- The world darts champion has revealed how he ignored the Man United legend
- David Beckham approached Luke Littler after his first world title
- Littler endured a whirlwind 12 months on his path to becoming world champion.
Luke Littler has revealed how he accidentally snubbed David Beckham during an awkward social media exchange after the England and Manchester United legend approached the darts prodigy.
The 17-year-old's superstar stock reached new heights earlier in the year when he triumphed against Michael van Gerwen to become the youngest PDC world champion in history.
Littler added to his already staggering career earnings with another £500,000 after triumphing at Alexandra Palace, while his image outside the game also continued to grow.
Sporting royalty and the elite footballers Littler has grown up idolizing are among those the darts champion now rubs shoulders with after a whirlwind 12 months.
Littler became a household name last year after starring in his magical run to the world final against Luke Humphries during his rookie year in the competition and has been influential in raising the profile of the sport.
The self-confessed die-hard Man United supporter has already become a familiar face among the club's first-team stars and is also attracting praise from legends of the game.
Luke Littler has revealed how he accidentally snubbed David Beckham during an awkward social media exchange.
Beckham reached out to Littler on social media after the darts star's first World Championship tournament.
Littler's social media presence has grown since his first championship appearance at just 16 years old.
Beckham appears to have been keeping an eye on Littler's rise to sporting hero in Britain, but the darts star has revealed how he accidentally ignored the England and Premier League icon for the first time.
Littler's social media presence has grown since his first championship appearance at just 16 years old, and now, with more than 1.6 million followers on Instagram, he is attracting more interest than ever.
Beckham was one of the first to request to shadow Littler during the chaos of his first World Championship race and the Warrington-born arrow thrower claimed he had accidentally snubbed one of the world's biggest celebrities.
“It was during the world championship, but I didn't even see it on my applications,” Littler said, recounting his social media gaffe with Beckham.
'I follow him but I didn't see him.
“My sister was checking everything to see if anyone had come into contact during the worlds and she found it,” Littler said.
Beckham was one of the first to request to shadow Littler during the chaos of his first world championship.
The fun interaction didn't stop Beckham from reaching out again, however, as he was among those who immediately congratulated Littler following his title win over Van Gerwen.
The teenage sensation dominated three-time champion van Gerwen in a 7-3 victory to lift the Sid Waddell Trophy and then revealed what Beckham had come up to say.
He said “Wow, well done.” I said “thank you.” “That shows how well I've done in this sport,” Littler said.
'Not only for me but for the other hundreds of professionals out there. “But to see people like David Beckham watching, it seems crazy.”