Luke Littler will have to wait a bit longer to gain a ‘golden ticket’ of being inside the world’s top 16 after his surprise loss to Andrew Gilding on Saturday. The teenager has taken the world of darts by storm over the past 12 months after emerging as the sport’s next big superstar at Alexandra Palace last year. He’s backed that up with some sensational victories on his debut year on the PDC Tour, including the prestigious Premier League title. But that victory meant nothing to his ranking spot on the PDC Order of Merit as the event doesn’t contribute to his overall points. That has cost Litt…
