Jurjen van der Velde credits Luke Littler for sport's youth boom

Dutch youngster Jurjen van der Velde has credited 19-year-old Luke Littler for the sport's influx of rising young stars.

"It's all because of Luke Littler of course because he started and he was growing and he became World Champion.

"It's all Luke Littler effect I think and now you see players are younger and younger and they are very good.

"The sport is growing."

Jurjen van der Velde was speaking exclusively to Oche180.