Luke Littler followers amazed as Polish-Irish bus driver ends teen’s profitable streak
Luke Littler’s newest profitable streak has been snapped by a Polish-Irish bus driver.
The teenage sensation produced a surprising show to win the opening Players Championship occasion of 2024 on his debut within the competitors on Monday. After hitting a nine-dart end in one of many earlier rounds, the 17-year-old Littler dug deep to beat fellow Ryan Searle 8-7 in an exciting ultimate.
However, there have been no such fireworks on Tuesday as he crashed out within the second spherical after dropping 6-5 to Radek Szaganski. The match went with the throw till Szaganski hit a scorching streak, taking three legs in a row to steer 5-3.
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Littler hit again to make it 5-5, however Szaganski stayed calm to take the deciding leg. The Poznan-born 44-year-old works as a bus driver in Cork, the place he has lived since 2006 after settling along with his spouse.
After such a blistering couple of months for the Nuke, followers have been left amazed by the uncommon defeat. One declared: “Bus driver stopped the Nuke!” Another added: “[Lost] To a bus driver from Cork, this is why we love darts.”
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A 3rd joked: “I knew Littler was a fraud.” A fourth quipped: “MVG would never lose vs a random unranked Polish bus driver.”
As for Littler, he must hold performing properly within the Players Championship, which is his gateway to qualifying for the World Matchplay, the second largest darts main after the World Championship. The Premier League and World Series, through which Little has excelled lately, don’t carry rating factors, whereas Players Championship and European Tour occasions do.
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“Me and my manager know what I have to do to qualify for the World Matchplay and the World Grand Prix so, after [winning] the first event, I’m not far off,” stated Littler.
“I know I’ve got about 13 or 14 ProTour [events] before the Matchplay, but it’s always good to get off to a good start. I want to try and qualify for everything.”
