Luke Littler, currently ranked as the world’s number one darts player, has already captured every major tournament on the calendar in 2026. His remarkable haul includes the World Championship, the World Masters, the UK Open and the World Matchplay, supplementing an already impressive collection that features the Premier League and the World Cup titles. With these victories under his belt, Littler is on the cusp of becoming only the third competitor in the sport’s history to claim every ranking and non‑ranking title in a single season.
To complete this historic clean sweep, Littler still needs to add five more trophies to his résumé. Sky Sports has broken down the exact sequence of events he must navigate if he hopes to achieve this unparalleled feat. The first obstacle on Littler’s path arrives this Friday at the World Series of Darts Finals. The defending champion, Michael van Gerwen, will be looking to retain his crown after defeating Littler 11‑7 in front of a fervent Dutch crowd in Amsterdam.
Although van Gerwen holds a World Series title of his own—earned with an 11‑4 victory over Michael Smith in 2024—the Englishman will be eager to reverse the result and keep his own momentum alive. A little over a week later, the calendar turns to the World Grand Prix, which will be broadcast live on Sky Sports from September 28 through October 4.
Littler’s opening match pits him against Luke Woodhouse, a seasoned competitor who will test the young champion’s resolve. The Grand Prix is notorious for its double‑in, double‑out format, a structure that Littler has publicly admitted he dislikes. He has described the tournament as "one of the toughest to win" alongside the World Championship, the Matchplay and the Premier League.
Nevertheless, the format did not hinder him in 2025 when he dispatched world number two Luke Humphries with a decisive 6‑1 victory in the final. Following the Grand Prix, Littler’s itinerary takes him to Dortmund for the European Championship— the one major title that has thus far eluded him.
In the most recent edition in 2025, he fell 10‑7 to James Wade in the second round. A triumph in Dortmund would give Littler a complete set of major championships, a distinction no player has ever fully achieved. Michael van Gerwen came close in 2016 and 2017, but his campaign was thwarted by a failure to capture the World Cup of Darts.
If the European Championship is secured, the next challenge will be the Grand Slam in Wolverhampton, where Littler hopes to claim his third consecutive title. The final stop on his quest is the Players Championship in Minehead. He entered the 2025 final as the defending champion, having beaten Nathan Aspinall 11‑8, and will be looking to repeat that success.
Achieving all of these victories would make Littler the first darts player ever to win every major tournament within a single calendar year. However, the road to the Players Championship is anything but straightforward.
The event’s qualification is based on the Players Championship Order of Merit, where Littler currently sits a modest 125th with just £10,500 in prize money. Only the top 64 earn a place at the finals weekend in Minehead. By contrast, Shane McGuirk occupies the 64th spot with £27,500, having competed in only six of the remaining Players Championship events.
For Littler to climb into the qualifying bracket, he must bridge a gap of at least £17,000. Each remaining event offers a £15,000 winner’s prize, meaning that a single tournament win—combined with modest earnings in the other five—could be enough to secure his place. Littler’s strategy this season has been to amass the bulk of his earnings during August, when he returned to the floor events in Leicester after missing the first 26 Players Championships. Unfortunately, his performance yielded only a quarter‑final and a semi‑final appearance across two outings.
The remaining six events—split between Den Bosch and Leicester—are now critical, as the clock ticks down on his opportunity to close the prize‑money gap. In summary, Littler’s clean‑sweep ambition hinges on five key victories: the World Series of Darts Finals, the World Grand Prix, the European Championship, the Grand Slam, and the Players Championship. Each tournament presents its own set of challenges, from formidable opponents like van Gerwen and Woodhouse to the unique pressure of the double‑in, double‑out format. Yet, with a blend of skill, composure, and strategic scheduling, the teenager stands a realistic chance of rewriting darts history.
Fans eager to follow the drama can watch the World Grand Prix live on Sky Sports between September 28 and October 4, or stream the coverage via NOW, which offers a flexible, contract‑free subscription. The next few months promise to be a defining chapter in Luke Littler’s career, and potentially, in the annals of darts itself.