Luke Littler reveals he was almost late to Premier League Darts and details interaction with Leeds United duo
Luke Littler details interaction with Leeds United duo after win over Luke Humphries
Luke Littler came across two Leeds United stars as he stopped off in West Yorkshire to defeat Michael van Gerwen, Jonny Clayton and Luke Humphries.
The 19-year-old darts sensation claimed a record-equalling sixth victory of the season in the Premier League and saw off hometown hero Humphries at the First Direct Bank Arena in Leeds last night (May 7).
Each of his wins were secured via last-leg deciders, providing the Leeds crowd with plenty of thrills.
Leeds United stars in attendance
An array of Leeds stars were in attendance at the event and Littler came across Whites duo Ethan Ampadu and Wilfried Gnonto as he approached the venue.
In his post-match press conference, he said: “I spotted Ethan Ampadu and the next person was Willy Gnonto and I beeped at them, I looked out my mirror, they were all looking and I just beeped again.”
Also in attendance were the likes of goalkeeper Karl Darlow, defender Sam Byram and midfielder Sean Longstaff.
Luke Littler’s near-miss
It was another magical night for Littler, but it was almost a disastrous one. Littler arrived at the venue just under an hour before his first match of the evening started.
He conceded a scheduled 3pm departure from his home in Warrington was put back and that an impromptu trip to sell off sporting memorabilia delayed him even more.
He said: “I came straight from home. I was supposed to leave for 3pm but I wasn’t ready, Faith (his girlfriend) wasn’t ready and we were rushing about.
“We went to the post office, get those cards off eBay gone, getting all the shipping and tracking numbers (sorted). That’s why we were almost late but we got here on time.
“I was driving. It was a bit reckless but I had to get here. The [estimated] time [ of arrival] just kept going up and up and up but I managed to get here at twenty to seven or quarter to seven.”