Grand Slam of Darts 2024: “How can you compete with that?!” Martin Lukeman brutally honest assessment following Final thrashing by Luke Littler

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The 2024 Grand Slam of Darts took some impressive turnarounds that not many would’ve expected. It was Luke Littler and 150/1 shot Martin Lukeman who took to the stage in the final and we hear from both of them following the eye opening contest, that was viewed by millions.

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00:00Congratulations on the final performance, we've got to touch on the win over Gary Anderson,

00:07just talk us through what you were feeling like towards the end of that match, obviously

00:10a lot of pressure on that to get through to the final.

00:12Yeah, I knew I was in a game straight away, right from the off, but when I'm down by four

00:19or five legs I just, it's like they make the deck again, it has spurred me on and it gives

00:25myself that feeling of knowing that you can come back from anything.

00:28Do you feel like you've learnt maybe something else this week that you didn't know before

00:32about coming back from those deficits against people like Mike and obviously world-class

00:37contenders like Gary?

00:39I know I've always got it in me to come back against anyone, but to do it against Mike

00:44when he's playing the best starts of his life against me, and also to do it against Gary,

00:48one of the greats, but yeah that semi-final win was something else.

00:53Luke, when was the turning point for you, was it in that game with Mike Dideka that

00:57was so close and you just suddenly produced that incredible spell and won the game?

01:01It just, I knew from winning that game I could come back against Gary in the semi-final and

01:10obviously I come back against Martin in the first session and then I just ran away with it.

01:16Is this now going to be a venue that you always want to come back to knowing that it's your

01:20first major ranking title?

01:22Yeah, it'll always have a special place in my heart, the crowd throughout the week, they've

01:27been unbelievable, they've been on my side and I can't thank them enough.

01:31Yeah I've done well, but that boy is, he's just different gravy, as well as like, come

01:37on Gary, last round, come on Gary, he's just brilliant, he and his family, you know, come

01:43and cancel a stage like myself, you know, look what he's making for himself, I ain't

01:48got nothing but take my hat off to him.

01:50You were just unstoppable tonight, what's it like standing behind an opponent who just

01:53never seems to miss?

01:54Yeah, I was dancing with the crowd after about 20 legs, I think, 25 legs, but, you know,

02:01you take it with a chin, take it on there and you just move on to the next one.

02:04And it has been a career-changing week for you, does this strengthen your belief that

02:08you're going to get your hands on a major title sooner rather than later?

02:11I'll be happy with a Pro Tour title, to be fair, at this time, I just want a title, move

02:15on from there, you know, bigger and better things, but, I've just got to take my hat

02:20off to Luke, Luke, that boy is just mustard, he's just ridiculous.

02:25I hit a tiny go 180, you hit 60, he's going to go 180, it's just like, oh, leave off mate,

02:31I'm just like, I know he hit a 32 and the whole place went ballistic, I was like, that's

02:35better than my daughter, but yeah, look, I take my hat off, like I said, it's just like,

02:41he comes from council estate like myself, and he's doing the business, he's looking

02:46after his family now, and they're going to live a very good life.

02:50How can you compete with that, it's just like, it's like godly, isn't it, it's just like,

02:56oh, will you leave off?

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