LUKE LITTLER had a cheeky dig at a Liverpool fan during his walk-on before a 12th successive win in Wieze.
The World No1 cruised to a rapid 6-2 win over Boris Krcmar in his first clash.
Luke Littler had a cheeky dig at a Liverpool fan during his walk-on at the Belgium Darts Open
Darts star Littler is famous for his love of Manchester United
, 19, roared into a 5-0 lead and delivered a stunning 104.70 average in the comfortable victory.
The teen sensation has never been beaten on the Wieze stage after winning both his previous Euro Tour events there.
He said: “As my first round games go it’s always gone to plan here, we move to tomorrow.
“I love it here. My first European tour was here. I’m here to defend it again.
“Coming off the back of that win in Ireland, it’s set me up right and I can’t wait to go again tomorrow.”
He was then told that Belgium fans call their national football team the “Red Devils”, the same as his side .
Littler added: “I didn’t know that. A lot of United fans here. There was one fan on the walk-on. I said you got beat 2-1 today!”
Littler was almost unstoppable against Krcmar, which included a wonderful 119 finish. He now faces Niels Zonneveld on Sunday.
He added: “I always check the results and he’s playing really well. I’m stood in his way. I’ll definitely be on my A-game tomorrow.
“I want to go back-to-back here at the Belgium Open. We can only take it game-by-game.
“I remember the nine-darter against in the final. And last year against Mike [De Decker] I got the win which was a close game.
“I love coming to Belgium, the fans are very respectful throughout the game.
“It’s always tough against Boris. I beat him and then he beat me on the ProTour.”
Eze Chidiebere Paul
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