Gian Van Veen Has Awkward Interaction With AngryGinge Ahead of Darts Final

Darts star Gian van Veen awkwardly met AngryGinge just seconds before the PDC World Darts Championship against Luke Littler.

A month of action in London's Alexandra Palace all comes down to one moment as the PDC World Darts Championship final takes place on Saturday night.

Reigning champion Littler, who is hoping to become the first back-to-back champion in a decade, will face a surprise opponent in Van Veen following the Dutchman's impressive run to the final.

With the match being such a big moment in the sport, several big names and celebrities are expected to be in attendance, including I'm a Celeb winner AngryGinge, who is close friends with Littler.

And fans immediately noticed an awkward moment ahead of the final when AngryGinge bumped into Van Veen moments before he stepped on stage to attempt to take Littler's title as world champion.

Littler will face Gian van Veen in the final. (Image: Warren Little/Getty Images)

Throughout Littler's rise through darts, he has built up a close friendship with popular Twitch streamer and YouTube star AngryGinge, real name Morgan Burtwistle.

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Therefore, when Van Veen bumped into Ginge as he greeted fans in the front row watching the match, he decided to walk away from his opponent's friend, completely ignoring him.

Reacting to the moment, one fan wrote on X: "Van Veen blanking Angry Ginge, very good start to the watch tonight."

Another claimed: "Van Veen blanking Angry Ginge is already my highlight of the final"

While another added: "Hahah yeh van veen just blanked angryginge."

With one joking: "I see angry ginge more than my own parents at this point."

Ahead of the match, Ginge referenced Littler's controversial reaction to the recent backlash from fans while predicting that the world number one would once again win the World Championship.

"Gotta be my boy Luke the Nuke! First back to back since Gary Anderson! However, something's telling me he isn't bothered," he joked.

Luke Littler is looking to become a back-to-back champion in the PDC World Darts Championship final. (Image: James Fearn/Getty Images)

But Van Veen proved that he deserved respect in the final as he made an impressive start to the final, taking the first set.

However, Littler fought back, producing a textbook performance to claim the next three sets, putting him two ahead going into the fifth set of the match.