LUKE LITTLER showed off a new Chelsea-inspired celebration during his win over Nathan Aspinall.
The Nuke was in fine form as he breezed into the semi-final at Ally Pally with a 5-2 win.
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The teen was inspired by seeing the celebration on FifaNews Group Newspapers Ltd
He won the first set within minutes after getting off to a much faster start than his previous matches.
Littler, 17, had a pomp in his step as he walked off stage and he was clearly feeling confident.
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He even pulled out a new celebration – copying Didier Drogba‘s trademark by putting his arms out to his side.
The teen sensation later reveleaed he was inspired to copy the Chelsea legend by a mate who had been asking him to mimic it, with the pair seeing it on video game Fifa.
Littler confirmed it was Drogba’s celebration after his win.
He said: “It was. My mate’s been pestering me for months and months to do it.
“He was in the crowd tonight and when I was walking off he did the celebration and I looked at him and I did it.”
Littler’s win means he will face another crowd favourite in Stephen Bunting tonight, but he remained unfazed about the support for The Bullet.
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Asked about coming up against Bunting, he said: “They’ve been good to me tonight, they were also good to Stephen.
“But obviously they can take their pick for whoever they want to support tomorrow.
“I can see quite a few Nuke shirts in here so I think I got the better. But no, I said in my interview yesterday, I like this.
“Obviously you play, you go to sleep, you wake up and you’re on again. I don’t really like having days off because I don’t practise.
“So I know I’ll be back on tomorrow and I’ll be up for it.”
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