Luke Littler let his frustrations show on Thursday night after a vexing defeat to Gerwyn Price in the quarter-finals on night three of the Premier League Darts.
17-year-old Littler had reached the semi-finals on night one and narrowly lost to Michael van Gerwen on night two in Berlin last week, so expectations were high as the Premier League visited Glasgow's OVO Hydro Arena.
Having taken a cheeky pop at Gerwyn Price last week in a Sky Sports promo video, Littler was drawn to play the Welshman in the quarter-finals on Thursday night.
It was a frustrating game for both and the tie went the distance to an 11th leg.
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Luke Littler swears after agonising loss to Gerwyn Price
Gerwyn Price entered night three of the Premier League Darts circuit having pulled out of an event earlier this week midway through a game against Fermanagh's Brendan Dolan, citing "amateur" conditions. Price was tasked with facing darts' newest sensation Luke Littler in his opener on Thursday.
Despite notching up a slightly higher average score than Price, Littler ultimately came out second best on a frustrating night in Glasgow.
In the final leg, both men missed multiple trebles before Littler had a chance to check out 96. He missed his first shot at treble 20, before coming up blank on a double 18 attempt. When he hit another single 20 to leave Price with a chance to win the game, Littler let his emotions show, chastising himself as he collected his darts from the board.
PRICE PUTS OUT LITTLER!
Gerwyn Price wins through an absolute THRILLER against Luke Littler!
The Welshman fires in a 13-dart hold in the decider to move through to a semi-final clash against Luke Humphries!
📺 https://t.co/gbUt9q25Jh#PLDarts | QF4 pic.twitter.com/rNoNbIcw22— PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) February 15, 2024
When Price then managed to check out his 24 with ease, Littler once again showed his frustrations, appearing to shout "F*ck sake" as Price celebrated his victory.
A second angle of the winning moment shared to X/Twitter by the PDC account showed that Littler was fuming even as he congratulated Price and thanked the match officials. The youngster then stormed off the stage, continuing to slate himself for missing out on a shot at victory.
The agony and ecstasy of the winning moment between Gerwyn Price and Luke Littler... 🎥 🤌 pic.twitter.com/YARBNxj4YL
— PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) February 15, 2024
Price would go on to lose out in the semi-finals to Luke Humphries, who managed 13 180s across the evening.
Despite Humphries' proficiency with landing maximums, he came up short on Thursday. Michael van Gerwen defeated the world champion in the final to take his second straight night victory and firmly position himself at the top of the standings on ten points.
Michael Smith is three points behind in second place, with Luke Littler and Luke Humphries rounding out the play-off places. Gerwyn Price is tied with Littler and Humphries on five points but remains in fifth due to a lower overall average.
Despite the disappointing early end to his night on Thursday, Littler continues to impress as he cements his place on the touring scene. There is no doubt that the frustration of Glasgow will only fuel him for next week's trip to Newcastle, where he faces Scot Peter Wright in the quarter-finals.
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