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Luke Littler's nine-word message to his mum ahead of Raymond van Barneveld showdown

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Published 18:19 30 Dec 2023 GMT

Luke Littler's nine-word message to his mum ahead of Raymond van Barneveld showdown

Littler takes on Raymond van Barneveld tonight.

Ryan Smart

Ryan Smart

Luke Littler sent a nine-word message to his mother after it was confirmed that he would be playing Raymond van Barneveld in the PDC World Darts Championship.

The 16-year-old has so far won three matches at the Alexandra Palace this year.

He produced a confident display to brush aside one-time BDO champion Christian Kist in round one, averaging 106 in a 3-0 whitewash.

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He then defeated defending UK Open champion Andrew Gilding in round two, edging a tense encounter 3-1.

But perhaps his most impressive performance to date came in the third round, when he averaged 97 in beating Matt Campbell - who managed to knock out James Wade - by four sets to one.

His next test is to come up against five-time world champion Raymond van Barneveld, whose most recent worlds success came at the final staging at the tournament at the Circus Tavern in 2007.

The 56-year-old, who made a comeback to the professional tour in 2021 after previously retiring from the sport, defeated Phil Taylor in a sudden death leg in one of the sport's greatest finals.

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And Littler, who has dubbed Van Barneveld and Taylor as two of his darting idols, had a refreshingly mature outlook on his upcoming showdown against the Dutchman.

His mother, Lisa, revealed in an interview with Sky Sports: "We've spoken about this. Luke said, win or lose, he's played Barney on that stage.

"He'd love to win, of course. But I said, win or lose, look at where you've got to."

Littler has already guaranteed himself a two-year tour card for the next two seasons, by virtue of finishing second on the Order of Merit for the PDC Development Tour.

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His performances in the World Championships have moved him up 76 places in the world rankings.

The 16-year-old has repeatedly stated, amid all his success, that he wants to focus solely on his darts - and his outlook on facing Van Barneveld shows he is relishing the prospect of taking on one of the greatest darts players of all time.

Featured Image Credit: Getty / Sky News

Topics: Darts

Ryan Smart
Ryan Smart

Live in constant hope of the top flight as a Preston North End fan. Written in the past for SPORF, GiveMeSport and more.

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