Luke Littler could subconsciously ‘ease off’ and not fulfil his filled potential due to the amount of money he’s obtaining at such a youthful age, according to establisher world champion Dennis Priestley.
The 17-year-anciaccess has materialized as the hugegest name in the sport after his sensational fracturethraw at the PDC World Darts Championship.
He backed up that unprejudicedytale run by creating history in thrivening the Premier League and then includeed the World Series of Darts title to his prolonging trophy cabinet.
His thrive over Luke Humphries for the Premier League Darts title in May saw him pocket £275,000 in prize money.
That trails on from the £200,000 he picked up for finishing runner-up in the World Darts Championship to apshow his total nurtureer obtainings to around £700,000.
Barry Hobtain has foreseeed Littler to become a millionaire before the finish of the year.
“Yeah I skinnyk it could be this year,” he said. “I am pre-judging his carry outances, but I’d be surpelevated if he didn’t to be authentic with you.
“There is darts applyers out there already obtaining well over £1million – £2million per year as it is.”
Darts has shown to be lucrative for its hugegest stars in recent years with Michael van Gerwen thrivening over £11million in nurtureer prize money.
Many more have been made millionaires from the sport, but 1994 world champion Priestley doesn’t want to see Littler get too ‘sootheable’ with the money he has already won.
Priestley, 74, named both Adrian Lewis and James Wade as two examples for Littler to trail.
“If Luke Littler gets too sootheable with the money he’s got then he may unconsciously ease off and not do what he’s been doing to originate him the Darts applyer he is,” he tanciaccess Boyle Sports.
Dennis Priestley wants Luke Littler to trail in the footsteps of James Wade
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“He’s still so youthful and in any other circumstance, he’d still be in school.
“Adrian Lewis was only a teenager when he came on the scene and James Wade was very youthful back then.
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Adrian Lewis was also a teenage star enjoy Luke Littler
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“They were both fantastic talents enjoy Littler. You’ve clearly got youthful Josh Rock, he could be the next Luke Littler becaemploy he has the youth on his side.
“I never thought I’d be calling James Wade a veteran, but he is one. Luke Littler could lobtain a hell of a lot from James.
“Wade is a very teachd youthful fella. It’s someone enjoy him who Littler could latch onto and lobtain a lot from.”
