Luke Littler is claiming the fisherman celebration after netting the big catch on Night Two of the Premier League in Glasgow.
The Nuke wowed the crowds at the Hydro with a stunning 170 finish in his Final defeat of Luke Humphries. After the bull was sunk to complete the shot, Littler gave a brilliant rendition of an angler reeling in his prize due to the shot being dubbed the Big Fish. He said: “Obviously the 170 goes, I’m always going to do the celebration. I said on stage, it’s been a long time coming since I’ve hit one. I was glad to hit one on the final.”
With various other players having trademark celebrations of their own, Littler was asked if he was going to keep doing it in the future and replied: “I think it’s my celebration now!” Littler enjoyed the moment and also the success which he was able to secure on Night Two of the Premier League.
The 18-year-old had found opponents raising their game and defying his high averages to consign him to defeats since his Ally Pally triumph. But Littler was back on top in Scotland as he took care of Rob Cross with a dazzling fightback before comfortably avenging his Belfast loss to Michael van Gerwen and edging out Humphries in the last-game shootout.
The teenager enjoyed gaining the upper hand again to reassert his qualities as he said: “Well, obviously I am the young one.”
He’s the young gun amongst the elite and still feels it at times as he added: “A little bit, because these guys, the ones that have been here for 10, 15 years, they’ve got to hit a 110-plus average to beat an 18-year-old. So that’s one thing I’ll have to get used to.”