Luke Littler explains subtle change he made before setting tournament-record to thrash Aspinall at Czech Darts Open
LUKE LITTLER has revealed the subtle change behind his record-breaking performance at the Czech Darts Open.
The teenage darts sensation thrashed Nathan Aspinall 6-1 in the second round on Sunday.
Littler also set a new tournament record with a three-dart average of 110.43 in Prague.
It had been his first ever match in the event as he continues his debut year on the PDC circuit.
Following the win, the Nuke explained the change he made before seeing off Aspinall.
The 17-year-old switched darts after trialling a new set at the Players Championship 27 and 28 in Wigan during the week.
After reaching the last 16, he revealed: “I’m happy with that. I know what I can throw with these darts and that’s why I didn’t play with the gold ones.
“There was load of talk about changing my darts so I’ve come here this weekend and made the decision to go back to what I know best, and they went well tonight. If I play like this again tomorrow I’ll be very happy.”
Littler was beaten in the second round on both Tuesday and Wednesday before returning to winning ways on Saturday.
His victory sets up a last 16 clash with Damon Heta on the final day in the Czech Republic.
The youngster has already guaranteed himself £4,000 in prize money but could still scoop £30,000 by winning the tournament.
It would be his third EuroTour title of the year, following wins at the Belgian Darts Open and Austrian Darts Open.
Inside Littler's massive rise
LUKE LITTLER has taken the darts world by storm since exploding onto the scene at the PDC World Championship at the beginning of the year.
The Nuke reached the final on his Ally Pally debut at just 16 years of age – smashing records along the way.
He has then gone on to win a host of PDC events and the Premier League title – which he claimed at the O2 Arena by beating world champion Luke Humphries in May.
He also finished his first season in the World Series as the No1 ranked player.
He has joined Jude Bellingham on the Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe list.
And the teenage titan even had to snub an invite from the WWE.
The Sun exclusively revealed that Littler is plotting to create a fitness empire.
He is also cashing in away from the Oche thanks to an Instagram side hustle.
And he’s even the face of a brand new cereal.
But he is newly single after splitting from girlfriend Eloise Milburn following a 10-month relationship.
Check out all of our latest Luke Littler stories.
Littler has already qualified for next weekend’s European Championship.
The event gets underway in Dortmund on Thursday, with the event running until the final on Sunday.