Within seconds of winning the Grand Slam of Darts back in 2024, Luke Littler was installed as the bookmakers' favourite to win the World Darts Championship.

But does success in Wolverhampton necessitate success at Alexandra Palace? In Littler's case it did.

Of course, the basic rule of sporting form is that if you win a major title in November before heading to the World Darts Championship the following month, live on Sky Sports , you are going to be firing, feeling confident, and one of the names being hotly tipped.

You have just shown you can hold your nerve under pressure, you know how to dig deep and fire in the winning darts.

Now you just have to do it all again. Simple, right?

So what effect, if any, does one victory have on the other? Is it just that winning a big tournament

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