Luke Littler narrowly avoids shock darts defeat to YouTuber in viral video
Luke Littler may be the darts world champion but he came narrowly close to defeat against a YouTuber. Littler won the PDC World Darts Championship at the second time of asking last month as he continues his excellent rise in the sport. Littler is the current world champion of dartsGetty But he was given a tough test by Angry Ginge, who was shocked at his display@GingeUpdates X The 18-year-old is also second in the PDC Order of Merit to further establish his status as one of the very best on the circuit. With 11 senior titles to his name despite still being a teenager, Littler could well be on his way to darts dominance. However, he was on the brink of a shock defeat on Friday night when he played his friend and YouTuber Angry Ginge. They were level on two legs apiece during a set, meaning the winner of the last leg would take the glory. Angry Ginge started off well and took the lead against Littler after their first three darts before opening the gap even further. The YouTube star even hit a triple 20 before his world champion opponent managed to steam ahead and get himself down to 46. Littler was able to work towards a double 20 finish but couldn’t get the job done, with Angry Ginge making the most of it. He found himself needing to hit double 18 to win but could only manage a single, much to his despair. Littler then stepped up the oche again and finally hit a double 20 to claim victory. As he walked up to collect his darts, he revealed a cheeky smile as Angry Gine jokingly said: “F***ing cheating b***ard, f**k sake!” Angry Ginge came so close to beating the darts star@GingeUpdates X Littler managed to get the job done by hitting double tops@GingeUpdates X The pair shook hands at the end of a close match@GingeUpdates X Following his World Championship win, Little began his Premier League title defence this week. Belfast hosted night one of this year’s tournament and saw him come up against Michael van Gerwen in the quarter-finals. The Dutchman was able to win by six legs to five but was then beaten by the eventual winner on the night Luke Humphries. Littler has the chance to return to form in Glasgow this Thursday on night two, with Rob Cross his opening opponent. In other news, PDC chief Barry Hearn has teased a big announcement for Littler and co. in March. “We’re on fire, there’s no other way to describe it,” Hearn told talkSPORT. View Tweet: https://twitter.com/OfficialPDC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw “We’ve announced a new five-year deal with Sky which I’m very pleased with and we’re going away now for four or five weeks with a pile of money in the bank and thinking about what to do with it. “In March we’ll be making an announcement that will put a lot of smiles on a lot of darts players’ faces.” Hearn added: “We’re investing a lot all over the world, Southeast Asia, in China, in the Chinese Premier League. “What people don’t see is the hundreds and hundreds of tournaments that we’re supporting one way or another to make sure this game becomes truly global. “And as it sifts through, it goes to the TV companies and they say, well, we’ve got to have that. “So you’re boosting your income all the time. And as I say, we’re going to make a massive increase in prize money coming up, which we’ll announce soon. “And I think that’s just the first stage of us overtaking a lot of other sports.”
Luke Littler may be the darts world champion but he came narrowly close to defeat against a YouTuber.
Littler won the PDC World Darts Championship at the second time of asking last month as he continues his excellent rise in the sport.
The 18-year-old is also second in the PDC Order of Merit to further establish his status as one of the very best on the circuit.
With 11 senior titles to his name despite still being a teenager, Littler could well be on his way to darts dominance.
However, he was on the brink of a shock defeat on Friday night when he played his friend and YouTuber Angry Ginge.
They were level on two legs apiece during a set, meaning the winner of the last leg would take the glory.
Angry Ginge started off well and took the lead against Littler after their first three darts before opening the gap even further.
The YouTube star even hit a triple 20 before his world champion opponent managed to steam ahead and get himself down to 46.
Littler was able to work towards a double 20 finish but couldn’t get the job done, with Angry Ginge making the most of it.
He found himself needing to hit double 18 to win but could only manage a single, much to his despair.
Littler then stepped up the oche again and finally hit a double 20 to claim victory.
As he walked up to collect his darts, he revealed a cheeky smile as Angry Gine jokingly said: “F***ing cheating b***ard, f**k sake!”
Following his World Championship win, Little began his Premier League title defence this week.
Belfast hosted night one of this year’s tournament and saw him come up against Michael van Gerwen in the quarter-finals.
The Dutchman was able to win by six legs to five but was then beaten by the eventual winner on the night Luke Humphries.
Littler has the chance to return to form in Glasgow this Thursday on night two, with Rob Cross his opening opponent.
In other news, PDC chief Barry Hearn has teased a big announcement for Littler and co. in March.
“We’re on fire, there’s no other way to describe it,” Hearn told talkSPORT.
“We’ve announced a new five-year deal with Sky which I’m very pleased with and we’re going away now for four or five weeks with a pile of money in the bank and thinking about what to do with it.
“In March we’ll be making an announcement that will put a lot of smiles on a lot of darts players’ faces.”
Hearn added: “We’re investing a lot all over the world, Southeast Asia, in China, in the Chinese Premier League.
“What people don’t see is the hundreds and hundreds of tournaments that we’re supporting one way or another to make sure this game becomes truly global.
“And as it sifts through, it goes to the TV companies and they say, well, we’ve got to have that.
“So you’re boosting your income all the time. And as I say, we’re going to make a massive increase in prize money coming up, which we’ll announce soon.
“And I think that’s just the first stage of us overtaking a lot of other sports.”
