- Luke Littler beat Hong Kong’s Leung in the opening round of the Master’s series
- He earned a spot in Premier League line-up after World Championship heroics
- The 16-year-old was appearing for the first time since his defeat in the final
Luke Littler made a winning return to action following his fairy tale run to the final of the PDC World Darts Championship as he beat Hong Kong’s Man Lok Leung at the Bahrain Darts Masters.
The 16-year-old made short work of his opponent, who he dispatched 6-3 thanks in part to a series of devastating 12-dart finishes in the middle of the tie.
The display caught the attention of darts fans on social media, who were quick to laud the youngster and predict his future ascension to the top of the sport.
‘Honestly the darts just from that match tells you everything you need to know about Littler, he’s winning everything, and he’s winning everything very soon,’ one fan wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
Another wrote: ‘Littler winning the lot ain’t he.’ A third commented: ‘The ability to take 151 and 136 out back to back is a joke. Proper sensation isn’t he Littler.
Luke Littler made it all he way to the final of the PDC World Championship, having been unranked before the competition
Fans on social media were wowed by the teenager’s performance which convinced many that he will be winning tournaments in no time at all
Littler will likely face Nathan Aspinall, who is ranked No 4 in the world, for a place in the semi-finals. But first, Aspinall must get through Lourence Ilagan in the last-16.
The Warrington native captured the imagination of the nation as he made it all the way to the final on debut at Alexandra Palace, having begun the tournament unranked. Littler produced startling performances before going down 7-4 to Luke Humphries earlier this month.
His performances saw him rise to No 32 in the world and earned him a spot in the eight-man Premier League Darts line-up.
‘Luke Littler is him,’ claimed another fan on social media following the commanding victory.
While another picked out the new addition to the rising star’s wardrobe following his winnings from the world championship, writing: ‘Loving Luke Littler flexing his new Rolex here.’
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