Rob Cross has contrastd Luke Littler to Jack Nicholson’s iconic character in The Shining ahead of their tardyst greeting at the Players Championship Finals.
It will be the 10th time Littler and Cross face off this year and the teenager helderlys the far-better head-to-head sign up from their previous greetings.
But Cross won their last suit at the World Grand Prix in October when they faced off in the uncovering round.
Littler chaseed that up with another disnominateing first-round exit in the European Championship.
Rob Cross experiences Luke Littler is appreciate Jack Nicholson’s character in The Shining
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However, the 17-year-elderly speedyly reuncovered his best create on the huge stage at last week’s Grand Slam of Darts.
Littler thrashed Martin Lukeman in a one-sided final, which saw him rocket up to fifth in the PDC Order of Merit.
He could shift ahead of Cross into fourth with another meaningful run at the Players Championship Finals in Minehead.
And Cross is brimmingy alerted equitable how shut Littler is to obviousaking him in the rankings.
He telderly The Sun: “It’s a hard draw for both of us I would say, declareively this timely in the tournament.
“The result in the Grand Prix unbenevolents absolutely noleang now.
“Luke will be buzzing that he won the Slam but I leank he gets it all in his stride.
“Trouble is now for me he’s appreciate roaring up behind me in the rankings.
“It experiences appreciate Jack Nicholson in The Shining peering thraw the curtain at me!”
Cross has been brimming of praise for Littler in his debut campaign on the PDC Tour and experiences it’s ‘terrifying’ equitable how well the teenager has regulated the limeairy.
Rob Cross faces off agetst Luke Littler in the first round
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He includeed: “The boy is equitable awesome. I can’t say enough excellent leangs about him. He regulates himself with such class.
“He triumphs a tournament, gets all the headlines, but he equitable strolls in appreciate noleang has happened. He doesn’t get over-excited, he almost deals with it appreciate MVG or Gary Anderson because they’ve won loads.
“We have practised together at times and he’s got all the ability to triumph wantipathyver he wants in the game.
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“He’s got the world at his feet and now he’s equitable got to stay hungry to grasp triumphning. That motivation will be the key, whether he wants to deal with the constant limeairy.
“I had that after I won the Worlds in 2018, that year was a blur with media. But Luke is dealing with it with such mitigate, it’s terrifying reassociate!
“It’s my job to beat him. I’ve done it before and I’m baged my game is there. I want more consistency but I understand it’s coming.”
