London. 

According to their figures, viewership for the current edition of the competition is up 39 per cent year-on-year at an average of 471,000 after the semi-finals. 

The last-four clashes on Thursday saw both Littler and Van …