A World Darts Championship finalist is dominating the news in England today. Luke Littler is omnipresent on the (digital) pages of British newspapers. The tabloid newspaper “The Sun” even published the birth certificate of “The Nuke” to prove that the Englishman is indeed sixteen years old. An overview.
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The Sun: “A monstrous talent”
“‘A Star is Born,'” is the headline from “The Sun” above one of the many pieces it dedicates to “The Prince of the Palace.” The same tabloid newspaper published an article showing Littler’s birth certificate. “Despite his young age, Littler is already so good and this makes many darts fans his age doubt him,” he said. “But a photo of his birth certificate is making the rounds on social media and that document proves that the child prodigy was actually born on January 21, 2007 in Warrington. Littler is simply a monstrous talent.
“The Sun” even published Littler’s birth certificate. ©The Sun
Daily Mail: “In the footsteps of Usain Bolt”
The “Daily Mail” focuses on Littler’s eating habits. For her semi-final, the teenager devoured a ham and cheese omelette and a pizza. “It may not be the diet usually associated with elite athletes, but it may be the secret to her success.”
The tabloid even draws a parallel with Usain Bolt. “Littler follows in the footsteps of the Jamaican sprint bomb. Bolt downed dozens of McDonald’s Chicken McNuggets the day he ran his record-breaking 100 meters in 9.69 seconds in Beijing in 2008.
Daily email. ©Daily Mail
BBC: “Littler has already earned £200,000”
“Luke Littler’s sensational World Cup winning streak continues,” writes the BBC. “Littler, who has already earned £200,000, is the youngest darts player ever to reach the final. He dethroned Kirk Shepherd, who was 21 years and 88 days old in 2008. Littler himself said it’s crazy in words that he is in the final on his debut at that age and in reality it is perfectly expressed. In the final, the toughest test awaits Littler with Luke Humphries, who is now also number 1 in the world.”
The BBC is also very impressed with Littler’s performance. ©BBC
Telegraph: “The little one doesn’t seem to feel the slightest stress”
‘The Telegraph’ then listened to some estate agents. The bottom line: if Littler continues to develop, it’s not out of the question that he will eventually earn up to £5m a year. The newspaper sees that the young man has everything to become the absolute star of darts. “Thirteen years after he first threw darts at a magnetic board, Littler played in the World Cup semi-final like nothing else he had ever done,” he said. “He found the triple 19 and 20 so smooth again, as if he felt no stress. And that would make sense, because he could soon win £500,000. Not to mention the millions of pounds in sponsorship deals that await us even if we win.”
‘The Telegraph’ has spoken to some agents and they predict Littler could eventually earn up to £5m a year. ©Telegraph
Van den Bergh: “Anyone can hand over the card, this is no longer normal”
Dimitri Van den Bergh, the best Belgian darts player, was VTM2’s co-commentator during Littler’s match (see video above). He waxed lyrical about the child prodigy. “What this sixteen-year-old boy has achieved is truly spectacular. Because make no mistake, Cross played a particularly strong game,” said ‘Dancing Dimi’. “There was simply nothing to be done, this is no longer normal. Everyone can suddenly hand over their PDC tourist card.” The new kid on the block is here.
Dimitri Van den Bergh commented on Littler’s match yesterday on VTM 2. © Photo News
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2024-01-03 07:15:28
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