Luke Littler admits he missed vital dart after forgetting what number he was supposed to hit

Luke Littler admitted he forgot which number to hit and missed a crucial dart.

Luke Littler admitted he forgot which number to aim for and lost his main dart in the final of the World Darts Championship.

Playing darts is more than throwing a good hand. You have to know where it is best to hit the board. This means you have to do a lot of mental math in a very short amount of time to figure out your next goal, which is especially difficult when you’re dealing with pressures you’ve never experienced before. now in your life.

Littler played very well in the WDC final at his first attempt before Luke Humphreys won 7-4 in a tense and dramatic match. But stepping into the Ally Pally slump and giving up a World Darts Championship title at the age of 16 will no doubt be difficult.

Littler lost the final 7-4, but is still the youngest player ever to reach the final. Littler lost the final 7-4, but is still the youngest player ever to reach the final.

With that in mind, Littler admitted that at one point he missed a crucial arrow because he forgot which number to hit. Remember when Littler and Humphreys were on two legs and Littler went four sets to two.

The 16-year-old needed a three-bore 112 to take the third leg and extend his lead, and with two birdies to make it a triple 18, all was well. With just one arrow left to take the leg and set, he paused for a moment to discuss something with the announcer, but when it came time to throw the third arrow, he immediately missed a double.

With that, Humphreys hit a double on the first try of the leg and set to make it 4-3 at 14, and made it 7-4 at the start of the comeback. Sky Sports “What was Littler’s heartbreaking moment of world darts glory?” Commentators pointed out that this was the first time the darts prodigy had to stop to check details.

Littler said he stopped at that point and had to ask the announcer to play the next song. According to Littler, at that point his mind went blank and he had to ask the announcer to play the next song.

Littler appeared on Good Morning Britain the morning after the final and explained that he was talking to the announcer and asked him what number he missed because he was disoriented at the time. “I told him four and I must have said four but the crowd was so loud I couldn’t hear him. I asked him for four and he said yes.” And I missed it.” Littler said of that moment:

He explained how darts players crunch the numbers: “I think the more you play, the more you learn what you’re trying to do, what to set up and what you’re going to get. truth. “Never forget what to do next and always know why you have to go.

“At the World Championships, I will take all the experience I have, all the fans and all the fans gathered around me.”