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15-year-old Mitchell Lawrie targets £501,000 darts prize against Luke Littler
Fifteen-year-old Scot Mitchell Lawrie will face Luke Littler in a live darts special in Manchester on Oct.
30.
A field of 24 players is chasing £501,000 by winning a leg against Littler, the world’s top player.
The contestants qualified through regional heats held in September, and the event will be shown live on Netflix.
Lawrie is the WDF world No.
1 and reigning junior world champion, and he has been tipped as a future star.
He has beaten a team that included Littler before, when Scotland won a junior World Cup match in 2023, but the two have not faced each other individually.
The one-leg challenge gives Lawrie a chance to test himself against Littler before he competes in the PDC.
The live event is scheduled for Oct.
30, with the £501,000 prize going to anyone who wins a leg against Littler.
Fifteen-year-old Scottish darts player Mitchell Lawrie is among 24 contestants seeking a £501,000 prize by winning a leg against Luke Littler.
The contestants will face Littler at a live Netflix event in Manchester on October 30.
Lawrie is the WDF world No. 1 and reigning JDC junior world champion, according to ESPN.
He says he has beaten Littler before as part of Scotland’s team at the 2023 World Cup junior darts in Gibraltar.
Lawrie says competing live on Netflix at age 15 will bring nerves, while describing Littler as the world’s best player.
- Who
- Mitchell Lawrie, 15, and 23 other contestants will face Luke Littler.
- What
- They are competing for £501,000 by trying to win a leg against Littler.
- When
- October 30, 2026.
- Where
- In front of a crowd in Manchester, at a live Netflix event.
- Why
- The contestants are aiming to win the £501,000 prize.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Lawrie says Scotland beat the team Littler was in by 4-3 in a deciding leg at the World Cup junior darts in Gibraltar.
Regional qualifying heats were held for the event.
Jayden Walker won the England International Open title, becoming the youngest player to win a senior WDF title, according to ESPN.
The 24 contestants are due to play against Littler in Manchester at the live Netflix event.
- Prize
- £501,000
- Contestants
- 24 players
- Event date
- October 30, 2026
- Venue
- Manchester
- Lawrie’s age
- 15
- Lawrie’s location
- Renfrew, Scotland
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What people are saying
being live on Netflix at 15 years of age is just something else
He is obviously the best player in the world so it may be only one leg of darts but it is a very hard leg to win.
Everybody there has a chance at the end of the day.
We beat them 4-3 in a deciding leg and it's one of those memories that sticks with you forever.