2024 PDC World Darts Championships: Co Antrim junior darts academy expecting to attract new members on the back of Luke Littler's run to the final

By Russell Keers
Published 4th Jan 2024, 11:10 BST
Updated 4th Jan 2024, 12:06 BST
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The head coach at an east Antrim-based junior darts academy has lauded Luke Littler following his sensational run to the 2024 PDC World Darts Championships final and has said the teen’s displays will help to grow the game across the UK.

Gregg Fowles, who is head coach at Carrickfergus Junior Darts Academy, the only JDC Academy in Northern Ireland, praised the 16-year-old after he made it to the final, before losing 7-4 to Luke Humphries in last night’s (Wednesday) decider at the Alexandra Palace in London.

Carrickfergus Junior Darts Academy (JDA) held its first session in January 2020 after being established at the end of 2019. Approximately 25 young players from across the province travel to attend.

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Commenting on the impact Luke Littler has had on the sport, Mr Fowles, who was instrumental in the Carrick JDA’s formation, said: “Every year, during and after the World Darts Championships, I always get enquiries regarding young players getting involved in darts.