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Chris Dobey has compared his 14-month son to Luke Littler<\/a> after the youngster has already started playing darts.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chris Dobey Compares 14 Month Son To Luke Littler<\/h2>\n

Dobey has become a household name in the world of darts, climbing up the PDC Order of Merit and earning a place in the Premier League 2025 roster.<\/p>\n

His performance in the PDC Premier League campaign has been slightly underwhelming, as after reaching the final on the opening night, Dobey has lost in the first match on the following five nights.<\/p>\n

However, performance on the oche is not Dobey’s only focus as the darts star is a father of two and recently revealed the youngest is already showing an interest in darts at just 14-months.<\/p>\n

Dobey said: “It\u2019s already started with the little one. I\u2019ve got him a little magnetic dart board for his birthday and he\u2019s never off it.<\/em><\/p>\n

“My eldest has got no interest now. He did have a good natural throw when he was 12-18 months, but no interest whatsoever.<\/em><\/p>\n

“My youngest is 14 months and he\u2019s literally th<\/em>rowing it at the magnetic board. We\u2019ll try to get him playing earlier than Littler. <\/em><\/p>\n

“I didn\u2019t force nothing on him. I got him the magnetic board and we\u2019ll see what happens. But he\u2019s always throwing it at the board and he loves it.”<\/em><\/p>\n

The Nuke has been a darts revelation after reaching the PDC World Championships final at 16-years-old, winning the PDC Premier League<\/a> title at 17 and then winning the World Championship days before his 18th birthday.<\/p>\n

His entrance to the sport has changed the sport forever and youngsters, like Dobey’s son, are more interested in darts than ever before.<\/p>\n

Dobey has picked up titles of his own, winning the 2023 Masters and will be a role model to his own children – as the Geordie wants to play until one of his sons is also on stage.<\/p>\n

“I\u2019d like to still be playing if one of the two were to come through. It\u2019ll be great. 100 per cent [I\u2019d beat them], you can\u2019t go light on them. I\u2019m also one of those who would play pairs with them. I wouldn\u2019t play pairs with a good player, you want to try to bring them through too.”\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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