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Some of the biggest names in darts \u2013 including world champion Luke Littler \u2013 will be descending on Vaillant Live<\/a> in 2026 for a major event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Luke \u2018The Nuke\u2019 Littler will be joining fellow oche superstars Nathan Aspinall, Gary Anderson, Adrian Lewis and Rapid Ricky Evans for \u2018Face Off!\u2019, which will take place on 31 October.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The MDA events and MODUS sports event will also feature the legendary Phil \u2018The Power\u2019 Taylor, who will be doing a meet and greet, plus an exclusive interview.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Local darts players Harry Ward, Peter Burgoyne and Conor Marshall will also be in action and will each have a chance to play against one of Littler, Aspinall and Anderson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marcus Sheehan, general manager at Vaillant Live, said: \u201cDarts is one of the most popular sports in the country right now, and a huge part of that is down to the success of Luke Littler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe can\u2019t wait for this event to come to Vaillant Live \u2013 it\u2019s going to be a brilliant night and one I know the people of Derby are going to love.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information about the event and to book tickets click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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