16-year-old darts sensation Luke Littler has acquired a heartfelt message from his sister Caitlin after he stormed to an “absolutely amazing” 6-2 victory over Rob Cross within the Paddy Power PDC World Championship semi-finals.
The younger star, who’s been on a dream run at Alexandra Palace, knocking out two former world champions, now faces Luke Humphries in Wednesday night time’s last.
Caitlin took to Instagram to specific her delight, writing: “Can’t even put into words how proud I am of you, absolutely amazing @lukethenukelittler”, together with a love coronary heart emoji.
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Meanwhile, Littler is feeling assured about his possibilities of lifting the Sid Waddell Trophy, regardless of admitting that his success hasn’t fairly sunk in but. “I threw big averages on the floor the past year and I’m happy to bring it on to the big stage,” he mentioned.
“I’ve got to stay focused, be Luke Littler and relax. It’s beyond believable. I only set a goal of winning one game and coming back after Christmas and I’m nonetheless standing.
“I can not think about lifting the trophy. I’ve to simply beat whoever is in entrance of me. I’ve acquired to remain mature, acquired to be myself and preserve myself to myself. I’ve acquired to remain composed and attempt to recover from that line.”
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Humphries praised Littler, saying he’ll “probably have to play the game of my life” to beat him. The 28-year-old mentioned: “The way he’s played, I’ve seen it many times. When you come up on this stage it can be a lot tougher but he’s just proved he’s got a lot of bottle.”
He boldly claimed: “Nothing is going to faze him. If he plays like he did tonight, tomorrow is not going to faze him at all, so I will probably have to play the game of my life. I will probably have to play like that again to stand a chance of beating him.”
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Humphries acknowledged the problem at hand, stating: “I know what’s in front of me and what the task is. I’ve got to play at my best tomorrow but I’m hoping I make him play his best as well and we give the fans hopefully one of the best world finals we have ever seen.”
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