Luke Littler: Teenager will be in Premier League finals even if he doesn't win a night, says Colin Lloyd.
Luke Littler currently sits second in the Premier League table despite not picking up a nightly win; Colin Lloyd believes he can go all the way if he continues to pick up some points each week; Watch Premier League Night Six live on Sky Sports from 7pm on Thursday
Thursday 7 March 2024 14:01, UK
Colin Lloyd believes Luke Littler's consistency will see him in Premier League Finals night, even if he doesn't pick up a nightly win.
Littler currently sits second in the Premier League table after Night Five - joint on points with Rob Cross - even though he is yet to win in a final.
The Warrington man lost in the final on week two and the semi-finals on week one, four, and five. He lost out in the quarters on week three, meaning he has picked up points on four of the five weeks.
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Speaking on the Love The Darts Podcast ahead of Night Six in Brighton, Lloyd insisted that Littler will be in the top four come finals night if he continues to show the "fantastic" darts and consistency we have become accustomed to, with the points he is accumulating being more than enough to seal his spot.
"The nice thing about Luke Littler is, he may only be 17 years old, he is so in control of his emotions that I don't think he is putting the pressure on himself to say, 'I have got to do this, I have got to do that'," said Lloyd.
"He turns up, he puts in fantastic performances and if those performances are good enough, he gets results.
"It is interesting to see that even with all the damage that he has done, he has started using a new set of darts.
"It is not doing him any harm and he is still pulling out shots from everywhere.
"Of course it would be nice for him to win just one night, he would love to win just one night, but where he is so consistent, I don't think he has to because I think he will still be there or thereabouts because of the consistency he has shown through the Premier League.
"If he keeps that consistency going, he will be there Finals night."
Explained: What type of darts does Littler use and how does he throw them?
The World Championship finalist uses his own set of darts manufactured by his sponsors Target. They're a pixel grip which tend to be expensive compared to normal darts with longer 45mm points.
He uses the No 6 K Flex in 26mm which makes the arrows an all-in-one system so they don't pop off when he holds a bunch of flights.
Littler stands in a standard position, holding his darts with his thumb, finger and middle finger with the point lying on his forefinger.
The teenager uses longer points so that when the darts sits in the board there's more room of scoring a maximum or 140, whereas smaller points go through the board, therefore making it harder to score a 180.
Premier League Darts schedule
Thursday March 7, The Brighton Centre
Quarter-Finals
Luke Humphries vs Gerwyn Price
Rob Cross vs Michael van Gerwen
Nathan Aspinall vs Luke Littler
Michael Smith vs Peter Wright
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