LUKE LITTLER confessed that he is lazy after James Wade levied an accusation at his fellow darts stars.
The Nuke gave an honest verdict of himself after crashing out of the World Masters, losing 4-2 to Jonny Clayton.
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Littler, 18, played well but was no match for The Ferret, who booked a meeting with Dimitri van den Bergh in the semi-final.
After the match Littler responded to claims made by Wade that darts players can be quite lazy.
He said: “I didn’t see it at the time but he’s right – I am lazy in the practice room.
“I don’t have to practice for hours and hours. You know yourself as a player when you’ve practised for that long, you are warmed up and ready to go.”
Wade actually picked out Littler as an exception to his claim, suggesting he and Luke Humphries are “amazing”.
The 2014 World Masters champion said: “I don’t believe anyone is amazing, apart from probably the Lukes (Littler and Humphries), and after that they can be quite lazy.
“They are not Phil Taylors and not Michael van Gerwens at their best, but they are phenomenal players and there are gaps in the market.”
Littler reached the quarter-final of the World Masters by thrashing Wade 4-0.
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Luke Littler prize money breakdown
Here is all the prize money Luke Littler has won so far after being crowned 2025 PDC World Darts Championship winner:
World Championship 2025 – £500,000
World Championship 2024 – £200,000
Grand Slam of Darts 2024 – £150,000
European Tour – £91,000
Player Championships events – £71,500
Players Championship final runner-up – £60,000
UK Open 2023 + 2024 – £17,500
World Matchplay – £10,000
World Grand Prix – £7,500
European Championship – £7,500
(Unranked) Premier League Darts – £315,000
TOTAL: £1.43 million
The darts sensation averaged 105.12, 107.59 and 108.50 in his three matches yet somehow still lost to Clayton.
After beating Wade he said of the match: “You always expect the best game out of James. But I’m thankful for him not turning up tonight.
“But the 105 would have taken some beating and I was good on the doubles that I’m really happy with.
“I just wanted to get the job done. James didn’t play very well. But tonight wasn’t his day.”
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