Luke Littler has issued a statement following his Premier League Darts final defeat to Luke Humphries.
Littler reached the final of Night Four in Exeter, beating Stephen Bunting and Nathan Aspinall to set up a clash against Humphries.
He beat Bunting 6-3 as darts fans couldn't get enough of the 18-year-old's performance.
Littler then saw off Aspinall 6-3 in the semi-final.
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But the teenage sensation succumbed to Humphries in the final.
Littler led 3-1 but suffered a 6-4 defeat to Humphries, who earned his first Premier League Darts victory over him at the seventh attempt.
"Littler played fantastic tonight, but didn't play that great in the final and I managed to put my foot on the gas - like I did in the other two games - right at the end of the game," Humphries said of Littler's showing in the final.
'The Nuke' threw a staggering 20 180s over the course of his three games on Thursday, producing stunning displays in the earlier rounds before running into Humphries.
After Night Four, Littler took to social media to share his thoughts on his performances across his games.
On X, he wrote: "Happy with how I played across my games tonight and good to get more premier league points after making the final. Ready for the UK open."
Littler refused to be drawn on the incident involving his mum before his win over Bunting.
He was left fuming after an over-excited man pushed his mum during his walk-on.
Littler, who's the defending Premier League champion, will return to action in the UK Open.
He'll resume his Premier League campaign next Thursday in Brighton for Night Five, where he faces Chris Dobey in the quarter-final.
Littler has eight points to his name and sits in second place, behind Humphries, who has 15 points on the board.
Topics: Luke Littler, Darts
Nasir Jabbar