THE magnificent Sid Waddell Trophy was not the only one Luke Littler went home with on Friday night.

And the other piece of silverware he picked up after winning the World Darts Championship title was a marker of how much he personally raised for a good cause.

Warrington’s teenage sensation was also confirmed as the winner of the Ballon D’Art trophy – created by tournament sponsors Paddy Power in honour of the player who finished the tournament with the most 180s.

Having started the final 20 clear of Michael Van Gerwen – the only player left who could have caught him – it always seemed likely that Littler was going to claim the trophy win or lose but the 12 maximums he hit in the final took him to a staggering 73 for the tournament.

As it turned out, Littler would still have taken home the trophy without having to throw a single dart, with Van Gerwen hitting 13 180s in the final.

Paddy Power committed to donating £1,000 to Prostate Cancer UK for every 180 thrown during the tournament as part of The Bigger 180 campaign. There was also a £180,000 bonus for every nine-darter thrown split three ways, with £60,000 each going to the player who achieved the perfect leg, Prostate Cancer UK and a lucky fan in the crowd.

Despite not hitting a nine-darter, Littler was personally responsible for more donations than any other player as his darts put £73,000 into the prize fund.

Just behind him is Australian Damon Heta, who hit a nine-darter in his third-round loss to Luke Woodhouse and also hit 12 maximums during his run at Alexandra Palace.