‘I was fuming' – Luke Littler reveals moment in meteoric darts career which still torments him
The teen sensation looked set for glory after storming into a 5-2 lead in the final but ended up stunned as Humphries turned the match around to win 11-8 and take the crown at the O2 Arena.
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Littler noted that Humphries upped his game after the break, and he was particularly frustrated with how he lost the momentum.
Five-times major winner Littler admitted losing that match still stings more than any other in his rapid-fire career so far.
Littler told the Tays & Ginge Off Stream podcast: 'I'll probably say the Premier League final against Luke [Humphries].
'Yeah, because I was 5-2 up and I knew we would go off for a break after 10 legs, so we've still got 3 legs to play.
'So, I said to myself, if you go 7-3 up or 6-4 up, then I'm happy, but I went into the break at 5-5.
'I was fuming and then he just went on and won it.
'He definitely did up his game, because I'm pretty sure after the break, I think he went 7-5 up.
'So he came on stage, won the next two legs. I was just thinking what was going on.'
Teen sensation Littler also admitted he is a huge fan of Michael van Gerwen's walk-on.
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The Dutchman's pre-match entrance is accompanied by The White Stripes' 'Seven Nation Army'.
He added: 'I think one of the main walk-ons that I still love to this day is Michael van Gerwen's.
'I think last year he was a higher rank than me, so I walked on stage first, then he walks on, and just like the whole venue goes green, and he walks out, I still get a buzz off it.
'But now I'm a higher rank, so he walks first and waits for me.'
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