Luke Littler has ruled out purchasing a private jet despite being on course to become the first darts player to accumulate £3million in career prize money.
The teenage world champion, who turns 19 later this month, insisted he needs to be sensible with his finances rather than making extravagant purchases.
"No, probably not," the world No 1 one said when asked about buying his own aircraft. "You need to save your money. I can't go splashing it now."
However, Littler left the door open for the future, adding: "But who knows? In a few years time when I've hopefully earned a bit more I can maybe sort one out."
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Littler's remarkable earnings have been boosted significantly by his triumph at Alexandra Palace earlier this month, where he claimed the inaugural £1million World Darts Championship prize pot.
The victory marked his second world title and pushed his total career winnings to £2,770,500.
Luke Littler has ruled out purchasing a private jet despite being on course to become the first darts player to accumulate £3million in career prize money
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That sum has cemented his position at the summit of the PDC Order of Merit, extending his advantage over his rivals.
Should his current form continue, the Warrington thrower could breach the historic £3m threshold as early as March, a figure no darts player has previously reached in prize money alone.
Littler made his return to competitive action this week at the Bahrain Darts Masters, dispatching veteran Paul Lim in his opening fixture.
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Five things to know about Luke Littler | PAThe Singaporean legend, still competing at the remarkable age of 71, drew praise from his young conqueror despite the defeat.
"Paul's doing really well, I think he's been doing well for many, many years," Littler said.
"He's just class and I wonder when he's going to retire but he's still going very strong in the practice room as well."
When asked whether he could envisage himself still throwing darts at Lim's age, the teenager was emphatic, joking there was "not a chance" of that happening.
Littler's quarter-final opponent today will be Gerwyn Price, who progressed to the last eight with a 6-4 victory over Japanese crowd favourite Motomu Sakai in the tournament's opening contest.
Luke Littler will face Gerwyn Price at the Bahrain Darts Masters
| PAThe Bahrain event has also witnessed the unexpected comeback of iconic referee Russ Bray, who departed the PDC two years ago.
The 68-year-old's return to officiating duties has delighted supporters, many of whom had assumed the legendary voice of darts had hung up his microphone permanently.
Bray's distinctive calls had been a staple of major televised events before his departure from the professional circuit.
Whether Littler overcomes Price remains to be seen.