Luke Littler stated the hostile reception he acquired from the Rotterdam crowd throughout Night 11 of the Premier League Darts was “exactly what I expected”.
Littler was booed to the stage for every of his three matches in his run to the ultimate, persevering with a theme that has adopted his spat with Dutch No 1 Gian van Veen from Night Nine in Manchester.
Van Veen gained a controversial match in which Littler reacted angrily after his opponent turned in the direction of him when throwing match darts, the (*11*).
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In case you missed it: Luke Littler and Gian van Veen acquired heated in their quarter-final conflict in Manchester on Night Nine
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Take a take a look at occasions the place world champion Luke Littler has been booed by the gang at Premier League Darts and World Darts Championship
Littler reached the ultimate once more in Rotterdam earlier than shedding to Premier League chief Jonny Clayton.
“It was exactly what I expected, the boos and whistles,” Littler advised Sky Sports.
“But I knew as soon as I got on stage I could do my job.”
Ahead of his opening match towards Gerwyn Price, Littler had stated there can be “no reaction” from him to the taunts of the gang, however he could not resist in his semi-final conflict with Luke Humphries.
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Highlights of the Premier League Darts match between Luke Littler and Gerwyn Price on Night 11
When taking out tops to degree the match at 2-2, Littler gave a gesture of ‘relax’ to a bit of followers earlier than including a number of flamboyant thrives together with his darts in the following leg.
“Littler said he will not react [to the crowd], but he has just reacted there – and they don’t like it!” Sky Sports‘ Wayne Mardle stated on commentary.
“I think he’s had enough of not reacting. He is strutting and really giving it now.
“When he has this swagger, he is arduous to cope with. He’s giving it the complete repertoire. I prefer it!”
Littler got here by 6-3 towards Price and edged out Humphries 6-5 earlier than finally coming unstuck in the ultimate, losing 6-4 to Clayton after claiming the opening two legs in spectacular vogue.
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Highlights from the Night 11 last of the Premier League Darts in Rotterdam, as Luke Littler confronted Jonny Clayton
Clayton’s fourth nightly win of the 2026 marketing campaign, and second in succession after additionally rising victorious final week at Brighton, stretches his lead over Littler to 5 factors on the prime of the desk.
Clayton was full of reward for Little after the ultimate, saying: “I’ve got total respect for Luke. He’s absolutely amazing.
“This man has acquired years forward of him, an incredible darts participant – and he is proven us all the extent we must be to beat him.
“But this old dog has got some life in him yet.”
Sky Sports‘ Glen Durrant additionally praised Littler for how he responded to the taunts of the Dutch crowd all through the evening.
“It’s brutal in here tonight,” Durrant stated. “I’m not sure I would have had the mental capacity to deal with it, but Littler is different.”
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