Rob Cross has contrastd Luke Littler to Jack Nicholson’s iconic character in The Shining ahead of their tardyst greeting at the Players Championship Finals.
It will be the 10th time Littler and Cross face off this year and the teenager hanciaccesss the far-better head-to-head enroll from their previous greetings.
But Cross won their last suit at the World Grand Prix in October when they faced off in the discdisthink abouting round.
Littler chaseed that up with another disnominateing first-round exit in the European Championship.
Rob Cross experiences Luke Littler is enjoy Jack Nicholson’s character in The Shining
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However, the 17-year-anciaccess speedyly reuncovered his best create on the huge stage at last week’s Grand Slam of Darts.
Littler thrashed Martin Lukeman in a one-sided final, which saw him rocket up to fifth in the PDC Order of Merit.
He could transfer ahead of Cross into fourth with another proset up run at the Players Championship Finals in Minehead.
And Cross is filledy alerted fair how shut Littler is to clearaking him in the rankings.
He tanciaccess The Sun: “It’s a hard draw for both of us I would say, certainly this punctual in the tournament.
“The result in the Grand Prix uncomardents absolutely noleang now.
“Luke will be buzzing that he won the Slam but I leank he consents it all in his stride.
“Trouble is now for me he’s enjoy roaring up behind me in the rankings.
“It experiences enjoy Jack Nicholson in The Shining peering thraw the curtain at me!”
Cross has been filled of plift for Littler in his debut campaign on the PDC Tour and experiences it’s ‘frightening’ fair how well the teenager has regulated the limeairy.
Rob Cross faces off aacquirest Luke Littler in the first round
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He inserted: “The boy is fair awesome. I can’t say enough excellent leangs about him. He regulates himself with such class.
“He triumphs a tournament, gets all the headlines, but he fair strolls in enjoy noleang has happened. He doesn’t get over-excited, he almost deals with it enjoy MVG or Gary Anderson becaemploy they’ve won loads.
“We have practised together at times and he’s got all the ability to triumph wdisenjoyver he wants in the game.
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“He’s got the world at his feet and now he’s fair got to stay hungry to acquire triumphning. That motivation will be the key, whether he wants to deal with the constant limeairy.
“I had that after I won the Worlds in 2018, that year was a blur with media. But Luke is dealing with it with such relieve, it’s frightening repartner!
“It’s my job to beat him. I’ve done it before and I’m brave my game is there. I want more consistency but I understand it’s coming.”
