Darts sensation Luke Littler is the speak of the city in the intervening time, so it is no shock to listen to {that a} bunch of celebrities have slid into his DMs.
The 16-year-old fell on the ultimate hurdle within the World Darts Championship, shedding 7-4 to Luke Humphries in entrance of a raucous Ally Pally crowd, however captured the hearts of a nation with a sequence of ridiculously spectacular, age-defying performances.
Speaking after the competition, Manchester United-loving Littler revealed that a number of well-known faces had been in touch, together with a Red Devils legend, and one present United star.
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“I’ve had Rio Ferdinand, Luke Shaw, [rapper] Chunkz, [YouTuber] Yung Filly and [TikTok star] ‘Big’ John Fisher [reach out to me],” he stated on Heart Breakfast with Jamie Theakston and Lindsey Russell.
Littler’s conflict with Humphries raked in a peak viewers of over 3million folks, which is extra viewers than most Premier League matches get. When requested if he was prepared for a lifetime of fame and notoriety, Littler gave a usually mature response: “[I’m] just going to take it all in my stride and see what happens.”
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The teenager, who turns 17 later this month, started the event ranked 164th on this planet, however has leaped as much as No. 31 due to his kind at Ally Pally. On Thursday he was included within the 2024 Premier League Darts line-up, and can turn into the youngest participant ever to compete within the division.
During the World Championship, Littler was handled to hospitality tickets by each Arsenal and Tottenham. Spurs midfielder James Maddison, who’s an enormous darts fan, joined Littler in a personal field throughout his facet’s conflict with Bournemouth on New Year’s Eve, and was noticed within the Ally Pally crowd throughout Wednesday ultimate.
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The 27-year-old was seen holding up an indication which learn, “North London is white. COYS [Come on you Spurs],” however later had it confiscated by safety.
Littler, who beat the likes of Rob Cross, Brendan Dolan and Raymond van Barneveld to succeed in the ultimate, made a robust begin towards Humphries. He was 4-2 up, and enjoying a few of his greatest darts of the event, however missed a vital double two checkout which might have put him three units forward. Humphries ended up taking the set moments later, and went on to win the subsequent 4 to seal his maiden world title win.