Luke Littler rival dubbed ‘Pikachu’ who squared up to teen quits after just ONE LEG of match at Hungarian Darts Trophy

RICARDO PIETRECZKO has discontinue the Hungarian Darts Trophy - conscionable 1 limb into his last-16 match.

The German - who earlier this twelvemonth had beef with Luke Littler - dropped retired of Sunday's contention with Ross Smith.

Pietreczko faced Smudger successful Bucharest for a spot successful the quarter-finals.

But aft Smith had cruised to the archetypal leg, the 29-year-old forfeited the contention owed to a wrist injury.

Pietreczko suffered the niggle earlier the lucifer and attempted to play done it.

The prima - known arsenic Pikachu - aboriginal wrote connected Instagram: "As galore of you person astir apt noticed, I unluckily had to halt playing today.

"I americium genuinely sorry. I did everything I could to artifact retired the symptom and transportation connected playing, but I conscionable couldn't spell on.

"It was with a dense bosom that I had to marque the determination to extremity the game.

"My wrist hurts a batch and present I volition bash everything I tin to get acceptable again quickly."

Pietreczko added helium hoped to beryllium backmost for the Swiss Darts Trophy connected September 27.

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Littler is not appearing successful Bucharest aft dropping retired of the contention precocious past week.

The 17-year-old sensation and Pietreczko were embroiled successful a bizarre spat pursuing a crippled successful March.

Littler bushed the German 7-3 successful their lucifer astatine the Belgian Darts Open connected his mode to the title.

Following the contest, Pietreczko squared up to Littler connected signifier earlier unleashing a verbal volley successful his direction.

Littler responded with a two-word salvo but was aboriginal branded "arrogant" by Pietreczko.

The German wrote connected his Instagram page: "So I appreciated a batch that you tin play specified a crippled astatine specified an age. But I anticipation that arrogance punishes him."

Littler responded: "That game, I don’t cognize what I did wrong.

"A batch of radical were saying it was erstwhile I was connected the 147 decorativeness and I went for Treble 19.

"I past tried to spell for tops and bull due to the fact that I emotion tops. If I had deed the tops, I would person fancied myself for the bull. I missed it.

"He fto that get to him passim the game. I had the occupation to do.

"Ever since I’ve burst connected to the scene, I cognize that each subordinate wants to bushed me."

Littler went connected to assertion each subordinate present sees him arsenic a "cup final."

Referencing the incident, helium added: "I've nary thought what I did wrong, nary thought what helium said."