Luke Littler told off for taunting Michael van Gerwen as rivalry set to take new turn

July 13, 2024 Baze90 NEWS 0

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Luke Littler has been scolded for winding up Michael van Gerwen

Phil Taylor has issued a warning to Luke Littler, advising him to cease his taunting of Michael van Gerwen if he hopes to win the Power’s namesake trophy at the Betfred World Matchplay.

Luke the Nuke is set for an exciting first-round match against Clog Almighty at Blackpool’s Winter Gardens on Monday, marking the most significant Anglo-Dutch sporting clash since Wednesday night.

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At just 17, Littler could increase his prize money to nearly £1 million in only seven months on the Professional Darts Corporation circuit if he secures the £200,000 winner’s prize on the Golden Mile.

However, 16-times world champion Taylor, who also won the World Matchplay 16 times, is concerned that the young prodigy’s mind games with Van Gerwen could backfire.
Taylor is tipping world No. 1 Luke Humphries to lift the Phil Taylor Trophy next weekend “because he’s won everything else.”

Taylor, 64 next month, is recovering from a hip replacement operation last month, admitted: “Who do I fancy to win it? I can’t look too far past Luke Humphries – he’s won everything else, hasn’t he?

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“And he’s just won the World Cup for England with Michael Smith. I’m so pleased for them because we hadn’t won it since Aidy Lewis and me back in the day.

“I’m not saying Luke carried him, but Michael got himself a good partner there!”

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