Raymond van Barneveld follows Luke Littler’s lead as he reveals pre-match diet for Darts Players Championship

RAYMOND VAN BARNEVELD has followed Luke Littler’s pb by revealing his pre-match fare for the Darts Players Championship.

Littler stormed to triumph astatine past weekend’s Grand Slam with an emphatic triumph implicit Martin Lukeman.

He made airy enactment of his hostile successful a 16-3 thrashing.

And the result, his archetypal successful a ranking TV final, saw the teen soar to satellite No5 successful the darts rankings.

Amazingly, Littler fuelled his mode to occurrence with an highly unconventional diet.

Speaking aft the final, beaten hostile Lukeman revealed his 17-year-old hostile scoffed “a Boost, a repast woody and a curry” earlier washing it down with “Squashies” sweets.

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The carb-laden grub intelligibly did nary harm to Littler’s performance, alternatively sending the ace connected a barnstorming tally that saw him deed TWELVE 180s.

And Littler’s fare is intelligibly catching connected astir the darting world, with 1 of the game’s astir iconic players taking a leafage from his book.

Van Barneveld is simply a four-time World Championship victor who was Littler’s leader erstwhile the kid slinger was growing.

But present it’s the seasoned who’s taking inspiration aft showing disconnected his astonishing luncheon handbasket up of the start of the Darts Players Championship.

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Posting a representation connected societal media, Van Barneveld revealed a treat-laden luncheon featuring a classical BLT sandwich.

He topped disconnected the Tesco repast woody with a packet of chickenhearted Fridge Raiders.

And Van Barneveld made definite to afloat emulate Littler by besides throwing successful a chickenhearted katsu curry, a Boost cocoa barroom and an full container of Squashies sweets.

He past tagged Littler successful the post, saying: “Ready for tomorrow. If you know, you know.”

Littler responded by declaring: “He knows the score.”

Van Barneveld volition footwear disconnected his Players Championship quest this evening against Chris Landman.

While Littler faces a pugnacious situation successful chap Premier League prima Rob Cross.

Elsewhere, Nathan Aspinall takes connected Chris Dobey.

And defending champion Luke Humphries is hoping to marque up for his aboriginal Grand Prix exit by beating Gabriel Clemens.