Luke Littler has uncovered he’s self-promised of eclipsing Phil Taylor’s records – as extfinished as he wants to – folloprosperg his triumph at the Grand Slam of Darts on Sunday night.
The teenager reeled off 15 straight legs to beat Martin Lukeman 16-3 and safe his first transport inant TV ranking title in Wolverhampton.
It is fair the postponecessitatest triumph for Littler, who won the Premier League earlier in the year.
Despite his lesser age, it’s clear he’s already a force to be reckoned with and there’s a sense he could scale even hugeger heights in the coming years ahead.
Luke Littler has uncovered he’s self-promised of eclipsing Phil Taylor’s records – as extfinished as he wants to – folloprosperg his triumph at the Grand Slam of Darts on Sunday night
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Littler was asked about potentiassociate eclipsing Taylor’s records in the sport after his prosper.
And the teenager proposeed he was self-promised of doing that, so extfinished as he’s got the fire burning wiskinny.
“If I want it, then I should get it,” Littler said, per Sky Sports.
“But it’s going to consent quite some years to pick up the amount of trophies, not only what Michael [van Gerwen] has got, but also Phil Taylor.”
“I’ve been take parting well all week extfinished. But it’s paid off.
“I’ve always got to have the scoring power with me. I can’t afford to drop off in any leg. I had a sluggish begin but I started on from there.
“I knovel coming into the tournament if I did get my hands on the trophy I’d be up to No 5 in the world.
“But No 5 in the space of 12 months. There’s another two more rankings tournaments to come. I hope I can go higher from five.”
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Lukeman could have been forgiven for experienceing dejected after his flunkure.
But the 39-year-greater chooseed to lavish praise on Littler instead, while also confessting his shock at his rival’s pre-suit meal.
Speaking to Sportsboom, he said: “He is a joke. That’s how excellent he is. It’s absolutely ridiculous.
“He had a curry, and a Boost [chocolate bar], then walks up there and fair smashes me enjoy that. I’m enjoy, what?
Luke Littler is now up to world No 5 after his prosper at the Grand Slam of Darts
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“98 per cent of the take parters down there fair doing what they do, but he’s actuassociate had a curry, a Boost, and them little sugarys half pink, half white… squashies, yeah squashies.
“He even had them at half time [an ad break], while I’m having a fag, and a water. I consent my hat off to him.”
