Luke Littler reveals moment that ‘really annoyed’ him in darts final defeat

After missing three darts that could have saved his World Darts Championship hopes against Luke Humphries, Luke Littler reveals the moment that “really annoyed” him in the final defeat.

The 16-year-old sensation was on a mission to turn into the most youthful title holder in darts history after his extraordinary run at Alexandra Royal residence.

Wednesday’s last in the capital saw him face world no1 Humphries. The teenager, having recovered from dropping the first set, stormed to a 4-2 lead before Humphries won five exquisite sets to win 7-4.

In the eleventh and last set, Smaller had the chance to push the battle along just to miss three darts that would have seen him take the set.

Humbler jumped, polishing off with a twofold eight to seal the success. Tinier quickly embraced his rival yet conceded he was disappointed with how things finished.

‘It’s been unfathomable,’ he told Sky Sports.

‘The one negative was I lost an excessive number of legs on my toss so Luke could break me. I was unable to hold my own toss and didn’t win.

‘That was the main negative, I just couldn’t hold my own toss and I didn’t win. Each game has been great yet that one has very irritated me, particularly the three missed to push it along.

‘That is the thing the group needed however fair play to Luke. He ought to get it.

In spite of the loss, Smaller has gained shocking headway in turning into another star of English game and will climb in excess of 130 spots on the planet rankings.

‘I must the last, I probably won’t get to one more last for the following five to 10 years, we don’t have any idea, however I can say I’m a second place and presently I simply need to proceed to win it,’ he said.

‘The entire day I have been thinking, get this one now since he will be ruling world darts soon.

‘He’s a staggering player. At the point when I was near the precarious edge of winning he was still so determined. He’s a staggering ability however I needed to win this one this evening. I’m sure he’ll win many prizes.’