Luke Littler prediction made after he equals Phil Taylor and Michael van Gerwen record

Luke Littler won the Grand Slam of Darts rubric with triumph implicit Martin Lukeman connected Sunday and has defeated hostile lavished praise connected the young prodigy aft their match

Luke Littler volition surpass Michael van Gerwen and Phil Taylor successful darts, according to Martin Lukeman.

The teen superstar thrashed Lukeman 16-3 successful the last of the Grand Slam of Darts to assertion his archetypal first large ranking title. Littler defeated Gary Anderson successful the semi-final of the tourney earlier sweeping Lukeman successful a broadside successful a mode akin to however helium dispatched Jermaine Wattimena successful a record-breaking victory earlier successful the competition.

With a period until the PDC World Championships wherever Littler made his name, the 17-year-old has joined Taylor, Van Gerwen and Peter Wright by becoming the 4th subordinate to assistance 10 PDC titles successful a calendar year.

Lukeman is nether small illusion implicit what his hostile volition spell connected to achieve. The beaten finalist believes Littler has the imaginable to situation the records of Taylor, who is the proprietor of 14 PDC world titles, and Van Gerwen, who has won much PDC Pro Tour events than anyone else.

"He's conscionable different, man," said Lukeman. "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 oregon whatever, that lad is going to spell very, precise far. He volition interruption records ridiculously."

Littler besides has aspirations, though a small little lofty for the moment. The Manchester United protagonist hopes to amended upon his satellite ranking successful the contiguous future.

"I knew coming into the tournament, if I did get my hands connected the trophy I’d beryllium up to fig 5 successful the world. There’s inactive much ranking tournaments to spell this year, truthful hopefully I tin spell a spot higher than fig five!

"I cannot hold to play successful some events. Hopefully I tin person a heavy tally successful Minehead, and past it’s each eyes connected the large 1 - the World Championship!"

Littler suggested helium was yet getting utilized to each of the attraction directed his way. He told Sky Sports: "Yes - the World Championship changed me, my family. Now the months person gone on, the tournaments, I'm conscionable getting utilized to it each and I'm going to person to get utilized to it for a precise agelong time. I americium enjoying it.

"This is 1 of the ones I wanted to win. My large grounds isn't the champion but I conscionable wanted to spell deep. Obviously it's adjacent amended present I've won it and it shows I'm inactive here."

His celebrations volition stay elemental however. He added: "I'll astir apt spell home, play connected my Xbox and conscionable chill. Then it's a agelong thrust down to Minehead."