Luke Littler has admitted he finds being interviewed 'very boring' sometimes as the darts star prepares for his Premier League clash with Rob Cross on Thursday.
The 17-year-old will go into the contest full of confidence after impressing on his debut in the competition last week.
Littler beat Luke Humphries 6-2, getting the better of the world No 1 for the second time in as many weeks.
And though he lost to Michael Smith, he still did enough to show he deserves to play with the biggest and best players on the planet.
Luke Littler has admitted he finds being interviewed 'very boring' ahead of his Premier League clash with Rob Cross
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Littler has now opened up ahead of Thursday's showdown with Cross in Berlin.
And the teenager, when quizzed on how he finds being interviewed, complained it can be 'boring' for him.
“I have and I haven’t. It does get very boring!” he said.
Littler is happy with his current performances ahead of his match with Cross, believing he's done enough to justify his Premier League selection.
The teenager added: "I am just happy with how I have been playing.
“The Worlds was a big step up but I have proved I can play with the best and that is why I have got my shot in the Premier League.
“It was good to win on my debut (in Bahrain) and obviously be the youngest person to hit a nine-darter as well.
“But overall it was just match practice for the Premier League, as was Holland.
"Now we are kicking on with the Premier League. I know I have got the ability to beat the best.”
Littler was relatively unknown just a few weeks ago.
But the Briton is now a household name as a result of his terrific performances.
Littler is relaxed over the attention he now receives, however, and has vowed to stay grounded as he looks to continue his development.
“It’s just been crazy but I’ve just been living how I have been doing – chilling when I have time off but when I’m at my darts events, being fully focused," he continued.
“That’s what I have always done. I have always been myself and keep myself to myself.”
Cross, meanwhile, harbours no bad feelings towards Littler despite the youngster stealing the spotlight.
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Luke Littler is feeling good ahead of his Premier League clash with Rob Cross
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The darts star has nothing but positive things to say about his upcoming opponent and believes the sport, as a whole, will benefit from his presence.
"Every hurdle that he [Littler] comes across at the minute, he's got the answers for. I think he's fantastic, I really do," he told the Daily Express.
"Has darts ever had that much reach before and after the World Championship before?
"He's got a million followers on Instagram and he's done it in 10 minutes."
He continued: "It's absolutely amazing.
Luke Littler has the respect of Rob Cross as their Premier League showdown looms
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"Not forgetting that there's no need to be jealous of this boy for what he's achieving because every one of us dart players is going to benefit from it.
"More money goes into the game, there's more injection of prize money and everyone will step up."
