Luke Littler rubs it in with brutal confession after demolition job at Belgian Darts Open
Luke Littler rubs it in with brutal confession after demolition job at Belgian Darts Open
Luke Littler was in unstoppable form as he romped to the Belgian Darts Open title.
Luke Littler’s practice schedule was compromised by Liverpool vs Man City (Image: Getty)
Luke Littler claims he spent most of his pre-match preparation watching Liverpool play Manchester City before hitting a stunning average in his Belgian Darts Open quarter-final win over Jermaine Wattimena. ‘The Nuke’ went on to win the title in Wieze with a nine-darter against Rob Cross in Sunday’s final.
Littler reserved his highest average of the tournament (110.06) for the win over Wattimena, piling in three maximums en route to a comfortable 6-2 victory. The teenager’s Dutch opponent was also superb, averaging over a ton, but he was no match for the eventual Belgian Darts Open winner.
After booking his spot in Sunday’s semi-finals, Littler made Wattimena’s defeat sting that little bit more by confessing that he barely practiced before walking out on stage due to an important Premier League showdown between City and Liverpool.
“I think I only had 20 minutes practice because I was watching the football,” admitted the 17-year-old, who shot to fame by reaching the World Darts Championship final in January.
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Jermaine Wattimena was outclassed by Luke Littler in Belgium (Image: Getty)
Later in the evening, Littler was caught in a fiery encounter with Ricardo Pietreczko after beating him 7-3 to reach the final. ‘Pikachu’ shouted in Littler’s face immediately after the match before calling him arrogant on social media.
The youngster didn’t let that faze him heading into a mouth-watering final against Rob Cross. ‘Voltage’ averaged 108 but still fell short of the £30,000 top prize, as Littler hit a staggering nine-darter en route to an 8-7 win on his European Tour debut.
