LITTLER READY TO FACE LEEDS BOO BOYS

LUKE LITTLER is ready to face the boos head-on as the Premier League rolls into Leeds.  

World No.1 Luke Humphries believes the teen sensation is being jeered across the nation and in Europe because he’s no longer the underdog.  

‘The Nuke’ boasts a nine-point lead atop of the table and has already secured a spot in the play-off finals at the O2 on May 29. 

Five-time major winner Littler received a hostile reception in Liverpool due to his support of Manchester United and was heavily booed in Berlin on Night Nine of the tournament.  

But Littler has no concerns about returning fire if provoked and admits he’ll “give it back to them” on Night 14 in the First Direct Arena.

He said: “It depends on how the fans react. I don’t want to say I have secured top spot yet. 

“Like in Newcastle and Liverpool, I will always give it back to them, but I will just relax these next few weeks. I don’t have to perform to any high standard, I’m just going to cruise my way into the O2. 

“It’s very different this time, being the world champion, there is always a target on my back, especially from last year. But I know myself I have got to perform. 

“The money is there to be won, the nightly wins are there to be won as well and I want to become a multiple Premier League champion.” 

Warrington whizkid Littler has won a record FIVE Premier League nights in the competition and will now look to set an overall league points record, which is currently 40. 

The World Champion also broke the record for the most 180s in a single Premier League season last week in Birmingham as he hit 141 and surpassed the previous mark of 128 — which was set by Littler last campaign. 

World No. 2 Littler’s average for 2025 is a remarkable 101.00 and he is the only player to average above a ton for the year. 

Littler faces Nathan Aspinall in the quarter-final tonight.

Image by Taylor Lanning.