Darts Dec 07, 2025

Mitchell Lawrie, 15, surpasses Luke Littler's record with debut win at Lakeside in WDF World Championship

👤
By Admin
Sports Journalist
Mitchell Lawrie, 15, surpasses Luke Littler's record with debut win at Lakeside in WDF World Championship

Mitchell Lawrie has surpassed Luke Littler's record with an incredible debut win at the WDF World Championship in Lakeside at the age of 15.

Lawrie became the youngest player to ever win a match at the iconic venue, pipping Littler's record he set at Lakeside in 2022 when he made it through to the last-32 aged 15.

The Scot, who only turned 15 last month, averaged 90, hit a 10-darter and nailed two 145 checkouts - the first coming in the opening leg of the third set and the second to seal the win - as he underlined his status as one of the sport's hottest emerging stars by blitzing past Japan's Tomoya Maruyama in double quick time to book his second round spot.

He will now face American second seed Jason Brandon in the next round on Tuesday.

As well as his debut appearance at Lakeside, Lawrie will also be in attendance at Alexandra Palace, having qualified for the JDC World Final which will take place amidst Littler's PDC world title defence.

For Littler, Lawrie is an obvious exciting talent and he has been keeping an eye on his records that he has been chasing down.

Speaking about the Scotsman's rise, the world No 1 said: "He's a very, very good player at such a young age like myself. Obviously, I think about my record for winning a WDF Open.

"So that's another one he has taken off me, but he's a very good player."

"It is crazy. He's got to wait years for the Development Tour. But for now, he's just got to keep at it because he's got to wait.

"But there's plenty of opportunities out there for now for tournaments to go and win.

Littler, who has won nine PDC majors, with six coming in 2025, has encouraged Lawrie to continue his progress before joining the Development Tour.

"You have just got to keep your head down. You still have got to keep going," said the world champion.

"Because I think at 14, 15, I was like 'oh it's another year till I can go on the Development Tour'.

"He's definitely thinking the same the way he's been playing. So just keep his head down and yeah you'll be on Tour."

Lawrie nicked another record from Littler just a couple of weeks ago when he became the youngest player to win three senior men's titles after winning the British Open, Welsh Open and Irish Classic in the WDF aged 15 years and four days old.

Meanwhile, 17-year-old Paige Pauling eased through to the second round of the women's event courtesy of a straight sets success over Germany's Lisa Zollikofer.

Last year's girl's champion will face last year's runner up, Sophie McKinlay, next.

Who will win the Paddy Power World Darts Championship? Watch every match exclusively live from December 11 to January 3 on SportNews' dedicated darts channel (Sky channel 407 from December 10). .

Tags:

darts news id:13477752

Share this article

Related Posts

Premier League Darts 2026 line-up announcement live: Who will join Luke Littler, Luke Humphries, Gian van Veen, Michael van Gerwen in competition

Premier League Darts 2026 line-up announcement live: Who will join Luke Littler, Luke Humphries, Gian van Veen, Michael van Gerwen in competition

PL clubs spent 1.92bn on forwards - why are so many struggling?Premier League clubs scrambled to add firepower during the summer transfer window, spen...

World Darts Championship: Wayne Mardle says it's up to players to rise and 'get stuck into Luke Littler'

World Darts Championship: Wayne Mardle says it's up to players to rise and 'get stuck into Luke Littler'

Wayne Mardle says it is up to players to rise to the challenge and get "stuck into Luke Littler" after 'The Nuke' cemented his position as one of the...

Dom Taylor banned from all PDC events and World Darts Championship prize money removed after failed drugs test

Dom Taylor banned from all PDC events and World Darts Championship prize money removed after failed drugs test

Dom Taylor has been banned from all PDC events following his failed drugs test, the Darts Regulation Authority (DRA) have confirmed, while he has als...

Luke Littler: Is world No 1 on cusp of invincibility after winning 2026 World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace?

Luke Littler: Is world No 1 on cusp of invincibility after winning 2026 World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace?

Luke Littler was odds on favourite to lift the Sid Waddell Trophy again ahead of the 2026 World Darts Championship with an air of inevitability about...

World Darts Championship: Gian van Veen disappointed by loss to Luke Littler but excited by future battles with back-to-back world champion

World Darts Championship: Gian van Veen disappointed by loss to Luke Littler but excited by future battles with back-to-back world champion

Gian van Veen insists he, Luke Littler and darts' young stars are ready to take over the sport, despite falling short in his bid for a maiden World Da...

John McDonald and George Noble: Iconic darts duo inducted into PDC Hall of Fame ahead of hanging up microphones

John McDonald and George Noble: Iconic darts duo inducted into PDC Hall of Fame ahead of hanging up microphones

Master of Ceremonies John McDonald and referee George Noble have been unveiled as the latest inductees into the PDC Hall of Fame ahead of both retirin...