Luke Littler dodges flying object and hit by foam finger before surge to Final
World Champion gets past Gerwyn Price after tasty start to the game
Lethal Luke Littler appeared to dodge a flying object and was also hit by a foam finger before his semi-final success at the BetMGM Premier League.
But The Nuke overcame the moments and a feisty Gerwyn Price to move to within one game of retaining his darts title at London's O2.
Littler's semi-final started amid a boisterous atmosphere as, having made his way onto the stage for his clash and getting ready to throw his practice darts, the foam finger struck him in the leg.
As he bent down to chuck it off the stage, another unidentified item which had come from the crowd seemed to go soaring over him and Price was also spotted kicking an item which had landed on the floor.
Littler didn't seem to notice, but there was a scowl on his face as The Iceman attacked him early in the contest. Price silenced the 14,000 sell-out during the first-half of the match having been hounded and booed even before he got into the arena.
The Welshman wasn't even out of the practice room when, as a pre-recorded TV interview with Price was beamed onto the screens, the crowd broke into rounds off booing and it was backed up again when he walked to the stage.
Price ignored it all and charged out of the blocks to lead the way at the halfway stage and, at that stage, the capacity audience were staring at an exit for their hero. However, Littler was having none of it and charged back to win six out of seven legs to reach the Final by a 10-7 scoreline.
Afterwards, he said: 'First five or six legs, I was nervous, so going into the break 6-4 down, it's not what I wanted, but I knew myself, especially after last year, I love coming on after a break. So I just relaxed myself and I got the job done.
'Obviously, I stomped off stage as soon as Gez went 6-4 up, but that was just in my own head, I just had to. But I just sat down had a drink and just cooled myself down and said, you know you can do it, you know you love to come on after a break and I got the job done. This crowd, they're unbelievable,'
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