Wayne Mardle ‘raging at darts fan’ as Sky pundit blasts ‘anybody could be offended’
Wayne Mardle branded a darts fan a “twonk” after being criticised for complimenting teen sensation Luke Littler.
The former World Championship semi-finalist lavished 16-year-old Littler with reward following his beautiful 3-0 win over Christian Kist at Ally Pally on Wednesday. In an impassioned publish on X after the match, Mardle mentioned he’d simply “witnessed something extraordinary”, including that Littler was some of the “naturally gifted” gamers he’d ever seen.
A vexatious fan hit again, claiming it was “disrespectful” to counsel Littler’s abilities have been merely God-given quite than on account of years price of graft. Mardle, nonetheless, was having none of it.
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“Wow,” the 50-year-old replied. “Anyone can be offended at anything can’t they. Get a grip. His throw is natural and not contrived or robotic. It’s natural. Of course he’s practiced a lot, they all have.”
Later he posted: “I’m absolutely raging at that twonk. I need to go for a walk. Laters you lot.”
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Mardle’s followers have been in settlement, with one writing: “Very true Wayne. Didn’t see anything wrong with your original post. Any shocks in today’s matches do you think? Another added: “Gave a praise to an unimaginable expertise, and in some way, people assume you are being disrespectful. Wow.”
Littler has been taking the darting world by storm over the past few months and his comprehensive victory over Kist cemented the increasingly-widely-held belief that the Cheshire-born youngster is destined for the very top.
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He averaged 110 as he whitewashed the primary set on what was his Ally Pally debut, and misplaced only one leg within the second and third, ending with a 106.12 common. He additionally hit a whopping seven 180s.