Lawrie, 15, eyes £501,000 live TV win over Littler
Summary
Fifteen-year-old Mitchell Lawrie is one of 24 amateur players who will compete against world darts champion Luke Littler in a live Netflix special on Friday in Manchester. The first player to beat Littler in a single leg of 501 wins £501,000 and ends the competition.Key Facts
- Lawrie is from Renfrew, Scotland.
- The event, Beat Luke Littler, will be broadcast live from Manchester Central Convention Complex.
- Each of the 24 players gets a chance to face Littler in one leg of 501.
- Lawrie says he previously beat a team featuring Littler at the 2023 junior World Cup in Gibraltar.
- Scotland won that tournament for the first time, according to Lawrie.
- Lawrie won the WDF Open Youth World Championship last year.
- He reached the WDF World Championship final in December, becoming its first teenage finalist, the article says.
- Lawrie says he began playing darts at age two but took it seriously only about three and a half years ago.
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