Luke Littler made take care of supervisor to attend Man Utd’s FA Cup remaining at Wembley
Luke Littler is set to watch his beloved Manchester United in the FA Cup final as a reward for his brilliant darting form.
The 17-year-old won his first PDC major in stunning fashion as he hit a nine-dart leg on the way to beating Luke Humphries in the Premier League Darts final at the O2 Arena on Thursday (May 23) to land the £275,000 prize money.
However, it’s ‘The Nuke’s’ form on the PDC European Tour and in the Players Championship that he has to thank for winning the deal he made with his manager Martin Foulds of ZXF Sports Management.
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Littler won the first Players Championship of the year before lifting the Belgian Darts Open in March and the Austrian Darts Open last month to climb to No.25 in the world. Littler’s current ranking means that he will automatically qualify for upcoming PDC major tournaments such as the Matchplay in July and the Grand Prix in October.
‘The Nuke’ previously revealed the deal he made with his manager that now means he’s off to the FA Cup final instead of the European Tour tournament in Rosmalen, Netherlands, for the Dutch Darts Championship.
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“I’m in. I’m going to Wembley,” ‘The Nuke’ said. “Martin said if I do well and get myself into the Matchplay, Grand Prix and other majors, then he’ll pull me out of stuff so I get time. At the minute, I don’t have to do everything.”
Littler will now seemingly be in attendance to cheer on United in the FA Cup final against Manchester City on Saturday (May 25) in a repeat of last year’s final which Erik ten Hag’s side lost 2-1.
‘The Nuke’ previously rubbed shoulders with the United squad when he played the likes of Christian Eriksen and Harry Maguire at darts at the Reds’ Carrington Training Ground. He was also a guest at Old Trafford in January following his World Darts Championship final appearance on debut.
