Luke Littler has broken his silence after a rare outburst following a defeat to Gerwyn Price on Thursday night.
Reigning world champion Littler was in action on night three of the 2025 Premier League Darts, which took place at the 3 Arena in Dublin.
The 18-year-old sensation went all the way in his debut in the tournament last year, hitting a nine-dart finish in his final victory against Luke Humphries to win his first major and collect £275,000 in prize money.
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This year's campaign started off with a first round exit at the hands of Michael van Gerwen on night one before Littler went all the way to final on night two in Glasgow and beat Humphries.
But he had a night to forget in the latest night, losing 6-4 to eventual winner Price in the quarter-finals.
At one point 'The Nuke' was 4-1 down in legs and though he threatened a typical comeback, Littler endured a frustrating night which ended early.
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Not for the first time, Littler had to deal with a difficult crowd and was seen telling them to calm down in sarcastic fashion after pausing for a moment before throwing a 109 checkout.
But Price was the victor, scoring a fourth second consecutive win against Littler - who hasn't beat him since April.
Sky Sports captured Littler's angry reaction to his own display as he vented to himself and hurled his darts down the stairs while exiting the stage.
Littler reacts to outburst following defeat
A disappointed Littler took to X, formerly, known as Twitter, to post about his defeat.
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He wrote: "Not the way I wanted to follow up the win last week but loads more darts to play starting with Premier League and UK Open next week [strong arm and darts emoji] appreciate everyone who came out to support tonight [hands together emoji]."
Night four of the 2025 Premier League will be the first in England, as Exeter's Westpoint Arena welcomes the world's top players.
Littler will look to get back on track when he takes on friend Stephen Bunting in a quarter-final clash.
As it stands, Littler is fifth in the overall standings with five points from his one nightly win. Humphries leads the way on 10 points, with Price three points behind in second.
Topics: Luke Littler, Darts
Josh Lawless