Luke Littler hits back at critics "sat at home charging their phones waiting for me to lose" following last 32 exit at Players Championship 1
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Luke Littler couldn't start the 2025 Pro Tour in winning style on Monday afternoon in Wigan. At Players Championship 1, the world champion slipped to defeat against Joe Cullen in the last 32.
As is often the case when Littler loses a match, social media was alight with people talking about the match immediately following Cullen's victory. Not all the discussion was positive either, with a number of haters coming out of the woodwork to criticise Littler. Amidst the criticism of the world number two, one fan on Facebook leapt to the defence of 'The Nuke', writing: "All you Littler haters make me laugh remember what he's done and won in one year on tour. Hate people who rip into people's success."
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In what was surely a very cool moment for the Littler fan, before long the world champion himself responded. "Still earned a few quid today while these are sat at home charging their phones waiting for me to lose,” Littler feistily bit back, putting his haters in their place.
Littler and the rest of the Pro Tour will get a second chance to get the 2025 Pro Tour off to a winning start later this afternoon as Players Championship 2 gets underway in Wigan. As the relentless life of a top darter continues for Littler, he is then straight back in action on Thursday night for Night 2 of the 2025 Premier League Darts season.
CULLEN SENDS LITTLER PACKING!
— PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) February 10, 2025
The World Champion is OUT!
Joe Cullen delivers a stunning performance to beat the World Champion, hitting six maximums en route to a commanding 6-3 victory over Luke Littler, securing his place in the next round.
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- Beau also skipped Players Championships 7 & 8 next week, and PC 3 & 4 four weeks ago. If she next chooses to miss the Women's Series and PC 13 & 14 in mid-April then we can make a fair guess as to her reason.Scoobedybop13-03-2025
- I've commented before,Phil should let us all remember how great he was,and leave your darts in the drawer. Another humiliation will tarnish everything,you couldn't even beat old blokes who you would have beaten before the game started !!rick6712-03-2025
- I've commented before,Phil should let us all remember how great he was,and leave your darts in the drawer. Another humiliation will tarnish everything,you couldn't even beat old blokes who you would have beaten before the game started !!rick6712-03-2025
- Aspinall was a no-show: Carl Sneyd steps in from the Challenge Tour.Scoobedybop11-03-2025
- Likewise, I have always been a fan of Mervyn and with this worry on his mind, it explains why his form and ranking plummeted. It is really sad to hear this, often chatted to Mervyn and Tracey during the Lakeside days, both are lovely people. It does seem naive not acknowledging the fact it was earnings, surely there must be others in the same situation. I really hope the Kings can get through this....would a go fund me be permittedrichieburnettrocks11-03-2025
- I always like Merv,but he does he seems slightly naive with his comments. I wish you all the best, hope you can get sorted,and try and get back to a decent game,a bit of money.....and get rid of the dogs,if that's your main concern,I believe your priorities may be slightly wrongrick6710-03-2025
- What’s with the dogs element to this story, trying to pull at the heart strings? Just goes to show that being a good dart player does not equate to being that bright. Seriously, ‘I thought you didn’t have to pay tax on winnings’ , your a pro dart player and its your line of work, your not playing the lottery or placing a bet. I think it was Phil Taylor who said you should put a third to one side of all winnings into a bank account, obviously Merv was wearing his earplugs at the time.Mysstree10-03-2025
- The thing is... the folks who "humiliated" Taylor in the Seniors Events never really achieved anything in the important events - like Taylor did. Taylor had/has nothing to prove... and beating Taylor after he had retired is of zero value. Taylor in his prime would have made easy work of all of them. Cheers.MrYnyslas197107-03-2025
- Taylor was humiliated in the seniors events,so he really has nothing to lose by playing littler. I think he should put his darts away,and let us remember what a great player he wasrick6706-03-2025
- actually, since you're asking... yes. yes i do.colt06-03-2025