{"id":23792,"date":"2024-03-11T15:48:54","date_gmt":"2024-03-11T19:48:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/luke-littler-addresses-ricardo-pietreczko-incident-i-am-everyones-cup-final-darts-news\/11\/03\/2024\/"},"modified":"2024-03-11T15:48:54","modified_gmt":"2024-03-11T19:48:54","slug":"luke-littler-addresses-ricardo-pietreczko-incident-i-am-everyones-cup-final-darts-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/luke-littler-addresses-ricardo-pietreczko-incident-i-am-everyones-cup-final-darts-news\/11\/03\/2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Luke Littler addresses Ricardo Pietreczko incident: I am everyone’s cup final | Darts News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Luke Littler knows he is playing with a target on his back as his run of recent success continued as he clinched victory at the Belgian Darts Open, hitting a nine-darter on the way.<\/p>\n

In a titanic final against 2018 world champion Cross that went all the way to a deciding leg, Littler hit darts’ perfect leg for the third time in a PDC tournament already this year to continue the astonishing, headline-making start to his professional career.<\/p>\n

Prior to the big win though, Littler was involved in an incident at the end of his semi-final with Ricardo Pietreczko, Pietreczko having words with Littler as they shook hands then writing on his Instagram Story after the match: “Well, I really appreciated him being able to play a game like that at such an age, but I hope his arrogance punishes him.”<\/p>\n

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Wayne Mardle praises the poise of 17-year-old Luke Littler after his heated confrontation with Ricardo Pietreczko in the semi-finals of the European Tour.<\/span>
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Littler admitted he did not know what he had done wrong when Pietreczko confronted him, but knows that “everyone wants to beat him” and treat facing him like a “cup final”.<\/p>\n

“It has all come quicker than I even imagined for myself and my family but I just have to thank myself for how well I played at the World Championships and then keeping this good form up,” Littler told Sky Sports News<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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Luke Littler hits a sensational nine-darter against Rob Cross in the European Tour final.<\/span>
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“Hitting a nine-darter, especially in front of that crowd, it was an amazing achievement for myself.<\/p>\n

“That game, I just, I didn’t know what I did wrong but a lot of people were saying it was when I was on the 147 finish and I went for T19 and I tried going tops, bull, because I love tops and if I hit the tops I would have fancied myself for bull.<\/p>\n

“But I missed it but then he let that get to him throughout the game and I had a job to do.<\/p>\n

“I think, ever since I have burst onto the scene, I know every player wants to beat me.<\/p>\n

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German Ricardo Pietreczko had a feisty exchange with Luke Littler after losing to him in the semi-finals of the European Tour.<\/span>
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“Even my family and my manager have said you have always got to be on your A game because anyone who plays me now, it is a cup final to them.<\/p>\n

“Hopefully I can win a night. The Premier League is all about every week winning that first game and getting the two points on the board.<\/p>\n

“Then trying to extend to the three points and the five points and going all the way.”<\/p>\n

See Luke Littler next in action on Night Seven of 2024 Premier League Darts live on Sky Sports Arena and Main Event from 7pm on Thursday March 14. <\/strong>Stream Sky Sports with a NOW Sports Month Membership – just \u00a321 a month for 12 months. No contract, cancel anytime<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Luke Littler knows he is playing with a target on his back as his run of recent success continued as he clinched