Luke Littler has shared his daily routine - and the 17-year-old darts sensation admits "going to bed at a normal time" might be his next challenge.
Littler has confessed as he usually spends his nights playing video games, meaning he usually goes to bed well past midnight and often wakes up after midday. The young darts star, who made a significant impact at the World Darts Championship in December, tends to flip between playing on his Xbox and practising his darts throughout the day.
"I don't know why but I am always up until, like, 2am or 3am on my Xbox. I wake up at 1pm or 2pm and I do the same every day," he said in an interview with The Daily Mail. "I might need to get into a routine of going to bed at a normal time - I never see the morning. I get up, I go on my Xbox.
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"When I get bored of that, I go on the practice board, and when I get bored of that, I go back on my Xbox. I practice for maybe 20 minutes or half an hour just to keep my arm loose. I think a big thing was when we first went into lockdown I was doing four or five hours a day because there was nothing else to do.
"Now maybe it is 20 minutes or half an hour. Because I have my talent I don't really need to do silly hours again. The hard work paid off and I don't need to overdo myself any more."
Chatting about his love of gaming after reaching the final at Alexandra Palace, Littler laughed: "I can't wait to go back on my Xbox," and added "I didn't bring it because I didn't think I would get to the final. I only practice for half an hour a day, because I get bored and have my Xbox next to
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