Darts whizzkid Luke Littler has announced he's going to stop munching on late-night takeaways now that he's joined the pro tour full-time.
Young Luke, who's just 17, hit the big time after an amazing run at the PDC World Championships. He got all the way to the final and became the youngest player ever to do that aged just 16. But, sadly for him, he didn't win his first major competition, losing 7-4 to top player Luke Humphries in the final match.
After his stunning performance in the championship, his favourite takeaway in Warrington named a kebab after him, 'The Luke The Nuke', and said they'd give him free kebabs for life.
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But he's decided to start living more healthily now hes playing darts professionally which means no more fast-food kebabs. Chatting to The Times, Luke explained: "It's not seen as a good thing [fast food]. Darts players get what we want, really." He added: "My manager said, 'When you finish, it could be 11 or 12, it's all fast food.' So I've got to look after myself, eat before I play. When I've finished, even if I stay up to whenever, I just won't eat. This is my new way of living."
While Littler's success has made more people excited about darts, he has said he might not play after he turns 30. Littler, who has been playing since he was a kid, thinks he might stop playing in about 10 years, which means he could retire when he is just 27 years old. He said: "I've been playing a long time in the juniors, in the old British Darts Federation. I might just do ten or fifteen years and retire, if I've had enough."
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