Luke Littler to immediately lose nearly half of £120,000 prize money after UK Open win

Ana Maria Rus

Luke Littler beat James Wade to his second UK Open darts title on Sunday. But of the £120,000 top prize he earned, he is set to lose almost half to the taxman. The Nuke continued his PDC tear in Minehead over the weekend, besting the likes of Danny Noppert and Josh Rock to reach the final for the second year running. Once again his opponent was Wade and like 12 months ago, Littler was the victor, this time by an 11-7 scoreline. In 2026, he has been the epitome of dominance, winning a second