Luke Littler explains what was said as angry darts rival squares up to him

Luke Littler has spoken out as he explained what was discussed in a furious exchange with Ricardo Pietreczko.

The teenager booked a place in the final but at the expense of his furious opponent, who squared up to Littler at the end of their match. 'The Nuke' won 7-3 as he reached the final on his Euro Tour debut.

Pietreczko was far from impressed at Littler's attempt at the unconventional checkout and tied the match by throwing out 66 and 80, but Littler went on to win the next four legs as he set up a final with Rob Cross.

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Littler took to Facebook moments after the altercation and explained: “No idea what I did wrong, no idea what he said. He said something then don’t do it again.”

Littler went to shake his opponent's hand and those on stage but before he could embrace Pietreczko, the German quickly got in his face and started a tense conversation before exiting the arena.

Pietreczko walked off the stage muttering as his teenage opponent glanced over and smiled as he celebrated a showdown with Cross. Littler hit a nine-darter as he won the Belgian Open on his European Tour debut at the weekend.

"I hit the nine and then lost the next two legs, so I'm just glad to get over the line," Littler said. "It's always good to be involved in a good game. We always push ourselves to the last leg."

Cross, competing in his ninth European Tour final, was full of praise for his opponent, saying: "He really pushes on. I wanted a big display and got a big display. To be fair, I missed a few chances, but I've loved this crowd this weekend.

"This young man has