No, a darts player has not won the main BBC Sports Personality of the Year (SPOTY) award. However, a darts player has achieved significant recognition by winning the Young Sports Personality of the Year award.
Luke Littler's Notable Achievement
In the 2024 BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards, Luke Littler, a remarkable 17-year-old darts player, demonstrated an outstanding performance that brought him close to the top honour. While he ultimately finished as runner-up in the main Sports Personality of the Year category to athlete Keely Hodgkinson, Littler was awarded the prestigious Young Sports Personality of the Year prize.
Littler's impressive achievements leading up to this recognition included:
- Winning 10 titles during the year.
- Being acknowledged as the Young Sports Personality of the Year.
- Securing second place in the highly competitive main Sports Personality of the Year voting.
This demonstrates the growing prominence of darts within mainstream sports awards, with players like Luke Littler making a substantial impact on the national stage, even if the primary SPOTY award has not yet gone to a darts player.
