‘Luke will know I’m behind his back now’ – Littlerpublished at 21:51 BST
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Result: Humphries 1-6 Littler
Luke Littler speaking to Sky Sports after winning the 2025 World Grand Prix title: “Very happy to tick it off, it’s not the easiest tournament to win. This week has been so tough. Now I’ve picked the trophy up, this is one I can tick off and there’s not many left.
On performing under pressure: “That’s what I’ve learned in the past from the Matchplay, I have got to perform the big out shots and the big scores when Luke does put me under pressure. I think I played very well tonight. Luke was always behind me, I couldn’t step off the gas. I’m just very happy to win.
On missing the nine-darter: “Even when I hit the 180, I just said to myself ‘have a go,’ but I didn’t get it. There’s always so many years to try and get that nine-darter in the double start. I’m just very happy to win.”
On his performances this week: “I hit the 170, I hit all the 180s. Just the nine-darter that I’m missing. Very happy to win.”
On the race for world number one: “It’s definitely not a lot of prize money, especially what we guys play for. Luke will know I’m behind his back now, I’m onto him.”