Darts prodigy Luke Littler has expressed a belief his young age gives him an advantage over his rivals - because he can't drink alcohol.
The 16-year-old is currently the talk of the sport after impressing at the PDC World Championship this year.
Littler was the toast of Alexandra Palace on Wednesday as he beat Christian Kist 3-0.
And he then followed that up with a 3-0 triumph over Andrew Gilding.
Luke Littler has been lighting up the WDC at Alexandra Palace
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Littler, due to his young age, has seen his popularity soar.
And the teenager thinks he has an advantage over his rivals at the tournament because he can't drink.
The drinking age in the United Kingdom is 18.
The 16-year-old told BBC Breakfast: "Obviously I don't drink so it is a massive advantage over these pros who drink.
"They wake up with sore heads in the morning and I'm fine."
With Littler unable to drink, he's instead celebrated by munching on a kebab.
The Englishman, who is now guaranteed to win at least £25,000, claims he started playing darts as a young child.
He said: "By the age of four I got on to the proper board.
"From 18 months on I have been non-stop.
"When we moved to Warrington when I was eight or nine we started going out to pubs four to five times a week."
With each victory comes increased expectations.
Yet Littler has made it clear he doesn't see it that way and is playing without feeling any burden.
"This is just a free shot for me," he confessed.
"It's my first year, I can add a bit of prize money on to my ranking."
And Littler has responded to Phil Taylor after the darts legend compared him to Michael van Gerwen.
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He continued: "Phil Taylor said 'he [Littler] is like [three-time PDC world champion] Michael van Gerwen'. That is coming from a 16-time champion.
"It's crazy seeing my idols comparing me to the rest of the top 96, top 128."
Taylor, meanwhile, has been wowed by Littler's performances at Ally Pally and is backing him to go all the way to the top.
"He was brilliant. And I love it," Taylor exclusively told GB News.
"I mean, the crowd were right with him, weren't they saying 'you've got school in the morning'!
Luke Littler has been left stunned after high praise from darts icon Phil Taylor
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"It was brilliant. He's 16 years old and he's got a chance here to make himself £500,000.
"I think he's absolutely brilliant.
"I can see he's dedicated. And I can also see he's got that look in his eye that he wants to win, which is the two things that you definitely need.
"Obviously, you've gotta be dedicated. And secondly, you've got to know in your mind that you can actually go and win the tournament.
"And I honestly believe he thinks that he can go and win the tournament and I totally agree with him."
