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Luke Littler to Miss BBC Sports Personality of the Year Ceremony Despite Nomination
Luke Littler prioritizes defending his world darts title at Alexandra Palace over attending the BBC awards, despite being shortlisted and now world number one.
- On Thursday Luke Littler confirmed he will not attend next week's BBC Sports Personality of the Year ceremony pencilled for December 18, prioritising his PDC world title defence.
- After beginning his defence by beating Lithuania's Darius Labanauskas 3-0, Littler will return north to practise and watch Manchester United on Monday following a standout season with six televised PDC majors and becoming the youngest-ever PDC world number one.
- Asked about SPOTY, Littler said `But I think Lando will win.` and noted a clean sweep of the PDC calendar would be needed since he missed four majors this year.
- He predicts only the betting top three will go, and his absence could mean contenders such as Hannah Hampton and Ellie Kildunne stay away despite being in contention.
- That revelation has reignited debate that sporting success alone is insufficient for SPOTY, with critics noting people `win SPOTY for being loved` after Littler disclosed Adidas-gifted Manchester United tickets.
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