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The one thing missing to turn darts prodigy Luke Littler into a world champion

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For two weeks, Luke Littler had the darts world, and more recently everyone else, in giddy thrall, wondering the same question: could this ostensibly normal teenager, hailing from Warrington, who likes pizza and playing Fifa on his Xbox, conquer the world?

On Wednesday night . Firstly, yes: Littler has magic in his fingers and steel in his heart. He has the personality to thrive on stage in front of 3,200 merry revellers chanting his name. He might

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