Luke 'the Nuke' Littler - 16yo darts prodigy

[T & P]

The speed at which they’re playing is breathtaking. And frankly, even if I were any good at throwing darts, I’m shit at maths and would probably need 30 seconds of hard thinking using a calculator before each of my throws to work out what to aim for next.

Even the cameraman knows in an instant which part of the dartboard to zoom in at the crucial stages of a game. Genuinely impressed at that too.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

I count one leg so far that there have been consecutive sets of three darts with missed doubles. One iffy game in five sets.

 

[Elpenor]

Can someone pm the link? Assuming it exists

 

[littlebabyjesus]

The speed at which they’re playing is breathtaking. And frankly, even if I were any good at throwing darts, I’m shit at maths and would probably need 30 seconds of hard thinking using a calculator before each of my throws to work out what to aim for next.

Even the cameraman knows in an instant which part of the dartboard to zoom in at the crucial stages of a game. Genuinely impressed at that too.

Thousands and thousands of repetitions are gonna help. But yeah it is impressive.

 

[skyscraper101]

Can someone pm the link? Assuming it exists

+1 please

 

[Elpenor]

Cheers!

 

[ruffneck23]

Blimey that was harsh,

Humphries is looking rattled

 

[littlebabyjesus]

How unlucky was that.

Littler doesn't like double 8. Keeps leaving it.

 

[Numbers]

This is nuts.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

That set was nuts!

Double 2 for 5-2.

It changes in seconds

 

[Numbers]

He shouldn't have paused on the double 2.

 

[Elpenor]

Now watched it for a few years but rarely seen darts thrown at this quality by two evenly matched players

 

[littlebabyjesus]

He shouldn't have paused on the double 2.

First time he's lost his maths. Wanted a single 18 with the second dart. I reckon he was already eying double top.

 

[Numbers]

Not watched it for years either, is it always this quick? they're not even back behind the oche and the other is throwing.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

is it always this quick?

No!

 

[Elpenor]

Anyone just dance round their living room shouting out “oi oi oi”

 

[ruffneck23]

This is wonderful to watch, kinda

 

[Numbers]

Cool Hand back on the ascendency.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Back in the day, I used to watch the BDO darts. The standard was nowhere near this.

 

[Raheem]

Wonder if there will be anal beads cheating allegations.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Is this an interval, like 20 minutes or something like the snooker?

 

[marty21]

Haven't watched a final in years , this is drama! 4-4 . The Nuke should have been 5-2 up!

 

[T & P]

Thousands and thousands of repetitions are gonna help. But yeah it is impressive.

That might be so, but watching the just concluded leg, the cameraman (or producer) knew where to zoom in for Littler’s second throw, and early on in the leg as well when to my feeble mind there’s no way anyone could know his next move.

Witchcraft, I tell you!

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Humphreys blinks

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Sportsmanship exemplary as always. That's a feature of darts. You applaud your opponent.

 

[T & P]

As an aside thought, I love tennis and play it myself, but I find it hilarious how literally an unruly toddler in the distance is enough to put a professional tennis player off and the umpire demanding the child is silenced, while dart pros play their best through an orgy of noise, chants, and banter

 

[Numbers]

Humphries is on it, if 'The Nuke' pulls this off it will be unreal.

 

[Numbers]

Can't see Humphries losing 3 on the bounce with how he's throwing.

 

[Ted Striker]

Sod the pro's playing it, can we not slow tf down please for the fans... The matches absolutely motors along!

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Humphries is awesome.