Michael van Gerwen hits back at Luke Littler claim after sniping comment and brutal snub Full details below
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Michael van Gerwen hits back at Luke Littler claim after sniping comment and brutal snub full details below
Michael van Gerwen has hit out at Dirk van Duijvenbode after his brutal snub in favour of Luke Littler in recent comments.
Van Gerwen has had a tricky year so far while Littler has exploded onto the scene since his dream run to the PDC World Championship final earlier this year.
While Littler might have lost to Luke Humphries in the final, the 17-year-old has become a household name in darts – winning the Premier League in his maiden appearance in the competition.
At such a young age, Littler has already had a huge impact on darts, attracting a whole new crowd to the sport while Van Duijvenbode was full of praise for the teenager.
The Dutchman said that the youngster is much better than Van Gerwen was at the same age, and the Green Machine is not happy.
Speaking to the Daily Express, the three-time world champion hit back at his compatriot and said: “I don’t even know that Dirk watched darts at that moment or was playing at that moment. I don’t know.
“So you can’t really compare them with each other. Same as now, you didn’t have all the television channels, you only had the BBC.
“Times are moving forward. But I’m not taking it personally, people are allowed to have their own opinions and sometimes they just want to say something because they don’t know any better.”
Van Gerwen is largely seen as the best darts player in the world, taking the mantle from Phil Taylor after the darting legend retired from the PDC circuit in 2018 – though he did returned for a brief spell in 2022.
