LUKE LITTLER was brutally booed as he was introduced at the Premier League Darts Night 8.
The league leader and reigning champion was gearing up to play Stephen Bunting in the opening match in Newcastle.
Luke Littler was booed by fans in Newcastle at the start of Premier League Night 8
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Fan favourite Bunting was introduced first, with the crowd serenading him with his Titanium walk-on song.
Littler, 18, was up next.
As he was introduced fans started to boo the world champion.
Littler responded by pointing his finger to his ear.
But he had a two-stage response once he got to the oche.
The Nuke kicked off the first leg by landing a 180 with his first three darts, before looking to the side and nodding his head.
Things got a bit silly for Littler after his impressive start as he got down to a double two.
However, he eventually landed his checkout and looked at his watch at the end of the leg.
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Littler continued his dominance against Bunting as the match went on.
And the match ended up seeing Littler whitewash The Bullet 6-0 inside ten minutes.
It was the first whitewash since 2023, with Littler hitting 50 per cent on the doubles.
Bunting himself threw an impressive average of 102, but it was no match for the crazy 110 average put up by the World No2.
He threw five 180s in the game to take his tally for the 2025 Premier League season to 97.
Reacting on social media, one fan said: “I can’t believe I’m blessed to watch this man throw darts.”
A second said: “Stupid level of darts, it’s almost comedy.”
A third added: “Phil Taylor would be Luke Littler’s boot boy. He’s that good. The best to ever play the game by a MILE.”
Another said: “Kid is an absolute joke.”
A fifth said: “This man is too good.”
Bunting nightmare continues
STEPHEN BUNTING’S Premier League nightmare was extended by a ruthless Luke Littler.
The World No.6 was whitewashed 6-0 by the teen sensation with a stunning 110 average in Newcastle last night.
It leaves Bunting rock bottom of the table with no wins in EIGHT matches, a record losing run for the start of a Premier League season.
The Bullet also faces the risk of completing the worst-ever winless streak in the history of the tournament. He’s now gone 12 matches without a victory.
If he loses to Nathan Aspinall next week in Berlin he will match Peter Wright’s horror streak of 13 matches without a win spanning the 2019/2020 campaigns.
Littler said: “Us players have just got to refresh ourselves and re-charge the batteries.
“I just want to put some more points on the board. It’s always important to win the first game and get the points. That’s my goal from now on.”
Premier League Darts 2025: Dates and venues
Night 1 – Belfast: Humphries beat Dobey 6-1
Night 2 – Glasgow: Littler beat Humphries 6-5
Night 3 – Dublin: Price beat Aspinall 6-3
Night 4 – Exeter: Humphries beat Littler 6-4
Night 5 – Brighton: Littler beat Aspinall 6-3
Night 6 – Nottingham: Price beat Littler 6-3
Night 7 – Cardiff: Littler beat Van Gerwen 6-4
Night 8 – Utilita Arena, Newcastle – Thursday March 27
Night 9 – Uber Arena, Berlin – Thursday April 3
Night 10 – AO Arena, Manchester – Thursday April 10
Night 11 – Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam – Thursday April 17
Night 12 – M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool – Thursday April 24
Night 13 – Utilita Arena, Birmingham, Thursday May 1
Night 14 – First Direct Arena, Leeds – Thursday May 8
Night 15 – P&J Live, Aberdeen – Thursday May 15
Night 16 – Utilita Arena, Sheffield – Thursday May 22
Play-Offs – The O2, London – Thursday May 29
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