Luke Littler scowled at the Premier League Darts crowd in Rotterdam after being booed for changing his darts during his match against Stephen Bunting.
The 18-year-old was jeered throughout the contest against the popular Bunting, who eventually defeated the teenager in a deciding leg.
Littler's frustration was evident as he turned to the audience with a bemused expression and furrowed brow when loud jeers erupted during a dart change.
The world champion also made hand gestures towards the crowd and repeated his fierce glance later in the match when momentum began shifting in his favour.
Luke Littler fumed at the Dutch crowd midway through the match
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Littler found himself in a difficult position at 5-2 down against the 40-year-old Bunting in the quarter-final clash.
Despite the hostile atmosphere, the teenager showed remarkable resilience by winning three consecutive legs to level the match.
Bunting had earlier won over the Rotterdam crowd after being booed himself for defeating home favourite Michael van Gerwen.
The experienced player enjoyed most of the support against Littler throughout their encounter at the Ahoy Rotterdam venue.
Littler's scoring initially struggled to get going, with Bunting consistently reaching finishing positions first during the early stages of the match.
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The incident occurred during the sixth leg with Bunting leading 3-2, when Littler decided to change his darts.
The teenager took his time selecting his arrows, which visibly annoyed spectators at the Ahoy Rotterdam venue.
Bunting, however, wasn't in the mood to wait and capitalised on the moment by hitting a massive setup for 84.
He expertly took out the finish to extend his lead to 4-2 while Littler was still dealing with the hostile crowd.
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Luke Littler did not deal well with the hostile crowd
PABunting continued his momentum, quickly moving to a 5-2 advantage and putting himself just one leg from victory.
Littler's comeback began with a maximum as he took out 56 to restore some pride at 5-3 down.
The teenager suddenly found his form, hitting consecutive maximums and taking out another 56 finish to reduce the deficit further.
With momentum shifting, Littler secured the next leg on double-18 to force a deciding leg.
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Bunting started the decider well with a 140, while Littler's first visit was poor.
Despite Littler's roaring maximum to leave 138, he couldn't complete the finish when given the opportunity.
Bunting showed remarkable composure under pressure, pinning a 70 checkout to clinch victory.
The veteran resisted Littler's late surge to reach his second final in three weeks.
