The ‘next Luke Littler' reveals what Luke Humphries said to him after losing to 12-year-old in shock upset
DARTS' latest prodigy, dubbed the 'next Luke Littler', has revealed what Luke Humphries said after defeating the Premier League champion in a shock upset.
Jayden Walker is just 12 years old but is already rated as one of the most promising darts stars around.
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His mum and grandmother both played at county level, leading the youngster to take up darts an early age.
Walker was only FIVE years old when he recorded his very first 180.
And he turned professional at the age of 11 in a clash against Scott Williams — who reached the World Championship semis in 2024.
Last year also saw Walker nail an 'insane' 145 checkout at the Modus Super Series as he was hailed as 'special' by teen sensation Littler.
But his greatest feat came when he defeated new Premier League king Humphries at an exhibition in December.
Walker smashed in an average of 102 as he stunned the former world champ.
And now, the prodigy has revealed that Humphries had plenty to say afterwards.
Walker told SPORTbible: 'He said to me keep practicing, keep doing what I am doing.
'And he also said that I was the best 12-year-old he had ever seen.'
Walker also opened up over his ambition to eventually play idol Littler.
Luke Littler narrowly avoids being hit by object thrown onto O2 stage during Premier League Darts finals
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He added: 'Like most people who enjoy watching darts I would love to play Luke one day.
'I very much believe if it hadn't been for Luke I wouldn't have been given all the opportunities I have been at 12.
'I am very thankful to him for that. A dart match needs two players so you would have to ask Luke if he wanted to play me.
'There's always lots of comparisons made to Luke Littler because I am young. If I want to be world number one I must be better than everyone.
'I am only 12 so I can't even think about beating Luke yet. I can only play the opponent I have in front of me. I'm lucky that I have four more years of practice.'
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