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Littler's 'Step Back' Video Is a Tease as Hungarian Darts Trophy Opens in Budapest

The world champion remains seeded to play Saturday night against Joe Cullen or Lukas Wenig in a 48-player event offering £30,000 to the winner.

Overview

  • Sky Sports confirmed the 50-second clip was tongue-in-cheek, with Littler heard saying "do you think they'll fall for it?" at the end.
  • The Hungarian Darts Trophy runs September 19–21 at Budapest's MVM Dome, with a 48-player field and a £30,000 top prize.
  • Littler enters in the last 32 and is scheduled for the fourth match of Saturday's evening session at approximately 8:30 p.m. local (7:30 p.m. BST).
  • Michael van Gerwen arrives as defending champion days after defeating Littler to win the World Series of Darts Finals in Amsterdam.
  • PDC chief executive Matt Porter ruled out formally recognising a 'Triple Crown', and separate reports note Littler has slipped outside the ProTour top 10 after skipping events, though he remains No 2 on the Order of Merit.