"Surprised by opponents" – Littler on his Netflix show

Following his defeat on the Netflix show "Beat Luke Littler", the world darts number one has spoken out.

Around two weeks ago, the first edition of the Netflix show took place. Supposed amateur players had the chance to take on Luke Littler and win £501,000 in the event of a victory. All it took was winning a single 501-point leg against him.

The double world champion won the first fourteen matches before Fallon Sherrock managed to beat "The Nuke" with a 15-darter.

Expected "pub players"

Many of the supposed amateurs on the show turned out to be established names on the scene. "When the list was published, I actually knew more than half of them," Littler said about the lineup.

Winner Fallon Sherrock, for example, was billed by Netflix as a hairdresser with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to win a leg against Luke Littler that could change her life. Yet Sherrock has already claimed victories at the PDC World Championship and was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for her services to darts.

Alongside Sherrock, 15-year-old rising talent Mitchell Lawrie was also among the 24 contestants, and he is already being touted in the darts world as the "next Luke Littler".

Positive verdict

Nonetheless, the 19-year-old had a positive assessment of the event: "Overall, it was a very successful evening. From my perspective it was very good, and from Netflix's perspective as well."

Littler is open to another edition of the show: "I'm definitely open to a next time, and I'm pretty sure Netflix feels the same way."