Littler fumes after the opponent disrupts his game by drinking from his WATER
LUKE LITTLER was left shaking his head in anger after rival Krzysztof Ratajski drank his WATER on stage.
The teenage sensation defied the bizarre incident by beating Pole 6-3 on Saturday evening during the Belgian Darts Open in Weize.
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The 17-year-old Littler was clearly confused in the early stages but crucially broke the throw in the eighth leg to take control of the match.
He said: “I saw him drink some of my water. I saw him do it again, so I just put it on the floor.
‘Trying to reach me. If he is honest enough, I’m just happy with the win.”
Littler later saw the funny side on social media, sharing a screen split of photos of the incident with the caption: “0-0 drinking my water? 1-2 drinking my water? hmm… good night, see you all tomorrow.”
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It was a slow opening to the match and both players toiled in the quiet atmosphere. But the ‘Watergate’ incident certainly fueled the Warrington prodigy.
In the end he threw six 180s with an average of 97.05 to comfortably beat the ‘Polish Eagle’. The crucial moment was knocking out 65 with tops to break Ratajski’s throw for the first time and lead 5-3.
Littler will now face Damon Heta on Sunday afternoon, exactly seven days after the Australian knocked him out of the UK Open in an epic encounter.
He added: “That’s what people say revenge is a thing. But I’ll just move on to the next match and beat what’s in front of me.”
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Just a week ago, Mervyn King complained to the referee about Ratajski’s behavior during their match at the UK Open.
Michael van Gerwen dropped out of the Belgian event with further shoulder problems.
He lost 6-4 to Peter Wright, who revealed afterwards: “Michael obviously still has a shoulder injury. I felt sorry for him.
“He has an injury and hasn’t practiced much in the backroom. I thought I had a chance and almost threw it away.
Normally you need more than a ton average to beat Michael, but hopefully he will get better.”