Luke Littler lashes out and punches himself in frustration after crashing out of Premier League darts to Gerwyn Price
IT was a teenage nightmare instead of a teenage dream for Luke Littler on night three of the Premier League.
The 17-year-old saw his evening in Glasgow come to an early end after he lost to Gerwyn Price in the quarter-final.
PALuke Littler was dumped out by Gerwyn Price[/caption]
He appeared to punch himself after failing to check out when he had the chance
PAPrice won 6-5 to get to the semi-final[/caption]
Littler could be seen muttering to himself after the loss
It’s the first time the Welshman has got the better of the teenager and he did so in an enthralling match.
Price was greeted with boos from the crowd watching on when he was announced on to the stage, but he gave just as much back to them when he was finding the cork.
And it was the 38-year-old who got the last laugh as he won the match 6-5.
The match went right down to the wire with the pair tied at 5-5 before Price showed his experience by dumping out the teen sensation with a 13-dart hold.
It was a face-off that showed just how good the pair are when they’re stood at the oche.
Littler has been on a meteoric rise since the World Championship and his loss to Price prevented him the chance at another rematch against the man that beat him in the final – Luke Humphries.
Price went on to face ‘Cool Hands Luke’ instead, but fell short of booking himself a place in the final with Humphries winning 6-3.
But the world number one couldn’t go all the way as he fell at the last hurdle with a narrow 6-5 loss to Michael van Gerwen in the final.
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The Welshman fires in a 13-dart hold in the decider to move through to a semi-final clash against Luke Humphries!
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Littler on the other hand appeared to let his frustration get the better of him when he missed his chance to win his quarter-final match.
The Nuke seemed to thump himself as he collected his darts from the board while muttering to himself in anger.
And it was an unusual show of emotion from Littler who is often so calm in both victory and defeat.
He even gave a balanced view of a possible exit before the match when he seemed to be understanding of his chances of losing to Price.
Speaking to Sky Sports, he said: “I’ve been playing well in the past few days and it’s got me up for the Premier League.
“I don’t normally practice until the Thursday but I’m confident coming into tonight.
“I’ve played proper darts Monday to Wednesday and I’ve enjoyed it. I’m ready for tonight.
“When you’re playing that well you’re feeling that everything will go your way but you can’t win them all.”
PALittler made sure to shake Price’s hand after the loss[/caption]
