“They don’t want to draw me”: Luke Littler says fear factor growing amid fifth major title win at UK Open
Luke Littler has further solidified his reputation by winning his fifth PDC major title at the UK Open, adding to his growing list of achievements.1 After comfortably defeating James Wade in the final, Littler expressed his belief that he has instilled a sense of fear in his opponents.
“I’m obviously happy to win another major. Another ticked off the list as everyone knows I want to win one of every major, that’s my main goal. Tick off the UK Open here in Minehead and it’s all focus for the Premier League on Thursday in Brighton,” Littler stated. “To tick this one off at the third time of asking, I’m just very happy with the way I played all weekend. People may look at my A game as I’m playing now is a 105, 106. Maybe my B game is maybe 99. The way I’ve played this weekend has been unbelievable. If I could hit my doubles quicker, it could be a lot higher.”
He also reflected on his rapid rise, saying, “I don’t have much experience on the stage. Obviously I played in everything last year, it’s only my second proper year on the tour. Sometimes I do surprise myself. I can feel obviously the players around me, they don’t want to draw me. And yeah, I’ll play anyone. It doesn’t matter who it is.”
Littler’s motivation remains high, with his sights set on winning every tournament. “Once you win one title, you’re hungry for even more. You want to win this, you want to win everything. But I’ve ticked this one off and now I’ve got to focus on the ProTour with the European Tour and the Premier League in Brighton.”
He also addressed his ambition to become World No. 1, acknowledging that Luke Humphries’ defense of his World Championship title could present an opportunity. “Maybe at the World’s, Luke Humphries is defending a hell of a lot of money. So if he doesn’t defend it, that could be my chance. If I do play him in any ranking event, I obviously want to stop him adding to his prize money. But yeah I think World No.1 is in sight now. This year is another free year and I just want to add on prize money up to World No.1.”
