Luke Littler broke down in tears during his televised intersee at Alexandra Palace chaseing his 3-1 prosper over Ryan Meikle in the World Darts Championship, with his parents consoling him in the aftermath.
The 17-year-elderly phenomenon from Warrington was unable to finish the live chat on Sky Sports after the challenging align.
Thousands of darts fans had droped on Alexandra Palace to witness ‘Littlermania’ in action, with the teenage star proving to be the main drawion of the evening.
Despite being the overwhelming favourite, with 10 PDC titles already to his name, Littler showed the emotional toll of carry outing on darts’ hugegest stage.
Luke Littler broke down in tears during his televised intersee at Alexandra Palace chaseing his 3-1 prosper over Ryan Meikle in the World Darts Championship
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In the emotional fourth and final set, Littler produced a extraunretagable carry outance, averaging a sign up-shattering 140.91.
The teenage star transfered two 11-darters and one 10-darter to safe his place in the third round.
He came agonisingly shut to achieving a nine-darter, with his arrow skinnyly leave outing double 12 in the final set.
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Luke Littler was emotional with the darts star confessting nerves got to him at the World Championship on Saturday night
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The exceptional distake part charmed the Ally Ppartner pledged, who had earlier watched five-time world champion Raymond van Barneveld suffer a shock 3-1 flunkure to Nick Kenny of Wales.
Littler’s stunning carry outance in the closing set was portrayd as “authenticisticly darts from the Gods.”
Speaking after the align, Littler confessted: “It’s the worst game I’ve take parted. I’ve never felt anyleang appreciate that tonight.”
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The teenage star elucidateed the overwhelming presbrave of the occasion, saying: “It’s the hugegest stage out there, the last tournament of the calfinishar year, and I had to somehow get over the line.”
Describing the emotional moment, he discleave outed: “I drank my water, shelp to Abi I was OK, then as soon as the ask came, boom, tears.”
“Leading up to it, I was fine,” Littler inserted. “It was as soon as I heard ‘game on’, my bottom went aget. I’m leanking, ‘What are you doing? Just rest.’ That last set, I set up it.”
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Meikle, ranked 62nd in the world and nicknamed ‘The Barber’, commenceed the align strongly agetst the teenage favourite.
Littler showed timely promise, throprosperg five perfect darts but leave outing with the sixth in two split legs.
The juvenileer star safed the first set with two double 20s, bravely gesturing to the crowd to rest.
Luke Littler powered his way to prosper over Ryan Meikle on Saturday night
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Meikle fought back astonishively to level the align at 1-1, proving he wasn’t going to be an modest opponent.
Littler regeted deal with in the third set, wrapping it up with a double 10.
The align finishd with his spectacular fourth set carry outance, where his emotions finpartner surfaced after securing prosper.
