Former darts world champion Steve Beaton has paid tribute to Luke Littler and predicted a ‘tremendous fight” during the world final tonight.
Steve Beaton told GB News: “For the youngsters watching this now, it’s so unbelievable. It's a dream come true for Luke, to get to the final now.
“But fair play to him, he qualified through his own steam, he did well in the development tour, it's all on merit and it's going to be an interesting final tonight. I'm looking forward to it.”
In a discussion with Andrew Pierce and Bev Turner, he continued: “He's got great support behind him. His family's been brilliant and that's what you need as a youngster in any sport.
“You need your backing from your family, but he found the talent when he was younger and it's just a matter of practising and developing that talent and he's proved that.
“It's still unbelievable. He's only 16 and he's got to the point now where he can be number one in the world.”
“This final is going to be really, really good. I think we're in for a tremendous fight.”
