‘Unacceptable’ – Michael van Gerwen furious as Luke Littler hoodoo continues as Dutch Darts Masters
‘Unacceptable’ – Michael van Gerwen furious as Luke Littler hoodoo continues as Dutch Darts Masters
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FUMING Michael van Gerwen claimed his fourth successive defeat to Luke Littler was “unacceptable”. Twenty-two days after their meeting in the PDC World Championship final, the Dutchman was beaten 6-3 by the Nuke in his backyard of Den Bosch in the quarter-finals of the Dutch Darts Masters.
![[Luke Littler celebrating a darts win.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/luke-littler-england-celebrates-winning-966631106.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Littler was himself then sunk 7-6 by Stephen Bunting in the semis. Last year’s champion MVG – he lives only 10 minutes from the venue – fell 3-0 down but pulled it back to 3-3, capitalising in leg five when Littler bust his score of five on double 17.
![[Michael van Gerwen throwing a dart during a darts match.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/mvg.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Van Gerwen, 35, lost to the 18-year-old in Amsterdam in September, Prague in October and then at Ally Pally on January 3 as they contested for the Sid Waddell Trophy. This latest loss in his homeland continued the hoodoo at the hands of Littler. The three-time world champion said: “I played terrible tonight. This performance was not acceptable.
“I was really focused all day and wanted to win this trophy so much. “No matter how hard I tried I just couldn’t get them when I wanted them. I was lucky to be 3-3 – it could have been 6-0.”. Van Gerwen, the world No.3, was playing with a broken toe sustained in a freak accident on his recent family holiday to Thailand.
JOIN SUN VEGAS: GET £50 BONUS. He said: “It’s annoying but you can’t do anything about it. “It happened last week on holiday. "Accidents can happen. I enjoyed my holiday. I definitely had a nice rest.”. Van Gerwen’s exit meant there would be a new winner of the Toon Greebe trophy, which is named after a local player who died in October 2023 aged 35.
