Luke Littler had Sir Alex chat and chilled prep forward of Bahrain Darts Masters
Luke Littler goes “back to business” on Thursday after his non-public tutorial from Sir Alex Ferguson.
The 16-year-old boy marvel of darts performs his first aggressive recreation since his fairytale run to the PDC World Championship remaining on the Bahrain Masters, admitting: “I’ll just have to see where the darts go.” Littler’s first spherical draw is an actual banana pores and skin – Hong Kong underdog Man Lok Leung, ranked a lowly No.126 on the planet.
The Warrington teenager admits his life has been turned the wrong way up since he took down three former world champions on his magic carpet journey at Alexandra Palace, however on his return to the oche he will probably be fortified by a pep-talk from Fergie.
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After being catapulted into the nation’s affections and accumulating £200,000 in prize cash for his extraordinary feats at Ally Pally, Littler has turn out to be a star visitor at his home-town rugby league membership and his beloved Manchester United.
He mentioned: “It’s been loopy. Warrington Wolves invited me down and I went to the United recreation (the 2-2 draw with Tottenham on Sunday) and met Sir Alex Ferguson. “To meet him was wonderful and he mentioned some pretty issues to me about staying devoted and believing in myself.
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“My life’s changed and my family’s life has changed so much, and I’m grateful for the opportunities I’m getting. But now it’s back to business for me – I’ve chilled out and not really thrown many darts since the World Championship final, but I’m sure that once I’m in the practice room I’ll be all right.
“I like playing all the time but after the World Championship I wanted to get away, which me and the family did. Hopefully I can have a good event here to get back into the rhythm of playing.
“I’m in this event in Bahrain, then the Dutch Darts Masters next week and then the Premier League. I don’t really have any goals, I’m just going to have to see what the darts do.”
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Littler’s conqueror at Ally Pally, world No.1 Luke Humphries, faces one other Asian qualifier, Abdulla Saeed of Bahrain, whereas Michael Smith – who gained the match 12 months in the past as reigning world champion – takes on Paolo Nebrida of the Philippines.
The Bahrain Darts Masters will probably be streamed stay on-demand by ITVX.
