Luke Littler fails driving theory test for FIFTH time days after World Matchplay victory
Reigning darts world champion Luke Littler has revealed that he has failed his driving theory test for the fifth time. Littler recently added another trophy to his collection by winning the World Matchplay for the first time earlier this month.
The 18-year-old beat James Wade 18-13 in the final in Blackpool to become just the fifth player in history to have won the Matchplay, Premier League and World Championship, joining Phil Taylor, Michael van Gerwen, Gary Anderson and Luke Humphries.
However, one thing Littler is yet to conquer is his theory test as he shared on Instagram that he had failed to pass it once again. Sharing an image of the results on his story, Littler wrote: "5th time and counting..."
Although Littler did hit the pass mark on hazard perception, scoring 44 out of 75, he failed the multiple choice part of the test by scoring 41 out of 50.
To make matters worse, Littler failed the test for a fourth time just two weeks ago. However, on that occasion, he passed the multiple choice part and failed the hazard perception part.
It comes after Littler recently revealed he could quit darts and then come out of retirement before he turns 30. Speaking to Mirror Sport, Littler said: "People are thinking, 'How long am I going to do it for?'
"But for myself, 10 years' time may come. Hopefully, I've won everything that I've wanted [before I stop] and be financially secure. Then [after stopping] I might get bored in a year or two and come back.
"I'd probably say 10-15 years and see where my head's at. There's not enough time to sit back and look at what I've done.
"When I've got a week off, I don't want to be sat down analysing what I've done in the past. I know what I've done, I can see the trophies in my living room. It's about living in the moment."
Littler will be back in action next month when he heads Down Under for the Australian Darts Masters and New Zealand Darts Masters, which are both PDC World Series of Darts events.
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