Luke Littler's pre-match meal leaves thrashed opponent in awe after Grand Slam of Darts win

Luke Littler took location his archetypal large ranking rubric successful the Grand Slam of Darts - but it was his eating habits that besides impressed beaten hostile Martin Lukeman successful the final

Luke Littler near beaten finalist Martin Lukeman successful awe aft the teenager's broad triumph successful the Grand Slam of Darts final.

The young sensation earned his archetypal large ranking rubric successful Wolverhampton with a 16-3 win, up of returning to the country of his breakthrough for the World Championships adjacent month. Lukeman was capable to decision Mickey Mansell, Rob Cross and Ross Smith en way to facing Littler successful the last wherever helium was firmly stopped successful his tracks.

It was not conscionable prime of Littler's play that near Lukeman astounded however, but his casual eating habits too. Famed for his emotion of kebabs during his Alexandra Palace run, the 17-year-old's palette appears to person broadened with curry and confectionary connected the menu.

“He is simply a joke. That's however bully helium is. It's perfectly ridiculous," Lukeman told Sportsboom.

“He had a curry, and a Boost [chocolate bar], past walks up determination and conscionable smashes maine similar that. I'm like, what? 98% of the players down determination conscionable doing what they do, but he’s really had a curry, a Boost, and them small sweets fractional pink, fractional white… squashies, yea squashies.

"He adjacent had them astatine fractional clip [an advertisement break], portion I’m having a fag, and a water. I instrumentality my chapeau disconnected to him"

Littler volition purpose to beryllium the 4th subordinate successful a enactment to triumph the Grand Slam earlier landing the PDC world title, aft Gerwyn Price, Michael Smith and Luke Humphries each achieved the feat.

Last January, Littler reached the last connected his debut successful the tournament. His absorption volition soon beryllium connected going 1 measurement further.

He said: “I’ve got 3 days disconnected earlier we caput to Minehead, I anticipation I tin spell heavy successful the Players Championship finals - and past it’s connected to the large one.

“The World Championship changed me, (changed) 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.”

Victory successful Wolverhampton sees the youngster rake successful £150,000 and unafraid his spot arsenic the 5th ranked subordinate successful the world. “I wanted to travel here, spell heavy and amusement I’m inactive there," helium said.

"It’s been a agelong week, but I’m gladsome the hard enactment has paid off. I knew, coming into the tournament, that if I managed to get my hands connected the trophy I would beryllium No.5 successful the satellite - and present I anticipation I tin spell adjacent higher.”