Luke Littler appeared to take issue with a a member of the crowd in Exeter after he was shoved as he went to hug his mother on the way to the oche before he begun his Premier League match
Luke Littler took issue with a fan as he walked on to play in Thursday night’s Premier League contest in Exeter with an individual appearing to push him as he went to hug his mum, who as in the crowd.
Littler was preparing to play Stephen Bunting in what is the fourth night of the tournament. That is the fourth and final quarter-final contest in the south west with Rob Cross, Nathan Aspinall and Luke Humphries already through.
As he made his way down the walkway, Littler approached his mum Lisa and attempted to give her a pre-match hug. However, as he tried to lean in there appeared to be a push from a spectator who wanted to shake the player’s hand.
The 18-year-old glared back at the individual before reluctantly making his way to the stairs. After the incident, Littler made his way onto the stage, before glancing over at where his mum was stood on several occasions.
The teenager was victorious on night two in Glasgow, seeing off Humphries in the final. Last week though he was shocked early on by Gerwyn Price, who went on to land victory. Littler was able to average 112.34 with 10 maximums in his 6-3 victory. He was also 6/9 on the doubles which meant he was able to see off Bunting, even though he averaged 104.89 and hit six 180s.
If there was any lasting frustration once the world champion made his way to the oche, he channelled it in the perfect way. The Nuke fired in a record-breaking 10 180s as he crushed Bunting 6-3 to book a semi-final spot against Aspinall.
Humphries knows he will remain top of the table ahead of Littler regardless of what happens in Exeter and kept his unbeaten quarter-final run in tact with an opening win.
He said: “I felt like I was able to conjure myself up and keep winning my throw. I needed to put him under pressure near the end of the game and I did. Regardless of what happens I am top of the table after tonight. Hopefully I can go a couple of steps further and win another night.”
Littler has continued to look out for his parents and, after renting a flashy five-bedroom pad in a village on the outskirts of his hometown, he is understood to have moved his parents in with him. They left behind their £180,000 two bed semi on the other side of Warrington, Cheshire.