LUKE LITTLER channeled his inner Cristiano Ronaldo after winning his first set of the PDC World Darts Championship.
The teenager got off to a shaky start in the opening exchanges against Ryan Meikle before pulling it back to win the leg, celebrating using Ronaldo‘s famous “Calma” celebration.
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PALuke Littler let out a huge celebration after winning his first leg at the World Darts Championship[/caption]
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Littler, 17, had fallen 2-1 behind in the opening set and needed to pull himself back into contention.
And after some strong throwing he managed to win the first set 3-2, bursting into fiery celebrations immediately afterwards.
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The Nuke screamed aloud on the Ally Pally stage, before pointing at himself and urging the crowd to calm down.
The youngster even appeared to shout “relax” at the Palace audience during his bellows.
Fans online reacted to the passionate roars from the Prince of the Palace.
One wrote: “Littler giving it the Ronaldo calm down”.
While another added: “I love everything about Littler, he has that little bit of arrogance without being OTT with it.
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“I sincerely hope he continues in this sphere and is successful for as long as he wants, he really is a superstar”.
And a third commented: “Luke Littler saying ‘I’m here… relax’ at 17 years old on national television is the best thing I’ve ever seen”
Others felt that Littler needed to keep his cool until the match was won and then let out his celebrations, reminding the breakout star that the match isn’t won until it’s over.
Littler may have had those concerns himself too after he went on to lose the next set to world no.62 Ryan Meikle.
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