{"id":2665,"date":"2026-04-24T09:37:30","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T09:37:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/?p=2665"},"modified":"2026-04-24T09:37:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T09:37:30","slug":"luke-littler-still-hasnt-spoken-to-gian-van-veen-three-weeks-on-from-darts-row","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/?p=2665","title":{"rendered":"Luke Littler STILL hasn&#8217;t spoken to Gian van Veen three weeks on from darts row"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_7c26c0\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">Luke Littler has been involved in a tense spat with Dutch darts star Gian van Veen since their tense clash in Manchester and the two-time world champion has now spoken out<\/h2>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37063267\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Luke Littler and Gian van Veen\" loading=\"eager\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 508px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37063267.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/0_GettyImages-2269581654-1.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37063267.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s508\/0_GettyImages-2269581654-1.jpg 508w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37063267.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/0_GettyImages-2269581654-1.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37063267.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/0_GettyImages-2269581654-1.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Littler and Van Veen clashed in Manchester over three weeks ago\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Littler and Van Veen clashed in Manchester over three weeks ago<cite aria-label=\"Image: Getty Images\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Getty Images)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Luke Littler admits he has still not spoken to Gian van Veen in an attempt to smooth over their blazing row. The pair clashed on night nine of the Premier League in Manchester three weeks ago.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Van Veen secured a controversial victory against the two-time world champion, the Dutchman accusing Littler of \u2018celebrating towards the crowd\u2019 when he missed key darts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Things have remained extremely frosty since then. Speaking after securing a night 12 win in Manchester, Littler has revealed that the pair are still not on speaking terms.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;No, we have not spoken, but I&#8217;m not the type of person to go up and talk to him or something like that,&#8221; he said. \u201cMaybe he is waiting for me to go and talk to him, but I&#8217;m not the type of person.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Even in the practice room, people will talk to me first. I am not the type of person to be chatting away.<\/p>\n<p><span data-testid=\"readmore\" class=\"ReadMore_readmore-prefix__xS44r __className_82c8df\">READ MORE<!-- -->: <span class=\"ReadMore_readmore-link__eF9pN\">Darts legend, 62, wants another crack at World Championship despite giving up tour card<\/span><\/span><span data-testid=\"readmore\" class=\"ReadMore_readmore-prefix__xS44r __className_82c8df\">READ MORE<!-- -->: <span class=\"ReadMore_readmore-link__eF9pN\">Michael van Gerwen threatens to quit darts if he loses to one player after rout<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">JOIN US ON FACEBOOK!<\/strong> <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MirrorSport#\" rel=\"nofollow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"\/><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"><u>All the best sports news and much more on our dedicated Facebook page<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;We can obviously settle it on the dartboard. In the back room it has just been normal. It has just been the same preparation-wise. I think he&#8217;s forgotten about it. I forgot about it. If I need to talk to him, then I will.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;I don&#8217;t regret anything. Obviously, I had my opinion, he has got his opinion, so we are all entitled to it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;I think we have both moved on with our game on stage, but off stage, obviously, we&#8217;ve not spoken. But yeah, I&#8217;m sure we will.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Littler was met with another hostile reception this week as he secured victory in Liverpool. But he insists that it didn\u2019t compare to the boos that he was was subject to in Rotterdam earlier this month.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37063269\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37063269\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Luke Littler\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37063269.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_GettyImages-2272829227.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37063269.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_GettyImages-2272829227.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37063269.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_GettyImages-2272829227.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37063269.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_GettyImages-2272829227.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Littler secured victory in Liverpool despite a hostile reception\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Littler secured victory in Liverpool despite a hostile reception<cite aria-label=\"Image: Getty Images\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Getty Images)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He added: &#8220;It is what it is (crowd booing). I&#8217;ve won and we move on to next week. Rotterdam was way louder than this tonight. This week was nothing compared to last week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;But I&#8217;ve just got to forget about it. I was focused, I definitely wanted to win tonight and that&#8217;s what I&#8217;ve done.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;I even proved to people last week that I can win games under those circumstances and I&#8217;ve done it again. There is no anxiety there. I just expect the worst but it was not worse than Rotterdam.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;That is the worst I have experienced. 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