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World champion Luke Littler is threatening to boycott dart events in the Netherlands following hostile crowd behavior during the World Series of Darts Finals in Amsterdam, where he faced booing and whistling from spectators. This comes after similar treatment in Germany led him to stop participating in European Tour events there. When asked if he would similarly avoid Dutch tournaments, Littler said, "100%," indicating his frustration with the disrespectful audience reactions impacting his ability to enjoy playing and interacting with fans.
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World champion Luke Littler, a 19-year-old darts player, threatened to boycott events in the Netherlands after being booed during the World Series of Darts Finals in Amsterdam. The referee had to intervene to warn the crowd about their behavior towards Littler. This is not the first time he has faced such treatment; similar incidents occurred in Germany, leading him to stop participating in European Tour events there. After his narrow win against Nathan Aspinall and a victory over home favorite Danny Noppert, where he also experienced booing, Littler said that if the Dutch crowd continues this behavior, he will not play in future Dutch tournaments, emphasizing that it is pointless for him to travel and be subjected to such negativity. Littler's threat highlights growing concerns about how his rapid rise in the sport may have turned some fans against him.

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Amsterdam Dortmund Dutch Netherlands the World Series of Darts Finals

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Littler PERSON · 4× Dortmund ORG · 2× Dutch NORP · 2× Amsterdam GPE · 1× Danny Noppert PERSON · 1× European Tour ORG · 1× Germany GPE · 1× Luke Littler PERSON · 1× Nathan Aspinall PERSON · 1× Netherlands GPE · 1×

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Littler, who is expected to play at the European Championship in Dortmund in October, added: "With the Germans, I haven't been for a long time, we will have to see in Dortmund whether it changes or stays the same. "
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🔮 Littler, who is expected to play at the European Championship in Dortmund in October, added: "With the Germans, I haven't been for a long time, we will have to see in Dortmund whether it changes or stays the same. "
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Littler could boycott Dutch events over booing · assertive framing

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- Published World champion Luke Littler has threatened to stop playing in the Netherlands after being booed and whistled at during the World Series of Darts Finals in Amsterdam. asserted
Littler → publish → Amsterdam
The referee stopped the match during his narrow win against Nathan Aspinall in the last eight on Saturday to warn the hostile crowd about its behaviour, before play resumed. asserted
play → stop → behaviour
It followed Littler also being booed during his win against home favourite Danny Noppert on Friday. asserted
Littler → follow → Friday
Littler has faced similar treatment in Germany and has stopped playing in European Tour events in the country. asserted
Littler → face → country
Asked if he was prepared to take a similar stance for Dutch events, the 19-year-old told Online Darts: "100%." asserted
old → ask → %
Littler, who is expected to play at the European Championship in Dortmund in October, added: "With the Germans, I haven't been for a long time, we will have to see in Dortmund whether it changes or stays the same. " asserted
it → expect → Dortmund
If the Dutch stay like this, then I'm not going to do any Euro tours over there. asserted
I → stay → tours
There's just no point in me travelling, wasting my time whilst I'm getting booed. asserted
I → be → time
I just want to play my darts, obviously sign autographs. asserted
I → want → autographs
"The past two nights, I've done nothing, I've just walked off stage and not thanked anyone. asserted
I → do → anyone
There's no point thanking everyone when they are booing me." asserted
they → be → me
Littler was also booed during a win over Rob Cross at the PDC World Championship in December. asserted
Littler → boo → December
After the match, he said: "I'm not bothered [by the booing]. asserted
I → say → booing
You guys pay for tickets and you pay for my prize so thanks for booing me." asserted
you → pay → me
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