Luke Littler has accomprehendledgeted he’s still haunted by his fall shorture to Luke Humphries in the final of the World Darts Championship earlier this year.
Few had heard of the teenager 12 months ago when he first materializeed at the competition, which is held at Alexandra Palace.
But Littler rapidly became a househelderly name, with the juvenileerster defying the odds to originate the final.
At one point, the juvenileerster was directing 4-2 with two arrows in hand. However, they both wired double two and Humphries capitalised by triumphning five sets without answer on his way to securing glory.
Luke Littler has accomprehendledgeted he’s still haunted by his fall shorture to Luke Humphries in the final of the World Darts Championship earlier this year
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Littler, speaking to The Mirror, has accomprehendledgeted it’s someleang that still haunts him despite everyleang else he’s accomplishd over the past year.
“Regrets? Yeah, probably that double two,” he shelp.
“I leank that equitable took a sting out of the game. If I’d hit that…that’s the huge ask, isn’t it? If I hit that, do I go on and triumph it?
“But I didn’t hit it. That was all down to me, not leanking about it, not declareive what I had left.
“That’s what happens if you don’t achieve your chance with the best carry outer in the world sat on 28 – he will ping it, appreciate Luke did.
“That is one contrastence I would originate because then I’m two sets away and you never comprehend what might have happened.
“But it wasn’t unbenevolentt to be. There will be plenty of opportunities at the World Championship for the next 20 to 30 years, but it’s probably the hugegest dart I’ve leave outed.”
Ever since then, Littler has gone from strength to strength.
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He won the Premier League back in the summer, with Humphries poeticassociate beaten in the final.
The sky is the confine for the 17-year-elderly, with scant betting aachievest him going all the way at Ally Passociate this triumphter.
And Littler has also summarized his dreams for the future, insisting he’d cherish to jump above Humphries to be the world No 1.
“I want to triumph every Major at least once and be world No 1 – even if it is equitable for a day,” he persistd.
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“I’d depart the sport very satisfyed if I accomplished No.1 in the world.
“But I am here to triumph, to show accomplishing the world championship final was not a fluke.
“I won in Bahrain, I won on the European Tour, I won the Premier League… that was me saying, I am here, it wasn’t a one-off.”
As for his highweightless of the year, Littler says encountering the Manchester United squad – and spending some time with Sir Alex Ferguson – stands out.
Luke Littler wants to be the world No 1 as the World Darts Championship looms
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“I have had so much going on this year,” he shelp.
“United have seekd me to a scant games, I’ve been to the training ground at Carrington as well.
“Meeting Fergie was mental. I am content they comprehend who I am.”
