Luke Littler has suffered another defeat after losing to James Wade in the opening round of Players Championship 4, with the teenager since reacting on social media.
Littler had gone into the contest on a low after being 'outplayed' during his loss to Callan Rydz in their quarter-final showdown on Monday.
And the teenager was unable to produce his best form as Wade edged a 6-5 win.
Wade took a two-leg lead with a crucial break of throw before holding his own to go 4-1 up.
Luke Littler was unable to beat James Wade in their Players Championship showdown on Tuesday
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Littler then mounted a stirring comeback to level at 4-4, showing why he's being tipped for such a big future in the process.
Yet Wade upped the ante and, at 5-5, produced a 140 followed by a 138 to leave 10 for the match.
The 40-year-old then closed out the proceedings to secure victory and book his place in round two.
Littler didn't seem too bothered by the defeat, however.
Writing on his Facebook page, the darts youngster joked: "Xbox all day it is."
Some fans have stuck the knife into Littler, believing the youngster is getting complacent after a whirlwind start to the year.
Fortunately, however, many users on the social media website only had positive things to say.
"How anyone comes on here giving you s**t is beyond me," said one account.
"Was a good game mate unlucky enjoy the Xbox," said a second.
A third said: "Unlucky son enjoy your day off big match Thursday."
A fourth responded to Littler's defeat by saying: "Practice makes perfect they say."
And a fifth stated: "Unlucky bud win some lose some you're doing great mate."
Meanwhile, Littler is set to return to the oche when he plays in two European Tour Card Holder Qualifier Events on Wednesday.
After that, he'll then face Peter Wright in the Premier League.
The 17-year-old has five points to his name so far after impressing in the competition, with only Michael van Gerwen and Michael Smith having more.
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Luke Littler seemed unfazed by his defeat to James Wade in the Players Championship 4 on Tuesday
Yet Wade recently raised concerns about the Premier League and what that could mean for his development.
"A huge tournament in the limelight should have been followed by a year of keeping his head down, picking up ranking points, learning about his game, and gradually becoming a force to be reckoned with," he told the Dailt Star.
"But Littler has already become the PDC’s biggest asset and they want to parade him around the country - and in the case of the World Series, the globe - while they have him.
"I will caveat by saying that he might revel in it, lap it up and finish top of the top four – but ultimately that will come at a cost further down the line."
Wade said, however, that he was inspired by Littler's impressive performances.
James Wade was impressive during his narrow victory over Luke Littler on Tuesday
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"For the rest of us though it is an incentive," he continued.
"I certainly want to be back in the Premier League and think I have done myself more than justice when I have been included in the past – but the criteria is harder than ever now and to be considered to really must be winning major honours over the course of the year – which is exactly what I am concentrating on doing."
