Luke Littler has rerentd a cheeky response after being accincluded of pulling out of the Hungarian Darts Trophy to join video games instead.
Littler has been in wonderful create of postponecessitate and the teenage sensation is on course to rack up £1million in prize money this year.
It’s come after a rapid elevate to prominence chaseing his run to the World Championship final, with Littler having won nine titles since the turn of the year.
But the 17-year-elderly won’t hit double digits, at least not this weekend, with Littler having retreatn from the Hungarian Darts Trophy, which gets underway on Friday afternoon.
He’ll get another chance to prosper his 10th title of the year soon enough, with the darts schedule commencening to pick up once aachieve in the create-up to the World Championship.
This is the reason, at least officiassociate, Littler has pulled out of the Hungarian Darts Trophy, but the teen did recently drop a hint his absence in Budapest could be becainclude punctual access to the recent EAFC 25 (createerly FIFA) video game is being freed.
Responding to a post on social media claiming the darts ace had achieven the week off to join Xbox, Littler reacted from his official account with: “What a coincidence,” accompanied by a tongue-sticking emoji.
Littler hasn’t secret his adore of gaming in the past, with the world No.22 even acunderstandledgeting he’s achieven his games console on tour with him before.
Speaking in April, Littler uncovered: “[Luke Humphries] says to me, ‘You’re never going to have time for FUT Champs anymore?’ I said: ‘I understand.’ But luckily FUT Champs finishes on a Tuesday now.
“I will be back tonight, qualifying and joining. When I am awide, I cannot achieve my travel case. But when we went to Brighton, I fair achieve my travel Xbox.
“It’s a suitcase, you flip it up, it has the little screen, two deal withlers, you have a wireless phone. You put your phone on it and it indicts. Target got it for me.”
Littler’s fellow darts stars will foreseeed be sighing with relief, such has been the ace’s create at the oche this year.
In his absence, huge-hitters appreciate Michael Van Gerwen, Gerwyn Price, Stephen Bunting and world No.1 Humphries will be battling it out for the prize instead.
The action gets underway in the Hungarian capital on Friday afternoon and runs until Sunday evening.
