Luke Littler branded 'a joke' as beaten opponent reveals he scoffed down curry, a Boost and Squashies before title win
11/18/2024 05:24 AM
LUKE LITTLER’S performance and pre-match diet stunned Martin Lukeman in the Grand Slam of Darts final.
The 17-year-old’s sensational year continued as he hammered the man nicknamed Smash 16-3 to lift the trophy.
Lukeman started well and went 2-0 before Littler turned on the magic, hitting 12 180s and averaging 107.
The runner-up could not get over how good the teen star was in the final, saying: “He is a joke, that is how good he is, absolutely ridiculous.
“He has a Boost, a meal deal, a curry and walks up there and smashes me like that.
“98 per cent of the players down there are doing what they do or whatever.
“But he has just had a curry, a Boost and a couple of those little half pink and half white sweets – Squashies – for his half-time.
“I’m having a fag and having a water.
“This boy is a joke. But I take my hat off to him, he is absolutely awesome.”
Lukeman added: “If he gets his head on, forget about Michael van Gerwen‘s records, he is going to beat Phil Taylor’s records.
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“If he keeps his head right, stays away from drink and girls, he is going to go very far.
“The boy is next level. He comes from a council estate like myself and he is doing the business, he can look after his family now.
“I was alright in the final giving it all large with the crowd. But the boy is just different.”
Littler’s victory saw him pocket £150,000 and take his career earnings to the £1million mark.
He has now climbed up to fifth in the world rankings, having been No164 a year ago.
It was Littler’s tenth title in 11 months and Lukeman also thanked him for helping darts rise in popularity since his breakthrough at last year’s World Championship.
Inside Littler's massive rise
LUKE LITTLER has taken the darts world by storm since exploding onto the scene at the PDC World Championship at the beginning of the year.
The Nuke reached the final on his Ally Pally debut at just 16 years of age – smashing records along the way.
He has then gone on to win a host of PDC events and the Premier League title – which he claimed at the O2 Arena by beating world champion Luke Humphries in May.
He also finished his first season in the World Series as the No1 ranked player.
He has joined Jude Bellingham on the Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe list.
And the teenage titan even had to snub an invite from the WWE.
The Sun exclusively revealed that Littler is plotting to create a fitness empire.
He is also cashing in away from the Oche thanks to an Instagram side hustle.
And he’s even the face of a brand new cereal.
But he is newly single after splitting from girlfriend Eloise Milburn following a 10-month relationship.
Check out all of our latest Luke Littler stories.
