Luke Littler has insisted he's happy with his performance in the Premier League last night, despite failing to beat Luke Humphries in the final.
The 18-year-old overcame Stephen Bunting and Nathan Aspinall before crashing to defeat against the world No 1.
Prior to his clash with Bunting, however, there were dramatic scenes.
An over-excited fan appeared to push Littler's mother, Lisa, with the teenager then left enraged in the VIP section.
Luke Littler has insisted he's happy with his performance in the Premier League last night, despite failing to beat Luke Humphries in the final
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Fans were left stunned, with many feeling that Littler came extremely close to having a scrap with the fan in question.
The youngster proceeded to make the final, to his credit, putting the incident behind him in the process.
And Littler has now broken his silence following his defeat to Humphries, insisting he's proud of how he performed on the night despite his failure to reign supreme.
"Happy with how I played across my games tonight and good to get more Premier League points after making the final," he said.
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"Ready for the UK open."
Littler has also been flooded with support from fans hoping to see him bounce back.
"180’s for fun," said one user. "Luke Vs Luke is what we love to see two best players in the world….Making it look easy."
A second stated: "Smashed it tonight Luke mate. 10 180s and a 112 average against Bunting is unreal absolutely class."
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A third messaged him saying: "Unreal performance tonight, lucky enough to be there and see you! Up the Nuke!!"
Another wrote: "You played crazy stuff tonight."
And a fifth said: "Well played, next gameday is yours again."
Meanwhile, Humphries admitted that his finishing 'wasn't great at times' against Littler - but was pleased with the victory nonetheless.
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"It felt like hard work but felt good, I felt like my game was in a good way after I struggled," he told Sky Sports.
"My finishing was good in moments and it wasn't so good at other times.
"It's a great start. I would love to win the group, it's a dream start and I need to keep pushing. This is going to give me confidence.
"I did a lot of things right tonight. I have a great opportunity to win another major and this win will give me that."
Luke Littler was furious with a fan who pushed his mum during last night's Premier League action
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He continued: "Littler played fantastic tonight, didn't play that great in the final and I managed to put my foot on the gas right at the end of the legs.
"It's the first time I've beaten him in the Premier League. It gets harder every time you lose.
"In Glasgow, I had that problem with my finger, this time I felt a bit more fresh and nothing can stop me.
"My finishing is what helped me tonight."
