The league leader and 2024 Premier League champion in Liverpool, Luke Littler, saw a 4-0 advantage evaporate in his quarter-final clash with ‘Mighty’ Michael Van Gerwen.
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A 160 checkout against a noisy Liverpudlian crowd to go four legs up was business as usual for The Nuke, but in a dramatic turnaround Van Gerwen sent the 18-year-old home significantly earlier than the crowd and Littler himself would have expected.
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Social reaction:
@blakedcfc
“MVG showing him who’s boss 🐐🐐”
@Christi01933663
“I don’t know how he came back into that but fair play Michael – credit to him. Onto the Bullet, come on Bunting!”
@thatregularchap
“Littler haters coming out the woodwork 👀”
@TC_UTD
“How’s Littler lost that? I honestly think the game comes so easy to him he gets lackadaisical – and against a great champion like MVG, that’s not going to wash.”
@deanorufc183
“Absolutely crackers to watch. Littler can be that good, he just looks like he gets fed up and loses focus sometimes. Chucks away far more games and legs than he should. Van Gerwen was off it as well – Luke’s beaten himself there.”
Who is Luke Littler?
Born in 2007 in Warrington, Luke Littler exploded onto the darts scene as a teenage prodigy. Nicknamed ‘The Nuke’, his fearless performances and rockstar confidence made him an overnight sensation during the 2024 World Championship. Despite his age, he’s already being talked about as a future world number one – and his lifestyle is starting to reflect it.