“LUKE LITTLER is heading for world title glory – after adding an oche omen to his Grand Slam of Darts debut triumph. An intriguing stat has left superstitious supporters gazing into their crystal ‘bull’ and predicting the Nuke will top the globe aged 17. 2 Luke Littler could soon add the ultimate crown, one quirky”, — write: www.thesun.co.uk
An intriguing stat has left superstitious supporters gazing into their crystal ‘bull’ and predicting the Nuke will top the globe aged 17.
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Luke Littler could soon add the ultimate crown, one quirky fact suggestsCredit: RexLittler became a sporting millionaire and lifted his first major rankings crown after winning 15 straight legs in a 16-3 defeat of Martin Lukeman.
And a devotee of darts data has come up with a foreboding fact for the wonderkid’s rivals at the Ally Pally next month.
The oche expert pointed out that the last two Grand Slam winners have gone on to become world champions weeks later.
That’s Michael Smith in 2022 and Luke Humphries last year – via a thrilling final victory over Littler.
The teen hero from Warrington has now scooped 10 titles in 11 months, including the the Premier League and World Series Finals successes.
Littler racked up more mindboggling figures in Wolverhampton over the past week.
He averaged 107.08 and landed 12 maximums in recovering from 2-0 down to destroy Lukeman and soar to No 5 in the world rankings
Over the whole tournament Littler amassed 60 180s and 10 ton-plus checkouts.
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He averaged more than 102 in all his seven Grand Slam matches, giving him a tournament average above 107.
No wonder fans admit they have run out of words to describe his youthful magic.
One said: “Lukeman didn’t even play that bad Littler is just incredible.”
Another posted: “Luke Littler is not just the future of darts—he’s the now.”
A third wrote: “15 in a row is just foul – generational darts player.
But one viewer won’t win many awards for clairvoyance with his own prediction: “Someone with Luke in their name to win!”
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Littler stormed back from 2-0 down to beat Martin Lukeman 16-3Credit: Rex