{"id":2737,"date":"2026-05-28T22:17:37","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T22:17:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/?p=2737"},"modified":"2026-05-28T22:17:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T22:17:37","slug":"emotional-luke-littler-breaks-down-in-tears-during-interview-after-premier-league-darts-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/?p=2737","title":{"rendered":"Emotional Luke Littler breaks down in tears during interview after Premier League Darts win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_d097ad\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">An emotional Luke Littler broke down in tears after his 2026 Premier League Darts final win over Luke Humphries at London&#8217;s O2 Arena<\/h2>\n<div class=\"Byline_byline-container__K_Owl\" data-testid=\"byline\"><span class=\"Byline_byline-content-wrapper__Imque\" data-testid=\"byline-content\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"Byline_author-badge-date-wrapper__Q7jj1\">\n<p><span class=\"\" data-testid=\"byline-publishedDate\">22:17, 28 May 2026<\/span><span class=\"ArticleTimestamp_updated-date__7qD4Q ArticleTimestamp_updated-date-with-published__iFKpF\" data-testid=\"byline-updatedDate\">Updated 22:28, 28 May 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\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=\"37219646\">\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 Luke Humphries\" loading=\"eager\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 508px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37219646.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/0_Luke-Littler.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37219646.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s508\/0_Luke-Littler.jpg 508w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37219646.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/0_Luke-Littler.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37219646.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/0_Luke-Littler.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Luke Littler and Luke Humphries\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Luke Littler and Luke Humphries<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">An emotional Luke Littler broke down in tears after his 2026 Premier League Darts final win over Luke Humphries at the O2 Arena on Thursday night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Littler is now a two-time Premier League Darts champion at the age of just 19 by beating Humphries 11-10. Littler revealed in his post-match interview that he told his partner, Faith Millar, that he wanted to quit the sport entirely.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;It was a rollercoaster first four weeks, bottom of the table, but then the fifth night I won my first night,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I had to pick myself up, some tough times.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;I think I had a 79 average in Brighton or something like that and it was tough. 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He then returned to his interview after Humphries spoke and said: &#8220;After Brighton and the incident in Manchester, I was sat at home saying to Faith: &#8216;I don&#8217;t want to do it anymore, just the crowd every week&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;I said to her &#8216;I&#8217;m down bad&#8217;.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The incident in question involved Gian van Veen, the World Championships runner-up to Littler, with the latter appearing to make a gesture toward the Dutchman after he missed a double 15 to win the match.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Humphries had given his take on why Littler was so emotional after scooping the \u00a3350,000 prize on offer to the winner of the 2026 edition of the Premier League Darts competition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;It is emotional, you have seen it from Luke there,&#8221; he said. &#8220;You are playing in big finals and it shows how much it means to us as players.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;You are on the road for 16 or 17 weeks and I don&#8217;t get the chance to take my family with me. You want that trophy in your hands.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;It was a great final, one of the best the Premier League has seen. 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