Luke Littler, the world's top-ranked darts player, has already claimed six major titles in 2026 and is on the verge of achieving something no player has ever managed before: winning every significant darts championship in a single calendar year.
The teenager has captured the World Championship, World Masters, UK Open, World Matchplay, Premier League and World Cup. To complete the historic clean sweep, he must now secure five additional titles across the remainder of the season.
Sky Sports has mapped out the exact sequence of tournaments Littler must navigate to etch his name into darts folklore.
The remaining five titles on Littler's agenda
Littler's next challenge arrives this Friday when he competes in the World Series of Darts Finals in Amsterdam. According to Sky Sports, the world No 1 will face former UK Open champion Danny Noppert in his opening match on Friday, September 18.
Michael van Gerwen holds the defending title after his 11-7 victory over Littler in front of a home crowd last year, though Littler does possess a World Series trophy from 2024, when he defeated Michael Smith 11-4.
The tournament runs from September 17 to 20, with all knockout stages compressed into Sunday's schedule.
Following the World Series, Littler will turn his attention to the World Grand Prix, which takes place from September 28 to October 4 and will be broadcast live on Sky Sports. His opening opponent will be Luke Woodhouse in a format that Littler has previously found challenging.
The double-in, double-out structure of the Grand Prix has never suited Littler's style. He has described it as
one of the toughest tournaments to win, with the Worlds, the Matchplay, [and] the Premier League. Yet despite his reservations about the format, he produced a commanding display to win the 2025 final, defeating world No 2 Luke Humphries 6-1.
The third major title Littler must capture is the European Championship in Dortmund—the one significant crown that has eluded him throughout his career. He suffered a 10-7 second-round exit at the hands of James Wade in the 2025 edition.
Littler has now guaranteed his participation in the European Championship after a significant development: according to Sky Sports, he won the Czech Darts Open in Prague by defeating Luke Humphries 8-6 in the final, securing £35,000 in prize money and automatic qualification for Dortmund. This victory marked his sixth European Tour title in just his 16th appearance on that circuit.
Should Littler capture the European Championship, he would become the first player in darts history to hold every major title simultaneously—a feat that eluded even Michael van Gerwen, who came close in 2016 and 2017 but never won the World Cup of Darts.
Littler must then secure a third consecutive Grand Slam title in Wolverhampton before travelling to Minehead to defend the Players Championship. He won that event last year with an 11-8 victory over Nathan Aspinall in the final.
If Littler wins all five of these titles, he will become the first player ever to claim every darts major in the same calendar year.
The Players Championship qualification challenge
Littler faces a significant hurdle in his bid to retain the Players Championship title at Minehead. To compete in the finals weekend, he must finish in the top 64 on the Players Championship Order of Merit—and currently, his position is precarious.
The world No 1 sits 125th on the merit list with just £10,500 in prize winnings from Players Championship events. Shane McGuirk currently occupies the 64th and final qualifying spot with £27,500 in earnings, meaning Littler must accumulate at least £17,000 more to secure his place.
With six Players Championship events remaining on the calendar, the target remains achievable but demanding. Each tournament winner receives £15,000, suggesting Littler likely needs to win at least one event and accumulate additional prize money from other competitions to guarantee qualification.
Littler had hoped to make significant progress during August when he returned to floor events in Leicester after missing the first 26 Players Championships of the season. However, he managed only a quarter-final and a semi-final finish across his two appearances, leaving him with considerable work ahead.
Six remaining Players Championship events in Den Bosch and Leicester offer Littler opportunities to close the gap, but time is becoming increasingly tight as the season progresses.
What comes next for Littler
Littler's immediate focus centres on the World Series of Darts Finals, where according to Sky Sports, he will face Danny Noppert on Friday evening in Amsterdam before potentially progressing through the round of 16 later that same evening if he wins his opening match.
The World Grand Prix begins on September 28 and concludes on October 4, giving Littler less than two weeks to recover between tournaments.
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