Darts sensation Luke Littler had a pre-match meal of a ‘curry and a boost’ with some squashies during an ad break before winning the Grand Slam of Darts in sensational fashion.
The 17-year-old defeated Martin Lukeman 16-3 to claim his first major televised ranking title in his first full PDC circuit year. While Lukeman won the first two legs on Sunday night, Littler went on a stunning run, reeling off 15 legs in a row.
And it appears as though Littler’s Grand Slam of Darts success was fuelled by a tasty triumvirate of curry, a chocolate Boost bar and some Drumstick Squashies. According to Lukeman, Littler ate the pre-match meal before ‘smashing’ the 39-year-old, who had nothing but praise for his opponent.
Lukeman told SportsBoom: “He is a joke. That’s how good he is. It’s absolutely ridiculous. He had a curry, and a Boost [chocolate bar], then walks up there and just smashes me like that. I’m like, what?
“98% of the players down there just doing what they do, but he’s actually had a curry, a Boost, and them little sweets half pink, half white… squashies, yeah squashies. He even had them at half time [an ad break], while I’m having a fag, and a water.”
Speaking to Sky Sports after the win, Littler said: “I was very happy with my performance. The best feeling was when all the confetti came out. This is what we play for.
“The World Championship changed me and changed my performance. Now the months have gone on and I’m getting used to it all. I’m going to have to get used to it for a very long time.
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“This is one of the ones I wanted to win. My major record isn’t the best, but it’s OK now. I wanted to come here and go deep. It’s even better now I’ve done it. It shows I’m still here. How will I celebrate? Go home, play on the Xbox for a bit…
He added: “I knew coming into the tournament, if I do get my hands on the trophy, which is a long way away, I’ll be up to number five in the world… number five in the space of ten months,” Littler added.
“There’s still another two more ranking tournaments to go, so hopefully I can go a bit higher than five.”