Michael van Gerwen playfully grabs Luke Littler by the throat after incredulous defeat in Prague

Michael van Gerwen showed himself to be a sporting loser after he lost 6-1 to Luke Littler on Sunday night. Van Gerwen recorded an average of a whopping 112.19, but that only earned him one leg.

Van Gerwen opened the match with a 13-darter, then Littler went on and on with a 12-darter and a 13-darter. In the fourth leg, Van Gerwen missed a dart on the bullseye before Littler made it 3-1 with a 106 checkout.

In the fifth leg, Van Gerwen missed two more darts on the dice. Littler took advantage again and made it 4-1 with a 13-darter. 'The Nuke' then gave Van Gerwen no chance to get back in the match and closed with a 14-darter and an 11-darter.

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Luke Littler staggeringly thrashes Michael van Gerwen despite 112 average in highest ever mark in defeat on European Tour

Van Gerwen's average was the highest losing average ever on the Euro Tour. Moreover, Littler and Van Gerwen also managed to improve a Euro Tour record together. 'The Nuke' himself had an average of 110.57, making them together the highest combined average ever at a Euro Tour match.

Van Gerwen already gave Littler applause and hearty congratulations on stage but came backstage with another playful response. He had a picture taken of himself and Littler, with 'Mighty Mike' playfully grabbing his opponent by the neck. ''This is not going to happen again. Fantastic game by Luke Littler, what a talent,'' the photo read.

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This is 𝗻𝗼𝘁 gonna happen again. 😤🤣 Fantastic game by @LukeTheNuke180 what a talent. All the best. 👊

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