Cheeky Michael van Gerwen repeats Dave Chisnall antics in Luke Littler defeat
Michael van Gerwen was as much as some cheeky thoughts video games on Thursday night as he was picked aside by Luke Littler.
Mighty Mike, 34, may a minimum of have some enjoyable in defeat as he watched the teenage sensation produce an unbelievable leg of darts. Littler, 17, was on a nine-darter – and he nailed eight excellent darts, leaving the double 12.
However, he pulled the dart quick, permitting Van Gerwen one other journey to the oche. The Dutchman knew he was going to lose the leg, so he determined to hit the 144 Littler wanted to strike perfection.
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It’s not the primary time Van Gerwen has pulled off this cheeky transfer – he did the identical to Dave Chisnall when Chizzy was on a nine-darter on the 2021 World Championship.
“I wonder how many people have realised that MVG hit the 144 after Littler missed it just for the s**** and gigs,” one fan joked. While a second shared: “I called this as soon as he did it, surprised they didn’t pick up on it in comms!”
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“Such a childish thing to do. I love it. The smile after as it gets called,” a 3rd joked. And one other added: “Didn’t even spot that MVG hit the 144 after… Pure cheek!”
Despite MVG’s capability to nail the 144 – he was crushed by Littler 6-2. However, Littler got here unstuck within the semi-finals when he clashed with an in-form Nathan Aspinall, who reached his third ultimate in 4 weeks.
Aspinall would come up quick within the ultimate, as Luke Humphries gained the Nottingham leg of the Premier League of Darts.
