Teen darts sensation Luke Littler vowed to spend his £200,000 world championship winnings by turning himself right into a sporting celebrity – at EA FC on his Xbox.
The 16-year-old arrows ace stated he would blow a piece of his runners-up money snapping up stars like Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo for his on-line staff. He hopes the splurge will flip him into an esport champ.
Luke wowed darts by turning into the youngest participant in historical past to succeed in the PDC world championship ultimate. Though he misplaced to world No1 Luke Humphries, the teenager’s titanic performances on the Ally Pally landed him the most important cheque of his life and turned him into an in a single day darts legend.
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The quick foodie – whose pre-match warm-up concerned sprucing off scrambled egg, beans on toast and a margarita pizza – toasted his near-miss, not with one among his favorite kebabs, however a cheeseburger and chips.
Sponsors have been queuing up with gives of six-figure sponsorship offers within the hope Luke – who admitted he flopped in school – will turn into darts’ best-ever participant.
But on Thursday, he stated he couldn’t wait to begin practising once more – on his Xbox. He admitted he would slightly play video video games – and solely practises his darts for half-an-hour a day.
“I just practise on my own and it gets boring,’’ he told ITV’s Good Morning Britain. Luke went on to admit he would rather play Xbox.
He played a bit of Football Manager as he prepared to play the final. His beauty consultant girlfriend Eloise Milburn, 21, is herself a keen gamer – the pair reportedly met playing football game FIFA online.
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“I can’t wait to go back on my XBox,’’ he said. Asked what he will do with his winnings, Luke admitted he plans to spend a “truthful few bit” on EA FC24 points so he can sign up the world’s best players to his online team. On Xbox they cost £87.99 for 12,000.
Luke said he was not disappointed by his final defeat having entered then tournament just hoping to win a game. “I didn’t count on to get to the ultimate,’’ he stated.