Luke Littler believes Poland's Sebastian Bialecki can be the next youth star to make waves on the PDC Tour in the coming years.
At just 17 years of age, Littler has already become the face of the PDC along with the likes of Michael van Gerwen, Michael Smith and Rob Cross.
He's proven that his sensational run to the final of the 2023 World Championships was no fluke with impressive performances in the Premier League and a Players Championship title to follow a World Series of Darts victory in Bahrain.
Littler is going to be leading the next generation for years to come and is a full 20 years younger than the average age of the top-64 players on the Order of Merit.
Luke Littler is leading the next generation of darts players
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The list features youth stars such as Gian van Veen (21), Josh Rock (22), Adam Gawlas (22) and Callan Rydz (25).
Littler trumps them all having taken the sport by storm but there will be more bright talents coming through the ranks in the coming years.
And the teenage darts superstar has named 20-year-old Bialecki as the player he feels will be next to take the step up to the PDC Tour.
“I played Gian van Veen [on the Development Tour], he got a tour card," he told Sport Bible.
"Wessel Nijman, he came back after a few years out and got a tour card straight away.
“When I won my fourth round game at the World Championship, Nathan Rafferty got his tour card back.
“I’d probably have to say Sebastian Bialecki from Poland, he’s doing well on the Modus Super Series so it wouldn’t surprise me if he got his tour card.”
Littler's incredible rise to superstardom this year has seen him emerge as one of the frontrunners to win the 2024 Sports Personality of the Year award.
He's currently ahead of Harry Kane, Jude Bellingham and Mark Cavendish in the bookies and the list may change with this summer's European Championship and Olympics as well as other major sporting events to come.
Luke Littler is seen as the face of darts
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But Littler has admitted he didn't even know what SPOTY was until he spoke with his manager about it.
“I didn’t even know what [the award] was, I asked my manager and he mentioned it to me!" Littler added.
“But that would just be crazy, after obviously a good year in the World Championship, and changing as much as I've changed for the game.”
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Poland's Sebastian Bialecki is tipped for a bright future
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Littler is set for another hectic week to end February as he prepares for the Players Championship 3-4.
Both events will be held at the Mattioli Arena in Leicester with Littler looking to win the £15,000 top prize once again.
He's also set to play in the European Tour qualifiers before taking part in his fourth Premier League evening of the season in Newcastle.
