Luke Littler REFUSED to touch World Championship trophy before he won as he reveals superstition
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LUKE LITTLER knows there will always be a target on his back as he prepares for a gruelling Premier League title defence. The world champion will battle it out with Luke Humphries, Michael van Gerwen, Rob Cross, Stephen Bunting, Gerwyn Price, Chris Dobey and Nathan Aspinall for the £275,000 jackpot.
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Michael Smith and Peter Wright might be former world champions over the past five years but they have been overlooked this time following disappointing 2024 campaigns. Boy Wonder Littler – who turns 18 on January 21 – will have all eyes round the globe on his purple-and-yellow shirt as he embarks on the 17-week Road Show.
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The 17-year-old is the newly-crowned world champion and the reigning Premier League champion. Last year, he banked £375,000 in prize money – this included a £40,000 bonus for four nightly wins – and smashed world No1 Luke Humphries 11-7 in the final with a stunning nine-dart leg.
The Nuke said: “Yeah, there’s always a target on your back, but not only from the top players in the world. “Everyone on the Pro Tour – they always want to beat me, and I know half the time they’re going to play their best game against me. “Obviously the first night it will be difficult to get off to a winning start like it was here.”.
The Prem begins in Belfast on Thursday February 6 and then climaxes with the playoffs at London’s O2 Arena on May 29, visiting sold-out arenas in seven different countries. CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS. Next month in Northern Ireland, Littler will be announced in the Prem for the first time by MC John McDonald as the world champion and given his support of Manchester United he should be well-received.
