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Luke Littler makes brutal confession after Belgian Open that will anger opponent who branded him 'arrogant'

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Published 14:33 11 Mar 2024 GMT

Luke Littler makes brutal confession after Belgian Open that will anger opponent who branded him 'arrogant'

Luke Littler has made a brutal confession in the wake of the Belgian Open.

Chris Byfield

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Luke Littler has made a brutal confession in the wake of the Belgian Open.

On Sunday, the 17-year-old darts sensation was confronted by an incensed Ricardo Pietreczko in the wake of a 7-3 semi-final victory.

Littler dispatched Pietreczko before beating Rob Cross in the final to scoop up his third professional title on his European Tour debut.

After their semi-final, however, Pietreczko squared up to Littler and proceeded to give the teenager an earful.

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Littler wrote on a darts Facebook group: ā€œNo idea what I did wrong, no idea what he said. He said something then don't do it again.ā€

Pietreczko however, later took to Instagram and accused Littler of being arrogant.

ā€œSo I really appreciated the fact that you can play a game like that at such an age,ā€ he wrote. ā€œBut I hope the arrogance punishes him.ā€

Pietreczko, who is nicknamed Pikachu in the darts world, will be further incensed by Littler’s comments in the wake of his Belgian Open triumph.

The youngster admitted to only practising for 20 minutes before his 6-2 quarter-final win over Jermaine Wattimenta as he was watching Liverpool's 1-1 draw with Manchester City.

He said: ā€œI only had 20 minutes of practice because I was watching the football.

ā€œEverything went well and when Jermaine put me under pressure, that's when I hit my doubles.

Luke Littler won the Belgian Open on Sunday (Getty)
Luke Littler won the Belgian Open on Sunday (Getty)

ā€œIf you didn't see it, I tried to slow myself down taking a drink and tried not to get over-fast, compose myself and that's what I've done.ā€

In the second round of the tournament in Weize, Littler also found himself fuming when Krzysztof Ratajski drank from his water bottle in an attempt to put him off.

Littler shook his head in anger and gestured with his hand before giving his opponent a confused look.

Speaking after the match, he said: ā€œI saw him drink a bit of my water. I saw him do it again so I just put it on the floor.

ā€œ'Trying to get to me. If he is then fair enough, I'm just glad to get the win.ā€

Featured Image Credit: PDC

Topics:Ā Darts, Luke Littler, Liverpool, Manchester City

Chris Byfield
Chris Byfield

Sport journalist with experience writing on football, rugby, boxing and the Olympics. I'm also a Crystal Palace fan. Please don't hold this against me.

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