Can a 16 year old conquer the world?

[Stooo]

16 year old Luke Littler is now in the semi final of a World Darts Championship.

Beating former world champions along the way, he’s wiped the floor with his opponents.

In his first ever go at something like this, his performance is nothing short of miraculous.

He only did his GCSE’s a few months back, but here he is now, one of the best darts players on the planet.

If he doesn’t lift the trophy, who cares?

He’s already made history.

Sadly we can’t watch it unless we subscribe. Bastards!

Ah.

Luke Humphries beats Luke Littler to glory

[Guest]

16 year old Luke Littler is now in the semi final of a World Darts Championship.

Beating former world champions along the way, he’s wiped the floor with his opponents.

In his first ever go at something like this, his performance is nothing short of miraculous.

He only did his GCSE’s a few months back, but here he is now, one of the best darts players on the planet.

If he doesn’t lift the trophy, who cares?

He’s already made history.

Sadly we can’t watch it unless we subscribe. Bastards!

Ah.

Luke Humphries beats Luke Littler to glory

One hell of a darts match by the sound of it.
Littler was 2-0 down and came back to 4-2, and then humphries found his game and won.
What a game, and what an entrance to world darts for 16 yr old Littler.

[Guest]

I foresee a surge in the sales of darts and dartboards because of Luke Littler.
Little kids will want to emulate him.
It might keep them out of gangs, and spending less time in computers.

[Guest]

This article is truly hilarious, probably because it’s truly nail on head…

“Opinion - Luke Littler is appealing to the world’s worst sport fans: he could ruin darts forever.

Oh, Luke Littler, what have you done? The boy genius didn’t merely get to the final of the World Darts Championship and pocket £200,000, he also inspired an explosion of interest from the world’s worst fans. The same appalling people who almost ruined football 30 years ago have come to ruin the only truly working-class sport left.

If you ask most Londoners which part of town will be the last to resist gentrification, the answer will invariably be Tottenham. Darts is the Tottenham of sport. But now even darts is under threat from the chattering classes entranced by the success of a 16-year-old who looks old enough to be his own father. Every Tom, Dick and Tristan will be chanting that bloody awful song they play in the ad breaks.

So excited about Littler was the Guardian yesterday that it asked its readers: “Tell us, have you recently become a darts fan?” — an invitation so cringeworthy that it did not so much make your flesh creep as give you the sensation of being flayed alive by a set of Wüsthof kitchen knives. This morning The Times was craven enough to offer a guide on “how to talk darts”. Seriously, if you don’t know by now don’t bother.“

https://www.standard.co.uk/comment/luke ... 30288.html

It gets better, a right piss take about the snobs now taking interest in darts

[Stooo]

This article is truly hilarious, probably because it’s truly nail on head…

“Opinion - Luke Littler is appealing to the world’s worst sport fans: he could ruin darts forever.

Oh, Luke Littler, what have you done? The boy genius didn’t merely get to the final of the World Darts Championship and pocket £200,000, he also inspired an explosion of interest from the world’s worst fans. The same appalling people who almost ruined football 30 years ago have come to ruin the only truly working-class sport left.

If you ask most Londoners which part of town will be the last to resist gentrification, the answer will invariably be Tottenham. Darts is the Tottenham of sport. But now even darts is under threat from the chattering classes entranced by the success of a 16-year-old who looks old enough to be his own father. Every Tom, Dick and Tristan will be chanting that bloody awful song they play in the ad breaks.

So excited about Littler was the Guardian yesterday that it asked its readers: “Tell us, have you recently become a darts fan?” — an invitation so cringeworthy that it did not so much make your flesh creep as give you the sensation of being flayed alive by a set of Wüsthof kitchen knives. This morning The Times was craven enough to offer a guide on “how to talk darts”. Seriously, if you don’t know by now don’t bother.“

https://www.standard.co.uk/comment/luke ... 30288.html

It gets better, a right piss take about the snobs now taking interest in darts

I threw out my trapezius muscle playing mixed doubles as part of a pub team in my early 20's, it's never been right and I still regularly get pain from it.

[Guest]

Luke the Nuke won £200,000, people opted to tell him it was taxable on social media, and (allegedly) someone from HMRC messaged explaining the exact amounts of tax and national insurance he would have to pay - almost half!

Poor lad, it’s probably put him right off omelettes, pizza and kebabs.

[Jobless Oddball]

Luke the Nuke won £200,000, people opted to tell him it was taxable on social media, and (allegedly) someone from HMRC messaged explaining the exact amounts of tax and national insurance he would have to pay - almost half!

Poor lad, it’s probably put him right off omelettes, pizza and kebabs.

And vapes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Guest]

Luke the Nuke won £200,000, people opted to tell him it was taxable on social media, and (allegedly) someone from HMRC messaged explaining the exact amounts of tax and national insurance he would have to pay - almost half!

Poor lad, it’s probably put him right off omelettes, pizza and kebabs.

And vapes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Excellent post! Your wit shines through.