Luke Littler hits 9 darter to begin match as followers hail ‘Phil Taylor reborn’
Luke Littler hit a nine-darter to open his Bahrain Masters conflict with Nathan Aspinall, leaving followers completely gobsmacked.
The 16-year-old sensation made his extremely anticipated World Series of Darts debut on Thursday, beating Hong Kong’s Man Lok Leung 6-3, and kicked off his quarter-final tie in sometimes jaw-dropping type by taking the primary leg with an ideal checkout.
He hit back-to-back 180s earlier than ending with T20, T19 and D12, sending followers each within the area and on social media right into a frenzy. One X consumer branded him “Phil Taylor reborn,” whereas one other wrote: “Is there nothing this boy can’t do?”
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A 3rd stated: “Luke Littler is unbelievable. He just keeps getting better every time you watch him.” A fourth beamed: “We’re watching the Lionel Messi darts, I’m satisfied.”
Even Aspinall was loving it, with the World No. 4 grinning and applauding as Littler, who turns 17 on Sunday, pumped his fists and celebrated with the group. A couple of minutes later he sealed a snug 6-3 win to ebook his place within the semi-final, establishing a mouthwatering conflict with Gerwyn Price, who beat world champion Luke Humphries earlier at the moment.
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After the sport, Littler was informed that the one different man to have hit a nine-darter in World Series historical past was Phil Taylor, and he responded in sometimes humble style.
“It was good to get one on the CV,” he informed ITV. “And obviously the first one of the year goes to me. I’ll hopefully hit a few more.”
Littler is exhibiting no indicators of slowing down after taking the world of British sport by storm together with his unbelievable run to the 2024 World Darts Championship remaining. He fell on the remaining hurdle, dropping to Humphries within the Ally Pally showpiece, however captured the nation’s coronary heart together with his mesmeric performances, and all the way down to earth character.
