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Nathan Aspinall thinks Luke Littler will quit within five years: 'Already fed up with playing and travelling'

Originally posted on Dartsnews.com | Last updated May 28, 2025 11:30 AM ET

Nathan Aspinall does not believe Luke Littler has a long-term career in darts ahead of him. Despite his impressive achievements at a young age, Aspinall thinks the teenage sensation will retire from the circuit within five years. "I think he'll be off in about five years," Aspinall stated during an interview on talkSPORT Drive, live from the James Maddison Golf Day.

Littler, currently 18 years old, has taken the darts world by storm since his breakthrough at the 2024 World Cup. In 2025, at the age of 17, he crowned himself the youngest world champion ever, and since then he has broken record after record. Just last week, for example, he set a new points record in the Premier League.

Still, Aspinall does not think his young colleague will stay on the circuit for the next few years.

"He's already getting fed up with playing and travelling all the time, and he's only been doing it 12 months. I don't think he'll be around for 16 years, let alone winning 16 world titles. If he does, fair play to him. But I can't see it."

"He's 18. He does a lot on YouTube, he's good mates with Angryginge. I can see him going down that path, in my opinion."

Luke Littler indeed has a strong presence on social media. He has already appeared in several videos by YouTuber Angryginge, whose real name is Morgan Burtwistle, and almost lost a friendly game of darts to him in February. With 1.9 million followers on Instagram, Littler leaves established names like Michael van Gerwen, Luke Humphries and Gerwyn Price far behind, their combined follower count not even close to that.

Still, it is hard to deny that Littler is currently on course to become one of the greatest ever. In addition to his World Cup title and Premier League dominance, he now boasts a seven-figure bank account. And that could grow even further on Thursday, when he meets Price in the semifinals of the Premier League. The winner will meet Humphries or Aspinall in the final.