Luke Littler on cusp of breaking nine-darter document simply months into professional profession
Luke Littler is on the cusp of attaining the unthinkable after profitable the Belgian Darts Open.
Littler, 17, struck perfection on his option to beating Rob Cross 8-7 within the last of his first European Tour occasion on Sunday (March 10) night. It was Littler’s third nine-darter of the season – and his second that was televised.
The Nuke first hit one within the quarter-finals of the Bahrain Darts Masters again in January in opposition to Nathan Aspinall. His second of the season wasn’t on TV, nailing it within the Players Championship last in opposition to Ryan Searle final month.
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Littler’s nine-darter on Sunday was his third thus far this season – and it is positioned him on the cusp of greatness. In 2022, Gerwyn Price achieved 4 nine-dart finishes in a single season, together with two in a single night time.
At that time, no different participant had managed greater than two. Littler, nevertheless, is already on three simply months in his debut season as an expert.
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He wants only one extra excellent end to equal Price’s document – and he has loads of time to realize that monumental feat.
The teenager opted for the much less standard route of hitting 177 to kick off his excellent leg on Sunday, which he defined was on function for a selected cause.
“I’m really happy to hit a nine-darter, I prefer 144 to 141 to finish a nine because when the first treble 20 goes in I’m confident of following it with another,” he stated post-victory.
“I know the spotlight is on me because I’ve done so well but I just play my darts and get on with it. I just do what I do.”
