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'Flagbearer' of darts Luke Littler still winning despite claiming he never practises

The teen superstar strikes fear into opponents by admitting he never gets his arrows out at home and only has a chuck before going out to try and win another tournament

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Luke admits he hardly practices

Luke Littler has hit the bullseye when it comes to striking fear in his rivals - by revealing he hardly practices. The back-to-back teen world champion said he never gets his arrows out when he is chilling at home between tournaments.

He only hits the board when he turns up at a venue to play for another trophy. Asked if he felt unbeatable right now the 19-year-old replied: Yeah. I think Im playing very well.

Obviously the last three weeks have been wins and thats all down to me and just the right preparation.

I can say when Ive been at home Ive not been practising.

But yeah, thats just what I do. Ill turn up here and have a few hours if that and just produce it on the stage.

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Luke collecting another trophy(Image: Getty Images)

Obviously if you beat players comfortably or if you beat them in a last-leg its always on the mind.

If I get these wins over everyone week-in, week-out, then obviously it gives me a lot of confidence and then, when they next face me, theyve got to produce even better.

Luke admitted he was on the hunt for all the sports major trophies and chasing to tick everything off. His pal and two-time world semi-finalist Nathan Aspinall, 34, said Luke was darts flagbearer.

Speaking on podcast Double Tops sponsored by BetMGM Nathan said: People say he doesnt practice and he genuinely doesnt at all.

I dont know how he does it because most of us need to practice before we play.

Luke literally will throw 12 darts, go on stage and average 115. I couldnt do that if I practised for five hours.

Darts legend Phil Taylor admitted he had been stunned by Lukes lack of preparation before producing out-of-this-world scores.

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Phil Taylor admits Luke is 'better' than him(Image: Getty Images)

Taylor, 65, won a record 16 world championships, 87 major titles and 214 professional tournaments but admits the teen is better than him.

He told BBC Radio Stoke Lukes ability left him stunned when the pair did a darts show together just before the world championship.

Phil said: He sat there and never threw a dart, went on stage, did 10 180s and had a 110-average - which is crazy. I could never do that.

Hes a lot better, more talented, than I was. Hes just not fazed by it. Hes so relaxed its unbelievable.

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