Phil Taylor lifts lid on Luke Littler chat as darts prodigy becomes millionaire

Phil Taylor continues to beryllium impressed by Luke Littler and insists the teenager, who has conscionable taken his net beyond a million, is not letting his luck alteration the antheral helium is

Phil Taylor claims Luke Littler "isn't that bothered" astir earning immense sums having sat down for a chat with the teenage sensation.

Littler claimed the Grand Slam of Darts astatine the weekend, breaking records en way to lifting the trophy. It is yet different landmark achieved by the youngster who continues to instrumentality his athletics by storm.

It was little than a twelvemonth agone that the teen was an chartless commodity earlier breaking done successful the World Darts Championship astatine Alexandra Palace. He finished runner-up successful that tourney and volition soon instrumentality aft a stellar 12 months that has seen his illustration emergence and rise.

Littler though has earned plaudits for not chasing the wealth and remaining existent to himself with Taylor claiming helium remains down to world and is much invested successful taking attraction of his parents than thing else.

He told talkSPORT : "I've seen players travel and spell implicit the years. It's a substance of being dedicated, you know, and wealth isn't his motivation, judge it oregon not, helium isn't truly that bothered. I was with him a mates of weeks agone down astatine Target, and helium conscionable plays connected his game.

"He is simply a emblematic teenager, you know, and helium isn't motivated by prize money. It's great, don't get maine wrong, and he's secure. He's much funny successful looking aft his parent and begetter successful tournaments. It's beauteous to see, due to the fact that I've seen truthful galore players wherever they commencement earning wealth and that ruins their vocation then. But this lad, helium conscionable sits there, he's quiescent arsenic a mouse, he's beauteous institution to beryllium with, to beryllium honest."

After Littler landed his archetypal large successful the Grand Slam of Darts, claiming £153,500 successful the process, the 17-year-old was capable to instrumentality his prize wealth net northbound of a million.

The teen has besides laid down the gauntlet arsenic helium eyes Taylor's grounds - knowing helium has clip connected his side. His triumph successful Wolverhampton came 12 years earlier than Taylor's archetypal large triumph honour astatine the property of 29 and Littler knows the immense haul is surely attainable.

"If I privation it, past I should get it," helium said. "But it's going to instrumentality rather immoderate years to prime up the magnitude of trophies, not lone what Michael has got, but besides Phil Taylor."

Taylor hopes his records stay untouched, but accepts that Littler is primed to bushed them. He said: "I anticipation not. I'll archer you what though, if there's anybody that could bash it, it's this young lad now. He's got the property connected his side, and he's got the ability, truthful you ne'er know, you ne'er know."