Fifteen-year-old Scottish darts player Mitchell Lawrie is set to compete in Netflix's live special "Beat Luke Littler" for a chance to win £501,000. The event, broadcast from the Manchester Central Convention Complex on Friday, features 24 amateur players each facing two-time world champion Luke Littler in a single leg of 501. The first contestant to defeat Littler claims the prize and ends the competition immediately.
Lawrie, from Renfrew, told BBC Radio Scotland Breakfast that he hopes to get a chance before other competitors. "There's a bundle of good players in there and you're just hoping you get a chance before they get a chance," he said. He acknowledged the nerves of appearing live on Netflix at his age but noted that every participant has a chance.
The teenager already has a victory over Littler from the 2023 World Cup junior darts in Gibraltar, where Scotland beat England 4-3 in a deciding leg. Lawrie was crowned WDF Open Youth World Champion last year and has been described as "the future of darts" by Jimmy van Schie. Inspired by former world number one Gary Anderson, Lawrie has been playing darts since childhood and turned serious about the sport three and a half years ago.
