"Just sits there on his phone then walks on stage and spanks everyone" - Peter Wright marvels at Luke Littler's 'warm-up routine'

Luke Littler and Peter Wright are this year's respective youngest and oldest participants in Premier League Darts. The 17-year-old Littler is in the lead after thirteen days of play; the 54-year-old Wright is disconsolately last.

Wright has been running at the top for years. But Littler still brings something new, if only how he prepares for his matches. "Like all the other guys and myself, we practice a lot in the back room. He [Littler] just sits there on his phone, gets up and has about five minutes, then walks on the stage and spanks everyone!”," Wright laughs.

Despite the large age gap, Wright has not given up hope of returning to the top. “Both Lukes are the best players in the world at the moment followed by Gary Anderson,” he added. "They are all great for the sport, hopefully I can get back to form and upset them a little bit.”