Luke Littler, the youngest world champion in darts history at 17, joins a list of successful teenage sports stars like Boris Becker, who won Wimbledon at 17, Sky Brown, Britain’s youngest Olympian with two bronze medals in skateboarding, and Tom Daley, who won Olympic gold in diving. Katie Ledecky, with five Olympic golds by her late teens, Wilfred Benitez, the youngest boxing champion at 17, Pele, who won the World Cup at 17, Wayne Gretzky, the NHL’s all-time top scorer, and Ronnie O’Sullivan, the snooker champion known for his attacking style and emotional outbursts.
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