Emotional commentator left fearing for Luke Littler after ‘absolutely out of order' incident at World Cup of Darts
RUDY LANSSENS has claimed that Luke Littler may never return to Germany following the World Cup of Darts.
Littler and England team-mate
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Luke Littler was booed by the German crowd at the World Cup of Darts
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It has been suggested that he will not go back to the country
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The English received a
Littler, 18, was on the end of boos from his very first dart which left him "completely rattled".
Belgian darts legend Erik Clarys hit out at the crowd as it could have an "effect" on players as young as Littler.
He said on VTM: "Just imagine being
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"He's still so young. Everywhere else, he's celebrated – but here in Germany, he's being booed from start to finish.
"I've worked with kids his age on the Development Tour.
"You can't imagine the effect something like this has on young players.
"It gets into your head. All you want to do is go home. Far away."
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His comments were met by Lanssens, who claimed that Littler may not return to the country as the fans' behaviour was "out of order".
He added: "This wouldn't happen in Belgium – at least not so obviously and unsportingly.
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"I wouldn't be surprised if
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"This kind of behaviour is absolutely out of order.
"The PDC has to step in – this is completely unacceptable."
The England pair were
Price insisted that they lacked "connection" and that they needed more "camaraderie off the stage".
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