'I don't want to do it anymore...' - Luke Littler in tears after discussing toughest moment of career so far

An emotional Luke Littler bravely opened up about the toughest period of his darts career so far after defeating Luke Humphries in the Premier League final.

The 19-year-old regained his title with an 11-10 triumph at The O2 in London on Thursday evening.

Humphries raced to a 6-3 lead and it looked like 'Cool Hand' would win the Premier League for a second consecutive year.

However, Littler rallied and came out on top in a nervy final leg. Littler passionately celebrated his victory and when approached for an interview by Sky Sports, he had to take a moment to compose himself.

He managed to get a few words in, then stepped away.

Humphries classily took it in his stride, conducting the first interview despite losing. A few moments later, Littler returned for his interview and admitted he considered stepping away from the sport altogether after a mentally draining few months.

'The Nuke' referred to an unsavoury incident involving Gian van Veen in Manchester in April, as well as a poor performance in Brighton the following week. It's the first time Littler has faced serious crowd backlash in his career, with many spectators unfairly targeting him.

Littler said: "It was a rollercoaster first four weeks, bottom of the table, but then the fifth night I won my first night.

"I had to pick myself up after some tough times. I think I had an average of 79 in Brighton or something like that, and it was tough. But I am here with the trophy."

He later added: "After Brighton, I came off stage with a 70-odd average, then the incident in Manchester. I was sitting at home telling Faith [Millar, his girlfriend] I don't want to do it anymore. The crowd and everything week in, week out. I was down bad."

Sky Sports then allowed Littler to finish the interview and lift his Premier League trophy once again.

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When filling in for Littler, Humphries expressed his admiration for all eight players who take part in the Premier League. Humphries said some travel across Europe for weeks without seeing their family, which can impact a player in unforeseen ways.

"It is emotional, you have seen it from Luke there", Humphries declared. "You are playing in big finals and it shows how much it means to us as players.

"You are on the road for 16 or 17 weeks and I don't get the chance to take my family with me. You want that trophy in your hands."

Sky Sports pundit Wayne Mardle also echoed Humphries' thoughts. Mardle called the Premier League an 'endurance test', which even managed to unnerve Gerwyn Price and Phil 'The Power' Taylor previously. He would go on to praise Littler's mental strength while being viewed as 'public enemy number one'.