Luke Littler had ‘nothing to lose’ after completing sensational Grand Slam comeback

“A few times, the crowd were singing ‘There’s only one Luke Littler,’ and I just couldn’t find what they wanted. I couldn’t find that two or three treble visits. At 9-7, I thought to myself, ‘You’ve got nothing to lose now – just try to hit back at him.’ I got one back, and obviously, the crowd got on his back even worse. I then took full advantage.

“I’ve just got to dig deep and do my stuff. Obviously, all us players love the longer format cause we can then get into the game and I left it to late against Mike then. I pulled myself up and got over the line.”

After first-round exits at the World Matchplay and World Grand Prix, Littler will be looking to add to his title-winning tally in Wolverhampton but is only thinking as far as his next game.

“I’ll just focus on Jermaine [Wattimena], I’ll chill out Friday and then I’ll come back Saturday better hopefully,” he said.