BARRY HEARN has revealed what Luke Littler is like behind the scenes.
The teenage darts sensation has been the talk of the sport during his incredible rise in the last year.
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Littler, 17, topped the Premier League darts table with 40 points earlier this year, beating out the likes of Luke Humphries and Michael van Gerwen.
Professional darts corporation president Hearn believes that Littler can become one of the best darts players of all time.
Hearn has revealed that Littler would “surprise” many as he is already “mature” with the way he carries himself.
He said: “He has the potential to be one of the greats of all time. That is the sacrifice he has to make. Does money spoil him along the way?
“No one really knows the answer, will he be or won’t he be. It will largely depend on him and how he copes with his new world.
“I think he will surprise a lot of people with his maturity as he already has. The way he handles himself. He’s excellent. Let’s hope he keeps like that. We are being entertained by greatness.
“There’s a dozen or so players that have the potential from 12 years up.
“People will always be wise after the event. Now all of a sudden I found myself saying this the other day ‘Oh we’ve all known about Luke Littler since he was seven’. Marginally true!
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“I think there’s another kid coming up at the moment who I think is 10 who has been throwing since he was three.
“This is joy to a promoter, what we all need is narrative in every sport.
“We need to be able to tell a story, set the scene. We need to involve everybody, get people talking.
“Luke Littler did that. By the way, he’s still got a long way to go.
“I think he’s a sensible boy, I think he knows that. He’s pacing himself and he’s going to get beat as well, he’s not going to suddenly blow everybody away.
“Because the sport we’ve created over the years is too competitive for someone to come in and do a Phil Taylor.
“I mean Phil Taylor has 16 world championships, an unbelievable player.”
Inside Littler’s massive rise
LUKE LITTLER has taken the darts world by storm since exploding onto the scene at the PDC World Championship at the beginning of the year.
