Luke Littler to have STADIUM renamed in his honour after World Darts Championship success…but for one night only

LUKE LITTLER is set to have a stadium named after him - but only for 24 hours.

The 18-year-old became the youngest-ever PDC Darts World Championships winner last month with a sensational victory over Michael van Gerwen last month.

And his local rugby club - Warrington Wolves - will honour his achievement by renaming the Halliwell Jones Stadium for their Super League opener against the Catalan Dragons later this month.

Lifelong Wolves fan Littler said: “It’s a dream come true that the club I’ve been a fan of since I was young has decided to name the stadium after me for a night!

“It’s an absolute honour and I can’t thank the club enough.”

Club CEO Karl Fitzpatrick said: “Luke’s achievements on the world stage have been nothing short of incredible.

"And we are immensely proud to celebrate his success with this special homecoming.

“He’s a true Warrington fan, and therefore renaming our stadium in his honour for our home opener is a fitting tribute.”

Speaking on Sky Sports, Fitzpatrick added: “Warrington’s favourite son, this idea actually came about from one of your colleagues at Sky – Brian Carney.

“We were talking about how we can recognise Luke’s incredible achievement and really celebrate the homecoming of the World Championship, well how about we rename the stadium?

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“So for one night only, the Halliwell Jones Stadium is going to be known as the Luke Littler Stadium.

“He’s been a season ticket holder for many many years so we asked him would he be up for this and he jumped at it.

"He’s as excited about it as we are.”

Littler will be back in action on Thursday, taking on MVG in his Premier League Darts opener.