Luke Littler calls out opponent after catching him red-handed during darts match

Luke Littler

Luke Littler is into the quarter-finals of the Belgian Darts Open

Luke Littler called out opponent Krzysztof Ratajski after catching him drinking from his water bottle during their Belgian Darts Open match. The riled-up teenager was initially baffled by the Pole’s unusual tactics, before pulling away to book his spot in the next round.

Littler came face to face with Ratajski after dispatching Jose de Sousa in the opening round in Belgium. Things were going well for the youngster, who had taken an early 2-1 lead in legs, before he spotted his opponent’s curious distraction tactic.

Ratajski taking a drink out of Littler’s water bottle was quickly clocked by ‘The Nuke’, who responded by putting it on the ground and opening a new one. He also shook his head and gestured with his hand, as if to show the crowd his confusion.

The move initially seemed to do the trick for Ratajski as he pulled the match back to 2-2, but he wouldn’t get much joy thereafter, as Littler pulled away to notch a comfortable 6-3 victory.

Krzysztof Ratajski riled up Luke Littler by drinking from his water bottle

“I saw him drink a bit of my water,” said Littler after the match. “I saw him do it again so I just put it on the floor. Trying to get to me. If he is then fair enough, I’m just glad to get the win.”

The 17-year-old then posted a picture of the incident on social media, captioned: “0-0 drinks my water? 1-2 drinks my water? hmm… goodnight see you all in the morning.”

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Littler averaged over 97 and piled in six maximums during his win over Ratajski, which set up a mouth-watering meeting with Damon Heta. The Australian got the better of ‘The Nuke’ in a gripping UK Open quarter-final earlier this month which saw him average more than 106.

There was to be no repeat for Heta in Belgium, as Littler avenged his defeat to notch a 6-3 win and book his spot in Sunday evening’s quarter-finals. The 2007-born talent shot to fame by reaching the World Darts Championship final on his Alexandra Palace debut in January.

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He lost a thrilling showdown against Luke Humphries but has since proven that his time at the top is set to be a long one by more than holding his own against world-class stars in Premier League Darts.

Littler is currently third in the Premier League table and inside the play-off spots, although he will be desperate to clinch his first £10,000 weekly winner bonus in Nottingham on Thursday.