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Luke Littler and Michael van Gerwen stand to make their newest hefty sums when the pair contest the PDC World Darts Championship last on Friday (8pm GMT) at London’s Alexandra Palace.
Dutchman Van Gerwen has been an enormous prize cash earner all through a profession that has included three triumphs on the match, whereas relative newcomer Littler has the best profile within the sport and is the favorite to take the highest prize.
The 17-year-old’s financial institution steadiness was swelled by a run to final yr’s last, dropping to Luke Humphries in entrance of a peak UK viewers of 4.8 million viewers – broadcasters Sky Sports activities’ highest ever peak determine for a non-football sporting occasion.
Right here’s how a lot Littler and Van Gerwen stand to rake in from the ultimate, in addition to a take a look at their web worths and the way a lot gamers have pocketed at every stage of the championship.
World darts last: How a lot does the winner get?
The winner of the ultimate will likely be rewarded with £500,000, whereas the runner-up will obtain £200,000, as Littler did final yr.
Inaugural winner Dennis Priestley earned £16,000 for his victory in 1994 at Purfleet’s Circus Tavern, the place the occasion was held till it moved to Alexandra Palace from 2008.
The prize cash truly went down in 1995 and rose barely in 1996, when Phil Taylor took £14,000 for successful the primary of his 13 titles.
English sporting icon Taylor netted between £33,000 and £45,000 for his 5 consecutive victories that adopted, and the windfall rose sharply after 2001, with every champion capturing £50,000 for 3 years, £60,000 for one yr and £100,000 between 2006 and 2008.
The highest prize was £200,000 by 2010, hovering to £400,000 in 2018 through 4 incremental rises. It has been £500,000 since 2019, with Scot Peter Wright twice bagging that quantity.
Darts World Championship prize fund 2024
The full prize fund of £2.5 million doubles opponents’ cash between the primary and second spherical and for every stage from the quarter-finals onwards. Right here’s the way it appears to be like.
Winner: £500,000
Runner-up: £200,000
Semi-final: £100,000
Quarter-final: £50,000
Fourth spherical: £35,000
Third spherical: £25,000
Second spherical: £15,000
First spherical: £7,500
Luke Littler web value
After his scarcely plausible achievements as a teen, charismatic Littler has turn into one of the crucial marketable and recognisable names in British sport.
Alongside his sizeable prize fund wins, Littler has endorsements with automotive producer Skoda, vogue powerhouse boohooMAN, Goal Darts and Status Constructing Provides, in response to monetary web site Forbes, which has named him one of the crucial influential folks on the planet aged underneath 30.
The location has added that he was projected to gross $1.5 million in 2024, along with his earnings together with royalties and appearances charges.
“Littler’s earnings may skyrocket much more as soon as he turns 18 in January,” Forbes mentioned. “He can’t legally endorse any playing or alcohol manufacturers but, that are an enormous a part of athletes’ portfolios.”
Within the meantime, Finance Month-to-month cited the Mirror as placing Littler’s web value at £700,000 earlier this month, though that appears a conservative estimate that’s sure to closely enhance once more imminently.
Michael van Gerwen web value
Flamboyant Van Gerwen is arguably the largest title within the sport except for Littler and has secured dozens of main titles since successful the World Masters as a teen in 2006.
The 35-year-old has earned £1.5m from his appearances within the finals of the championships alone, turning into its youngest ever winner – an accolade Littler will declare if he beats him – as a 24-year-old in 2014.
Van Gerwen’s prize cash of greater than £1.8m in 2017 is the report for a single season, in response to TalkSport. along with his endorsements together with gaming circumstances producer POGA, adorning and DIY specialists Leyland Commerce, kitchen suppliers Keuken Concurrent and Van Mossel Automotive.
The previous world primary has a web value of round £6.6m, in response to Superstar Internet Price.
