Luke Littler's success on the PDC Tour has led to him being ineligible for the Development Tour. Despite being in the 16-23 age category, his rise to the top 32 PDC Order of Merit has banned him from youth ranks for two years. Littler won the PDC World Youth Championship in 2023 and is now aiming for victory in a second consecutive PDC tournament final.
Luke Littler is unable to compete in a PDC tournament he has won before as a result of his unmatched rise to prominence.Victory over Stephen Bunting will see him reach a second consecutive final against the winner of Michael van Gerwen and Chris Dobey's showdown.This time around Littler, the favourite for the competition, will be hoping to scoop the £500,000 prize after a narrow defeat to Luke Humphries in last year's event.
Although he can resume when he is 19, will likely never play on the Development Tour as the No.4 ranked player focuses on taking the big leagues by storm and being the new face of the sport.There is immense pressure on Littler's young shoulders but even with some tricky games and setbacks, he has handled it superbly and feels full of confidence going into his semi-final clash with Bunting.
"We all know the expectation and it's very different from last year, but tonight I felt the greatest and hopefully I can regroup and feel like I did on that stage tomorrow ." I'd probably only say I felt different in the Ryan Meikle game, and then came through against Ian White, obviously the 3-1 lead was crucial against Ian, and then the tough test against Ryan, I think that's what I needed, and then tonight I just settled."
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