Lovely 142 out there from Veenstra
Cc @Cheasty
Luke Littler looks 26 nevermind 16. Fucking hell.
Ridiculous!
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If hes 16 im pope Francis
That’s some first set to throw in Ally Pally
Imagine what he’ll be like after a few bottles to settle himself once he hits 18
Like one of those Nigerian underage footballers.
When he gets on the pre-2022 John Part diet he’ll be unstoppable.
Wow!
Andrew Gilding next.
Matt Campbell then.
Looking good for him.
Then maybe Peter Wright.
Very impressive.
He’s into 20/1 on Betfair to win it out
Not a hope but he is a serious prospect.
Phil Taylor said he’s Littler is the best at his age he’s ever seen.
But that doesn’t necessarily mean he’ll be a great.
I’ll be watching his averages - if he holds over a tonne then why not?
Big difference playing an also ran like Kist and one of the top dogs, it’s the exuberance of youth but that will only get you so far, Gilding will probably slow play him to death even.
What a talent.
That’s why I said if he keeps his average at that level.
Longer sets is where averages are really tested, the top seeds will be hovering around 105 over 6-7 sets.
Some debut.