Darts star's behaviour with Luke Littler was 'a bit WEIRD' insists former world championship seed who slams 'disappointing' actions
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Stephen Bunting's behaviour towards Luke Littler in the PDC World Championship semi-final have been described as 'a bit weird' by a former tournament seed. Littler became the youngest-ever world champion at 17 as he dominated Michael van Gerwen in a spectacular final at Alexandra Palace having previously beaten Bunting in a final-four showdown.
![[Bunting and Littler shared friendly exchanges throughout their PDC World Championship semi-final]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/13/10/94032255-14278033-image-a-1_1736765109357.jpg)
The teenage sensation thrashed 39-year-old Bunting in quick fashion as he emerged 6-1 victor in the semi-final and onto his second consecutive title decider on dart' grandest stage. However, the friendly circumstances that Bunting and Littler played out their high-scoring eliminator in has now been criticised by a former professional who questioned the lack of competitiveness.
![[Littler (left) went on to become world champion after dominating Bunting (right) in the final four]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/13/10/94032259-14278033-image-a-4_1736765133048.jpg)
The pair shared plenty of fist bumps, grins and embraces throughout their match including when Littler nailed a 170-checkout to hammer his advantage in the crunch clash. There was no similar show of sportsmanship in the final between Littler and Van Gerwen and ex-PDC star Dave Chisnall has published his feelings on how Bunting may have been unnerved by Littler's friendly nature.
![[Dave Chisnall described Bunting's overly-sportsmanlike conduct with Littler as 'weird']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/13/10/94032337-14278033-image-a-6_1736765158054.jpg)
Stephen Bunting's behaviour towards Luke Littler in the PDC World Championship semi-final have been described as 'a bit weird' by a former tournament seed. Bunting and Littler shared friendly exchanges throughout their PDC World Championship semi-final. 'The one big disappointment of the semi-finals was my pal Stephen Bunting,' Chisnall wrote for Kwiff.
![[Bunting and Littler shook hands several times throughout the match with a place in the final at stake]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/13/10/94032261-14278033-image-a-7_1736765201668.jpg)
