LUKE LITTLER WAS AGGRESSIVELY TACKLED by Ricardo Pietreczko before being branded “arrogant” by his rival.
The teenage sensation defeated the German 7-3 in the semifinals of the Belgian Darts Open.
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Ricardo Pietreczko tied with Luke Littler after losing to the darts prodigy
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The teenager appeared to be confused by the interaction
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Pietreczko wrote an angry message on social media after the game
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Littler won the match 7-3 Credit: Getty
But Littler, 17, was left baffled as ‘Pikachu’ flew angrily towards him at the end of their match and almost clashed heads.
Pietreczko, who is 12 years older than Littler at 29, seems to have given the Warrington prodigy plenty to say.
Littler said on the darts Facebook group: “I have no idea what I did wrong, I have no idea what he said. He said something and don’t say it again.”
Earlier, Littler won the quarter-final after admitting he only practiced for 20 minutes because he was watching Liverpool’s draw with Manchester City.
The teenage sensation beat Jermaine Wattimenta 6-2 and the kid edged out the speedy Dutch star with a 160 finish to almost break the tournament average record with a total of 110.06, just shy of the top 110.65.
He said: “I only had 20 minutes of practice because I was watching football!
“Everything went well and when Jermaine put me under pressure, that’s when I hit my pars.
“If you didn’t see, I tried to slow down my drink and tried not to rush, to pull myself together and that’s what I did.”
Littler won his World Series debut in Bahrain and the Pro Tour in Wigan.
About the victory on his debut at the Euros, he added: “It would mean a lot. It would be my first Euro Tour and would obviously push me even further up the rankings. But what happens, happens.”
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The Warrington wonderkid also hit six perfect darts in his fourth leg, just falling short of a triple 20 on his third visit.
He also shot nine in his World Series and ProTour debuts en route to both titles.
He said, “I’ll try again later!”
Littler immediately broke Wattime’s roll with a double 10 and quickly doubled the lead with a 160 checkout.
The Dutchman pulled a leg back, but Littler soon extended his legs with 11 darts. He finally concluded with a double five.
Littler won the final against Rob Cross in sensational fashion – hitting nine darts en route to an 8-7 victory.
It caps off a fairytale moment for the young man as he continues his epic rise.
Taking home £30,000, it is his biggest payout ever to win a PDC event.
Littler has already become a household name and an advertiser’s dream.
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Littler won his biggest ever payday at the Belgian Open with £30,000
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Rob Cross congratulates rivals Littler after their epic contest Credit: X/ @OfficialPDC
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Littler celebrates scoring with nine dartsCredit: X/ @OfficialPDC
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Littler lifts the trophy after winning the Belgian OpenCredit: X/ @OfficialPDC
Sponsorship
Just last week he became the face of a brand new cereal launched by YouTubers The Sidemen.
Breakfast – launched in Tesco – comes in Choco Crunch and Caramel Gold flavors.
The cereal ad shows the darts sensation crawling into a bowl while throwing three blind darts.
This, along with an appearance on The Jonathan Ross Show alongside Liam Gallagher and actress Millie Bobby Brown, showed how far he had come in a short time.
Last month, Littler signed the biggest signing in darts after agreeing a multi-million pound deal with Target Darts.
While the fashion house boohooMAN offered him a modeling contract for the new collection.
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The Sidemen’s new cereal is boosted by Littler’s presenceCredit: The Sidemen
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boohooMAN signs Luke to a major modeling contract Credit: X @boohooMAN
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Littler was recently a guest on The Jonathan Ross ShowCredit: Rex
Sports marketing consultant Daniel Tunna told us that Littler ‘could be well on his way to amassing a fortune of £40m’ if he manages to stay at the top of the darts world for around 20 years.
But he will have to stay healthy.
No kebabs
Much was made of Littler’s love of kebabs as he reached the final of the PDC World Championship in January.
However, he found that he had given up his favorite food.
His local kebab shop, the Hot Spot in Warrington, offered him free kebabs for the rest of his life, even naming one after him.
However, he dropped the overnight favorite because he has to look after himself as a professional darts player.
“My manager said ‘By the time you’re done, it could be 11 or 12, it’s all fast food,'” Littler revealed.
“So I have to take care of myself, eat before I play. When I’m done, even if I stay up, I just won’t eat.
“This is my new way of life.”
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But Littler has given up his late-night love of kebabs
The lady next to him
While his fame was reaching dizzying heights, his love life was also in the spotlight.
He was seen making out with blonde beauty consultant, Avon sales representative and darts player Eloise Milburn.
Reports first suggested that the couple met while playing the popular video game Fifa.
A couple in love enjoy their time on the Xbox playing games online.
But Eloise revealed in January that they “didn’t meet at the Clubs”.
Instead, they were introduced by a mutual friend because of their love of games and darts.
A friend told the Mail: “Eloise likes darts and FIFA and so does Luke, they have a lot in common.
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Luke Littler’s love life has been thrust into the spotlight during the World CupCredit: Reuters
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Eloise and Littler love to play Xbox together Credit: https://www.instagram.com/eloise.___/?hl=en-gb
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Eloise is a beauty consultant and sales representative for Avon Credit: Facebook Eloise Milburn
“She’s a great girl and a very decent darts and FIFA player so you could say they’re a perfect match as Luke is also very passionate about both.
‘She is very proud of his achievements and supports him all the way.
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