Luke Littler is increasingly appearing on our TV screens off the oche as well as on it - but how is the teenage darts sensation adapting to the limelight?
Luke Littler was one of the celebrities tasked with revealing the running total - hitting a bullseye to do so - during the annual Comic Relief fundraiser on the BBCImagine sharing stages or sofas with Sir Lenny Henry, David Tennant, Davina McCall, Millie Bobby Brown, Raye, Jonathan Ross and Matt Lucas.
"It's just another level, completely alien to anything that has happened in the darting world," Foulds said. Already in 2024, Littler has flown to Bahrain, the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium as well as playing each week in the Premier League and other PDC tournaments across the UK.But Foulds insists his schedule is being managed carefully to avoid any chance of burnout.
"It's unsustainable for any player to travel and play all of those events. When you're playing in the Premier League especially, travelling can take its toll on anybody. "But it's been really encouraging how professionally and maturely he's dealt with the scenarios put in front of him. Porter says Littler doesn't get "starry-eyed or star-struck" - which is apparent to anyone who has seen him play.
But it has not been all sunshine and roses. Littler's showmanship on the oche has rubbed up the odd player the wrong way, with Germany's Ricardo Pietreczko"It's just the way he is - he just enjoys playing darts, it's fun for him, he loves entertaining," Foulds said. "Anything he does now doesn't surprise me - he's just ridiculously good, he's got something special," Littler's former junior coach Karl Holden told BBC Sport.
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