He will be defending that crown in 2025 across the 17-week extravaganza, as the road to the play-offs at London’s O2 Arena on May 29 begins.
‘The Nuke’ will look to defend the prize money on the PDC Order Of Merit, going into the contest as a world champion after his victory over Michael Van Gerwen in last week’s final.
Joining Littler in this year’s line up is world No.1 Luke Humphries, who will look to go one better than in 2024 and dethrone Littler.