Luke Littler breaks silence after shock Bahrain Masters defeat to Gerwyn Price in first event since becoming world champ

LUKE LITTLER has broken his silence after being eliminated from the Bahrain Darts Masters.

The PDC Darts World champion was dumped out of the competition at the quarter-final stage thanks to a stunning display from Gerwyn Price.

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Welsh wizard Price thrashed the teenager 6-2 to advance to the next round of the tournament.

And Littler took to social media late on Friday night to reflect on his exit and praise the former world champion.

He wrote: “Not my night but great game @gerwynpriceiceman180.

“Heading home for a few days then looking forward to the Dutch Darts Masters.”

Price couldn’t build on the momentum he gained by beating Littler, losing the final to Stephen Bunting.

Littler became the youngest-ever winner of the World Championships earlier month with a thrashing of Michael van Gerwen.

And the 17-year-old hopes to end 2025 with more silverware, as well as the title of World No.1

‘The Nuke’ told Sky Sports: “When you’re playing so good, you can feel the nine coming.

“I am now just going to recharge the batteries and chill but people are going to see that I’m going to be hungry for more titles this year.

“And hopefully I can go one better and win 11 or even 12 onwards.

“Obviously if I can add some more money to the rankings.

“We all know how much [Luke] Humphries is defending, it is a hell of a lot of money.

“But another thing, I can’t wait to play in the World Cup with him.

“Maybe at the end of 2025, I can see myself number one.”