Luke Littler’s mum responds after her son is SQUARED UP to by fuming rival and branded ‘arrogant’

LUKE LITTLER’S mum has responded after her son was confronted on stage by a darts rival.

The 17-year-old English sensation claimed the Belgian Darts Open last night in stunning fashion.

He defeated Rob Cross in the final in sensational fashion - hitting a nine-darter on his way to an 8-7 win.

But the main talking point of the night came after his semi-final when the man he beat, Ricardo Pietreczko, squared up to him and then labelled the teen “arrogant”.

Littler, who smashed the German 7-3, looked completely bemused as ‘Pikachu’ flew towards him at the end of their match, with the pair almost clashing heads.

The 29-year-old Pietreczko then appeared to give the Warrington wonderkid an earful.

Littler produced a two-word response after being confronted.

Social media exploded following the incident as one fan stated that Littler “should have put the nut” on Pietreczko - which led to darts legend Wayne Mardle agreeing with them.

And that, in turn, led to the teen’s mother Lisa producing her response.

It looks as if she agreed with Mardle as she posted a laughing emoji and a dartboard, along with a happy face and with hearts, in reply.

Pietreczko did reveal exactly what he said to Littler afterwards, but writing on his Instagram story, he said: “I really appreciate the fact that he can play a game like that at such an age. But I hope his arrogance punishes him.”

The Warrington-born Littler told a darts Facebook group: “No idea what I did wrong, no idea what he said. He said something then don’t do it again.”

Fortunately, Littler went on to win the final against Rob Cross in sensational fashion - hitting a nine-darter on his way to an 8-7 win.

The ace, who won on his World Series debut in Bahrain and Pro Tour in Wigan, also hit six perfect darts in the fourth leg, just falling short of the treble 20 on the third visit.

The £30,000 prize pot also makes it his biggest pay day at a PDC event.

Littler has become a household name and an advertiser's dream since he burst on to the scene at Ally Pally.

Only last week, he became the face of a brand new cereal launched by YouTubers The Sidemen.

The breakfast - launched in Tesco - comes in Choco Crunch and Caramel Gold flavour.

An ad for the cereal shows the darts sensation tucking into a bowl whilst throwing three blind bullseyes.

That, coupled with an appearance on the Jonathan Ross Show alongside Liam Gallagher and actress Millie Bobby Brown, have shown how far he has come in a short space of time.

Last month, Littler signed the biggest deal in darts after agreeing a multi-million pound contract with Target Darts.

While fashion house boohooMAN offered him a modelling contract for a new range.