WHO do you think you are kidding, Mr Littler?
Just when you thought Luke Littler had exhausted all conceivable superlatives for a 16-year-old, the boy wonder unfurled a dream nine-darter on his way to winning the Bahrain Darts Masters.
And as he banked another £20,000 pocket money by beating Michael van Gerwen 8-5 in the final, the Warrington whizz-kid shrugged: "I never think about losing - I only think about winning.
Last month at Alexandra Palace, where Littler reached the PDC World Championship final, MVG had aimed a gentle sideswipe at the rising star, saying: "Talent-wise, I think I was slightly better at the same age.
Well, he's won a trophy now and lifted the Palm d'Or in style with another outrageous declaration of his talent.
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