Luke Littler continues to delight fans after his latest performance against James Wade at the UK Open. The 17-year-old, who was the runner-up at the World Championships, beat James Wade 10-7 as he marched on to the fifth round.
Wade had beaten Luke Littler previously at the Player's Championship in February but that didn't seem to effect Littler as 'The Nuke' raced to an 8-2 lead before Wade made a comeback to bring it to 9-7. However Littler held out and earned a spot in the next round. Littler shone throughout, averaging over 100 and had four 100 plus checkouts.
The moment that got people's attention however was in the seventh leg when after hitting a 'Big Fish' 170 checkout, Littler performed his 'reeling in the fish' celebration. The reaction from James Wade says it all as Littler continues to show unbelievable quality for anyone, let alone a teenager.
LITTLER REELS IN THE BIG FISH! 🎣
Luke Littler 🤝 170 finishes
The Nuke reels in a 170 checkout as he opens up a 5-2 lead over James Wade!
📺 https://t.co/D7iTWZMSbj#UKOpenDarts | R4 pic.twitter.com/rWb0oApi62— PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) March 1, 2024
Online Reaction To James Wade After Luke Littler Celebration
After Luke Littler the max checkout, Wade pulled a bemused face reminiscent of The Rock during the Attitude Era. People were having a field day online comparing Wade to the People's Champion and
— IBanjo (@IBanjo_YT) March 1, 2024
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Trying to figure out why they are singing Yaya and Kolo Toure at the darts
— ChampCha (@ChampChaz02) March 1, 2024
This isn't the first time Luke Littler's celebrations has caught the eye of the public. During his historic run to the final of the PDC World Championships in January he was playing games with the crowd during his matchup against Brendan Dolan catching the ire of the Fermanagh native.
LITTLER OFF THE MARK!
A brilliant start from Luke Littler as he comes from 2-0 down in the opening set to take it 3-2 and lead this Quarter-Final.
📺 https://t.co/f3RU9WTIoD#WCDarts pic.twitter.com/U0drrpuzWG— PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) January 1, 2024
It's seems to be all fun and games for Luke Littler, but he has the quality to back it up and at just 17, the potential is frightening for the competition.
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