Luke Littler branded ‘a joke’ as beaten opponent reveals he scoffed down curry, a Boost and Squashies before title win

LUKE LITTLER'S show and pre-match fare stunned Martin Lukeman successful the Grand Slam of Darts final.

The 17-year-old's sensational twelvemonth continued arsenic helium hammered the antheral nicknamed Smash 16-3 to assistance the trophy.

Lukeman started good and went 2-0 earlier Littler turned connected the magic, hitting 12 180s and averaging 107.

And the runner-up could not get implicit however bully the teen prima was in the final.

Lukeman said: "He is simply a joke, that is however bully helium is, perfectly ridiculous.

"He has a Boost, a repast deal, a curry and walks up determination and smashes maine similar that.

"98 per cent of the players down determination are doing what they bash oregon whatever.

"But helium has conscionable had a curry, a Boost and a mates of those small fractional pinkish and fractional achromatic sweets - Squashies - for his half-time.

"I'm having a fag and having a water.

"This lad is simply a joke. But I instrumentality my chapeau disconnected to him, helium is perfectly awesome."

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Lukeman added: "If helium gets his caput on, hide astir Michael van Gerwen's records, helium is going to bushed Phil Taylor's records.

"If helium keeps his caput right, stays distant from portion and girls, helium is going to spell precise far.

"The lad is adjacent level. He comes from a assembly property similar myself and helium is doing the business, helium tin look aft his household now.

"I was alright successful the last giving it each ample with the crowd. But the lad is conscionable different."

Littler's triumph saw him pouch £150,000 and instrumentality his vocation net to the £1million mark.

He has present climbed up the 5th successful the satellite rankings, having been No164 a twelvemonth ago.

It was Littler's tenth rubric successful 11 months and Lukeman besides thanked him for helping darts emergence successful popularity since his breakthrough astatine past year's World Championship.