Luke Littler has given Stephen Bunting advice after he was thrashed 6-0 in their clash on Thursday.
Littler claimed his fourth nightly win of this season's Premier League Darts campaign after beating Luke Humphries in the final.
He had beaten Bunting, with darts fans demanding a major change for next year's Premier League, and Rob Cross before winning Night Eight.
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Littler made light work of Bunting, who is rooted to the bottom of the standings and still without a win this season.
'The Bullet' averaged 102 but failed to pick up a single leg as 'The Nuke' averaged 109 and hit five 180s and 50 percent of his 12 attempts at double.
After last week's defeat, Bunting took to social media to release a statement, revealing he's putting pressure on himself.
Speaking after his nightly victory in Newcastle, Littler referenced Bunting's woes and delivered a piece of advice to his counterpart.
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"I think last week he said he’s putting too much pressure on himself, without a win in eight weeks,” he said.
The 18-year-old continued: "If I were Stephen you’ve just got to relax, you've just go to say: 'Come on, win that first game'. I’m sure once he gets that first win and gets that winning feeling he’ll go on, I think he could win a night."
Littler, meanwhile, was 'happy' with his performances on Night Eight as he beat Humphries in a final for the second time this season.
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"I’m very happy with my performances tonight, obviously it drifted off a bit towards the end, feeling a bit tired. I’m just good to get over that winning line in the final," he added.
"My normal throw, or what I was throwing with tonight, I just felt tired so changed it up a bit. After the match Luke said he was tired, but I just had to stick in there. I’m feeling well. Tonight I was feeling tired when I would’ve been last week in the final. It’s all about making sure in yourself you’re right and [can] get up on stage to play these games."
Topics: Luke Littler, Darts
Nasir Jabbar