Darts Player Luke Littler Scandal & Controversy; Kissing Video Goes Viral On Twitter, Reddit, Telegram (Watch Full Video)
Littler easily defeats Brendan Dolan and advances to the semi-finals against Rob Cross, personifying everything we adore about young athletes.
After the largest night of the year, on Monday morning at around 11 a.m., the ever-expanding Littlerati are out in full force. Super Mario, Pennywise, and three inebriated but well-equipped referees all concur that 16-year-old Luke Littler will go down as the all-time best darts player.
Luke Littler, who is increasingly becoming recognized as a “teenage darts sensation,” lives up to the hype. He eliminates seasoned Irishman Brendan Dolan 5-1 in his maiden World Darts Championship quarterfinal, averaging almost 102 and securing a £100,000 guarantee for himself. He was so happy about his 4-0 advantage that he was having trouble controlling his smile. At the event, he had been the youngest player to win a game. This is a universe beyond our imagination.
Darts Player Luke Littler Scandal & Controversy; Kissing Video
After averaging 106.12 in his first-round match against Christian Kist, Littler has been living in hyperdrive. He defeated Andrew Gilding, the current UK Open champion. Declan Rice requested an autograph from him.
He’s already ignited a controversy and survived it. Football teams in London have been exchanging hospitality seats for invaluable involvement. Darts is seeing its biggest viewership in years thanks to him.
Littler has already had his legacy written before he is even an adult, drawing comparisons to Tiger Woods, Wayne Rooney, and Ronnie O’Sullivan. He is now the future, whether he likes it or not.
Why do we adore young athletes? Is it just an irrational fixation with expected order corrupted? Is it a desire of boundless possibilities, our own imaginative fantasies of genius in the future, our nearly limitless capacity for dreaming? Is it merely the satisfaction of being able to remark, “I was there when your god was born,” or is it anything more?
Or is it something more sinister—a mirror of our own unrealized potential, of the fading memories of our sixteenth-year-old selves, of the life we might have had? Is it twisted pride or jealousy at witnessing someone who is still able to fulfill the dreams they had as teenagers?
Somewhat, each of those. Littler is quite intriguing to watch. There is so much about him that is unexpected. He doesn’t play or look the way we would expect a 16-year-old to. In a man’s sport, as a child, he achieves greater numbers than most 20-year professionals.
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Before Phil Taylor’s first professional title was won, he was 28. At the age of 24, Michael van Gerwen became the youngest world champion ever. TV debut for 40-year-old Andrew Gilding, Littler’s opponent in the second round. It’s not appropriate for sixteen-year-olds to participate in an alcohol-infused sport. This is not the intended consequence of a well-employed youth; rather, it is meant to be the coincidental by-product of a misguided youth.
If Littler had been older, may he have accomplished what he has? Not only is he courageous, but he is also exquisitely, gloriously naive. He has no idea how painful losing is. He has no idea what it’s like to be a professional thrower, or that the pound signs that are affixed to every round represent something more than a trendy addition and a few Fifa points.
Littler’s unscarred teenage heart is his greatest strength, despite having the exterior of a 30-something and the racing mind of a 50-something. He claimed he couldn’t recall the last time he dropped a darts match. He plays with a juvenile arrogance that grows out of his sheltered ego more and more.
Littler pinned the two necessary trebles for a 170 checkout against Dolan and then asked the audience if he should try the bull’s eye. It’s too late to say that he missed. In the entire competition, he has only lost three sets. His walkout has a newfound swagger. Hugs are more cheerful, and high fives more casual. He was deathly boring at first, but now he’s joking around with the press.
Darts Player Luke Littler Scandal & Controversy; Kissing Video
Naturally, being arrogant is viewed as pretty gauche. It highlights Littler’s accomplishments as well as the shortcomings of the audience. On X, there has already been criticism of his showboating, but you can’t treat a teenager like a god and expect them to remain firmly grounded. It always becomes clear. This is the beast that the hype is breeding. We could see our messiah grow up to be a really bad boy.
After the match, Littler remarked, “If I keep it up, I’ve got a good chance [of winning the World Championship], now I am dreaming.”
What about the endless possibilities, then? Imagine the globe in 2060 and you can already see records toppling, count the double-digit world championships, and know that Luke Littler is a darts player. You could be forgiven for believing that the outcome is certain, but that isn’t the case. This might be the best there is to be had. Even if this might be his only appearance in the World Championship for ten years, he still has a long, bright future ahead of him.
However, we are here because of the dreams. What happens if he never drops a game again? What happens if this is the beginning of the best career ever? What if he turns out to be everything we hope he will be?
Hence, even after the Nuke has departed the premises for two hours, the infamously inconsistent Alexandra Palace supporters continue to sway in a deserted hallway, exclaiming that they are “walking in a Littler wonderland” (you suspect he’ll receive a more fitting chant soon).
Rob Cross, the last person to win the World Championship on their debut, will now square up against Littler in the semifinals. Cross has only averaged above 100 once in this tournament, despite having just became the first player to overcome a 4-0 deficit. In five games, Littler has already accomplished it three times.
It’s just the beginning, even if this is the extent of his abilities. Luke Littler, 17, will be at Alexandra Palace next year. He’ll probably still be the youngest participant. Maybe we’ll get to repeat this whole thing.
