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It’s one of the biggest nights of the darting year - with four of the world’s top players battling it out for the Premier League Darts title at London’s 02 Arena this evening (Thursday, May 29).
Either Luke Littler, Luke Humphries, Nathan Aspinall or Gerwyn Price will take home a cheque for £275,000 - significantly boosting their already bulging bank balances.
It’s indicative of a sport which has seen prize money soar in recent years thanks to television and sponsorship deals, with darters’ earnings dwarfing those of previous legends of the game such as Eric Bristow and Jocky Wilson.
Last year saw Luke Humphries come close to become the first player to win more than £2 million in a single season, while prodigy Luke Littler is already a millionaire despite having only played professionally for just over a year.
We’ve taken a look at the players who have won the most prize money in the history of the sport, with their true net worth being around 50 per cent more due to sponsorship, exhibition games, advertising deals, investments and media work.
Here are the 14 richest.
13. John Part - £2.1 million
The most successful North American dart player in history, John Part was a three time world champion (one BDO and two PDC) before retiring in 2020. He has a darts fortune estimated at £2.1 million. | Getty Images
14. Luke Littler - £2million
Luke 'The Nuke' Littler may have only turned profession a couple of years ago, but he's already arguably the biggest name in the darting world. The current world number 2 and reigning world champion has already won 13 PDC titles, including the Premier League, Grand Slam, World Series Finals, the UK Open. and two World Series of Darts titles. He's won prize money of £1,300,500 to date, but you can probably double that from sponsorship - such is his popularity. He's likely to be worth at least £2 million - a figure that's rising every month. | Getty Images