Justin Hood labels Luke Littler as BEST EVER and credits The Nuke for turning players into celebrities

Justin Hood has heaped praise on World Champion Luke Littler and predicts the 19-year-old will eclipse Phil Taylor and Michael van Gerwen to become the greatest of all time.

"Luke Littler winning [the World Championship was my highlight]. I've always been the same, whether I win or lose I'm going to be the same person.

"I'm happy with what I've done. I could've done more, Gary [Anderson] was class and he beat me but Luke winning it was my highlight.

"He has made players like myself and even players like Nathan Aspinall, he's made us into celebrities.

"We can't thank him enough and how good he is, and he's such a nice kiddie.

"He gets a lot of bad flak for how good he is, same what Phil [Taylor] got and Michael [van Gerwen] when he was in his pomp.

"He's better than both of them at his best and if he keeps going he will be the best player we've ever seen."

Hood was speaking at Operation Bullseye presented by Defence Darts, a charity event raising funds for military mental health charities.